Alteil: Horizons

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Alteil: Horizons is a single player and multiplayer turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Ludeme Games and was released on October 27, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

Alteil Horizons combines Tactical RPGs (like Final Fantasy Tactics) with the deck-building and collecting elements of card dueling games.

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Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

music2 negative mentions

The game features a unique card mechanic that allows players to access their entire deck from the start, reducing luck-based elements and emphasizing strategy.
The art and design of the cards are praised for their quality, contributing to an engaging visual experience.
The developers are actively working on improving the game, addressing bugs and performance issues, which shows their commitment to enhancing player experience.

The game suffers from severe performance issues, including long load times, lag, and crashes, making it nearly unplayable for many users.
The tutorial is poorly designed and often fails to function correctly, leaving new players confused and unable to learn the game mechanics effectively.
There is a significant pay-to-win aspect, with many players feeling that competitive play is heavily skewed in favor of those willing to spend money on cards.

gameplay
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for its unique mechanics and deep strategic elements, offering a fresh experience compared to other trading card games. While the game features a rich card pool and solid design, it suffers from a poor user interface and performance issues, which can hinder the overall experience. Players note a steep learning curve, making it more suitable for those willing to invest time in mastering its complexities.
- “It has some interesting mechanics, such as being able to revive units by discarding the same card from your deck.”
- “A zillion cards, great art, lots of gameplay I'd never seen before.”
- “Alteil has a rich card pool and deep game mechanics with a particularly high skill ceiling.”
- “Bottom line - the UI and presentation feels like an indie game, gameplay and game design feels triple-A.”
- “The most of the game mechanics I see for the first time, therefore everything felt strange.”
- “There is definitely a learning curve, so if you are not interested in putting in the time to learn the mechanics of the game, this is not for you.”
story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is praised for its epic concept and diverse characters, but it suffers from plot holes and limited lore. While the single-player missions offer a structured narrative experience, players find the execution lacking due to poor explanations and a need for clearer objectives. Overall, the story adds depth to the card game but is hindered by gameplay and technical issues.
- “It's an amazing concept of card games, with an epic story and a lot of different characters with different skills.”
- “A card game needs little story, and while Alteil goes above to provide more than what you will normally see, there are plot holes and little lore to dig through.”
- “The story is, we are iczers, teleported mages who can summon others to do their bidding to fight for us.”
- “A story mode with set goals and actions rather than normal game mechanics.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has faced significant criticism, particularly at launch, with many users reporting performance issues and a poor user interface. However, recent patches have improved the game's performance, leading to smoother gameplay, and players acknowledge the developers' ongoing efforts to address these concerns. Despite these improvements, some optimization features still need attention for a better overall experience.
- “I know that the devs are working on the issues, and in more ways than just telling us they're working on them; the game's performance has slowly been improving day by day, so I will give the game some credit here too, that the devs do care about the game and the player experience and are putting effort into it.”
- “Lots of optimization issues initially, but runs pretty smoothly now.”
- “The patch has resolved the lag issues in the game and it runs smoothly now.”
- “For free, but optimization sucks.”
- “Horrible optimization.”
- “Good gameplay, but horrible UI and performance, unintuitive menus, and doesn't really give players many cards to catch up to pre-Steam release existing players.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some users find it cool, others criticize its execution, noting issues like overlapping tracks and a malfunctioning mute button that fails to silence all audio. Overall, the music lacks memorability and can detract from the gaming experience.
- “The art and music are not impressive or memorable either.”
- “The mute button doesn't even work; only the music is muted but the sound effects aren't, and as soon as you go to the shop or file editor, the music resumes playing.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy has been criticized for heavily relying on pay-to-win (P2W) downloadable content (DLC), leading to a negative perception among users regarding its fairness and overall value.
- “There was also a huge amount of pay-to-win DLC... really nasty monetization.”
- “The monetization system feels exploitative and heavily favors those willing to spend extra money.”
- “It's frustrating to see so many features locked behind a paywall, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending more.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have been criticized for being laggy and underwhelming, lacking the visual quality that would justify performance issues on capable hardware.
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect tedious and poorly designed, often requiring excessive effort to progress, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “While it is possible, it's tedious and just flat-out bad design.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has been criticized for being buggy and slow, with players experiencing significant glitches that hinder gameplay, such as being unable to play cards. Despite these issues, there are indications that the developers plan to address these stability concerns in future updates.
- “I quit when, after several glitches with the first few steps, I found playing the card into the battlefield to be entirely impossible, even though I reset the game several times.”
- “It's still pretty buggy and slow, but from what I have heard, they plan on working on it.”