And it’s again the time for the middle-of-the-month GOTM! For Civ5 you get this time a very simple game, as Washington on a standard size Terra map on Chieftain level. You cannot just steamroll everyone though, you must win via a diplomatic victory. You have until November 15 to achieve this goal. For more information please see this thread.
With Civ being a long standing series, it is at the end not surprising that some civ fans grow up being developers, who take some inspiration from Civ for their own games. Examples of such games are ZOR or Elaborate Lands, and now another civ-fanatic has come forward to present his own game: The Settlements. This game is in a very early stage, and will at the end consist out of a turn-based world mode, and a real time city building mode, a bit similar to Total War. If you want to have an early peek at the game, then check the thread by the developer here.
Our user AntSou noticed that there is still something going on with Civ6. It seems that the development branch for QA testing got a new update, which means another patch is in the making! Discuss these news with us here.
RockPaperShotgun has published an article called “How Oxide survived the “nightmare” of making a simultaneous-turn 4X game”. This article is obviously about Ara: History Untold, and the devs talk about how it was complcated to organize and prioritize the not-really-turnbased game, including resolution of conflicts and land occupation. If you are curious how 4X game dev pros have handled the new challenge, then read this article, and discuss it with us here.
Today “Star Trek: Infinite” got released. Most people knowing any Paradox games and Star Trek probably looked at this game and said that it is Stellaris with a Star Trek cover. According to current reviews, from e.g. PCGamer or RockPaperShotgun, this seems to be true, in the best sense. Star Trek: Infinite seems to capture the Trek-atmosphere, including the Star Trek lore, while still being a good 4X game. It is focused on the four major factions in the Alpha and Beta quadrant, and captures some stories of the various Star Trek series apparently well, and therefore is probably a must-play for may Star Trek fans.
The game is currently available for only 29.99, and you can discuss it with us here.
After having already made a great effort with art for the release of Humankind, SEGA has now again commissioned great art for the release of Total War: Pharaoh. This time SEGA gives us a range of sand sculptures, from the Sphinx to the pyramids over status of the pharaohs. Check out this article by PCGamesN for more pictures, and discuss the new Total War title with us here.
TurnBasedLovers has released another article and accompanying video called “Top Best NEW Upcoming Turn-Based RPGs And Strategy Games of October 2023”,
It seems indeed that October is quite a month for strategy enthusiasts. dotAGE has been released already, Total War: Pharaoh just came out today, Hexarchy should be of special interest to Civ fans, and the new GalCiv4 addon will for sure also find some fans. Interested in more games this month? Check out this article.
A new indie game has been released, which has gotten a bit of traction on Steam and on the gaming media, and is also interesting for us. This game is a turn-based city builder, where you’re fighting for your survival against an upcoming apocalpyse. There is a prophecy which predicts doom on your tribe, and you must build a city strong enough to withstand smaller and bigger catastrophes. Failure is therefor guaranteed most times, but you might survive.
In this city builder you have more than 200 buildings and 70 resources, you need to herd animals, farm crops, build houses, and all of that turn-based. So probably of interest for us here.
The game is currently discounted by 15% down to 14.86, and there is also a free demo available. Get it here on Steam.
PCGamer has also covered this game in an article here, and you obviously can also discuss this game with us here.