Airship Dragoon
- August 26, 2014
- YorkshireRifles
- 5h median play time
Get on SteamConquer the super-continent of Pangea with an invasion of Airships. Battle Dastardly Pirate Insurgents and keep the locals happy or they will be revolting.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The gridless combat is engaging and allows for real tactical planning with various units and movement modes.
- The game offers a unique steampunk aesthetic and a variety of weapons, providing a nostalgic experience for hardcore turn-based strategy fans.
- Despite its flaws, the game shows potential and is enjoyable for those who appreciate deep tactical gameplay.
- The user interface is cluttered and confusing, making it difficult to navigate and find essential information.
- Battles can be excessively long and tedious, with large maps that feel empty and lack meaningful objectives.
- The game lacks quality of life features and content, such as a tutorial, mini-map, and more diverse gameplay elements beyond combat.
- gameplay18 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
Gameplay is characterized by slow-paced, turn-based tactical firefights that may feel tedious due to large, underutilized maps. While the mechanics can be complex and challenging to grasp, the game offers a fluid experience with well-executed elements like morale and accuracy. Overall, it appeals to fans of tactical gameplay but may bore those seeking faster action or immersive storytelling.
“I love the authentic uniforms used by the British royalists and the steampunk zeppelin setup. The gameplay is very fluid and works well on release, which is a nice change from a lot of games I have bought recently that have been broken on release.”
“It was not overly hard to defeat; I had to figure out the mechanics more than outwit my opponent.”
“This would add to the gameplay, except for the fact that the maps are so needlessly large and filled with wasted space that it just starts to feel like a slog in the middle of a battle.”
“The gameplay is slow (bring a book, or play turns in between commercial breaks of a TV show) and the mechanics are hard to understand at times.”
“Tactical gameplay elements like morale and accuracy mean that the conscripts will have trouble hitting anything and will run away when shot at.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics are described as "meh," with a clunky interface that improves with familiarity. However, the game's full 3D steampunk aesthetic and the quality of content are commendable, especially given its compact size of 250MB. Overall, while the visuals may not impress, they do not significantly detract from the overall experience.
“In full 3D on the big procedurally-generated maps of some presumably dystopian world made in steampunk aesthetics.”
“The amount of content available and the quality of the graphics is brilliant considering the game is compacted into 250MB.”
“The graphics are meh.”
“My only complaint is that the graphics are somewhat meh, but it honestly won't take much from an experience like this.”
“The graphical interface is a bit clunky and difficult to use, but it gets easier after you are used to it.”
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its mechanics as a wargame, but it lacks a significant narrative element, which some players feel diminishes the overall experience.
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, particularly noting that the initial setup phase can feel slow and could benefit from being expedited.
“Sure, it could be expedited a little bit - and the first two turns of moving everyone in place do get pretty tedious.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for being repetitive, leading some players to turn it off in favor of their own playlists. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a weak point that detracts from the overall experience, contributing to the feeling that the game is not fully polished.
“The soundtrack gets repetitive, so I decided to turn it off and add my own background through playlists.”
“The music in the game feels unfinished and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“Overall, the audio experience is lacking, which detracts from the enjoyment of the game.”
