Game First Impressions

Satellite Reign – Early Access First Impressions

Satellite Reign – Early Access First Impressions

By on January 22nd, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Satellite Reign is a real-time strategy, squad based, cyberpunk game set in a large metropolis. It's currently available on Steam's early access program. Here's our first impressions.
Chaos Reborn – Early Access First Impressions

Chaos Reborn – Early Access First Impressions

By on January 6th, 2015 at 10:41 am
Julian Gollop's Chaos Reborn is a remake of the old fantasy strategy classic Chaos: The Battle of Wizards. It succeeded on Kickstarter and is now on Steam Early Access. Here's our first impressions.
Sorcerer King – Early Access First Impressions

Sorcerer King – Early Access First Impressions

By on December 15th, 2014 at 10:58 am
Stardock Entertainment is well on their way to becoming the most prolific developer of fantasy strategy games. Their latest entry, Sorcerer King is now in Early Access.
Worlds of Magic: Early Access Available and First Impressions

Worlds of Magic: Early Access Available and First Impressions

By on September 15th, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Worlds of Magic, Wastelands Interactive's turn-based fantasy 4X game, has entered on Steam's Early Access program. Here's our first impressions.
Planetary Annihilation Officially Released – First Impressions

Planetary Annihilation Officially Released – First Impressions

By on September 13th, 2014 at 3:21 am
Planetary Annihilation was officially released on September 5th 2014, two years after Uber Entertainment's successful Kickstarter. Here's our first impressions.
Star Ruler 2 Hits Steam Early Access – Beta First Impressions

Star Ruler 2 Hits Steam Early Access – Beta First Impressions

By on July 22nd, 2014 at 10:59 am
Star Ruler 2 by Blind Mind Studios has gone live on Steam Early Access on July 18, 2014. Here's our first impressions of the beta.
Distant Worlds: Universe Launched and First Impressions

Distant Worlds: Universe Launched and First Impressions

By on May 23rd, 2014 at 8:47 am
Distant Worlds: Universe, the all-in-one package for Distant Worlds, a real-time (pausable) space 4X strategy game by CodeForce, Slitherine and Matrix Games, is now available.
Lords of the Black Sun (Former Star Lords) – Beta Impressions

Lords of the Black Sun (Former Star Lords) – Beta Impressions

By on May 8th, 2014 at 12:42 pm
Star Lords has been in Alpha for a while now. Meanwhile, the dev studio changed name, the game itself has changed name to Lords of the Black Sun, and has transitioned from Alpha to Beta. Here's our impressions of the Beta.
Endless Legend: Early Access Available and Brief Impressions

Endless Legend: Early Access Available and Brief Impressions

By on April 25th, 2014 at 8:48 am
Endless Legend, the new turn-based fantasy 4X strategy game from Amplitude Studios and Iceberg Interactive, is now available on Steam Early Access.
The Last Federation – First Impressions

The Last Federation – First Impressions

By on April 23rd, 2014 at 10:00 am
Arcen Games is known for releasing games that tend to be a little outside of the box when it comes to traditional conventions and the Last Federation is no exception. Here's our first impressions.
Maia Available on Steam Early Access And First Impressions

Maia Available on Steam Early Access And First Impressions

By on December 5th, 2013 at 8:27 am
It has been just over a year since Maia reached not only its funding goal, but also a few of its stretch goals. On Tuesday, Maia was made available on Steam as an early access title. Here's my first impressions.
Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager – Beta First Impressions

Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager – Beta First Impressions

By on November 20th, 2013 at 11:24 am
What I have been waiting for a long time has finally come, since they are making a sequel, in body if not in name of Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space, called Buzz Aldrin's: Space Program Manager
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes – The Dead World Impressions

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes – The Dead World Impressions

By on November 19th, 2013 at 9:44 am
A couple of weeks ago, Stardock released a new DLC for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes called The Dead World. I've now spent a few hours with it and am ready to share some impressions.
Pandora: First Contact – First Impressions

Pandora: First Contact – First Impressions

By on November 15th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Pandora: First Contact is a new turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game which is highly inspired by Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. I played two games in the last few days, including a full playthrough. So, I'm ready to tell you my first impressions.
Space Engineers – Alpha First Impressions

Space Engineers – Alpha First Impressions

By on October 28th, 2013 at 11:20 am
Space Engineers has reached alpha and is now available on Steam. It's still a bit far from being a complete product but the building blocks are already there, and you can have some fun wandering around in space and building ships.
Horizon: Alpha First Look Preview

Horizon: Alpha First Look Preview

By on July 5th, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Couple of days ago, dev studio L3O and publisher Iceberg Interactive have opened "instant access" pre-orders for Horizon on Steam. Here's our first look preview.
Xenonauts Hands-On Beta Impressions

Xenonauts Hands-On Beta Impressions

By on June 17th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
I played for about 10 hours of Xenonauts Beta. In that time I progressed for about one month and a half, in-game time. I did plenty of missions, between UFO interceptions and crash site engagements. Here''s my impressions.