Amoeba Battle: Microscopic RTS Action

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Amoeba Battle is a unique RTS game where you command amoebas in battles against threatening infections. Explore and gather food to strengthen and replicate amoebas, and introduce mutations for evolution when facing tough competition. With no bases to build, the game offers a fresh take on the genre, focusing on the survival and adaptation of your microscopic army.

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

replayability3 negative mentions

Amoeba Battle features charming graphics and a unique gameplay mechanic that focuses on evolving and managing amoeba units instead of traditional base-building.
The game offers a fun and accessible RTS experience, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced players, with enjoyable multiplayer options and cross-platform play.
The campaign, while short, is engaging and provides a variety of challenges, and the addition of difficulty levels enhances replayability.

The game lacks depth and content, with a campaign that can be completed in just a few hours and limited game modes available.
AI can become overpowering, making it difficult to manage your army effectively, and the unit cap restricts strategic diversity.
The music is limited, which can lead to a repetitive audio experience during extended play sessions.

story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The game's story is structured around a campaign with four distinct worlds, each featuring a variety of missions that enhance replayability through difficulty levels and a mission timer. While the campaign's final mission lacks excitement, the multiplayer co-op mode offers a more engaging experience, allowing players to tackle missions together and upgrade their units. Overall, the narrative elements are complemented by visually appealing mission designs, though some challenges may feel overly difficult.
- “The addition of difficulty levels and a mission timer encourages replayability, and the variety of units allows players to do challenge runs or other such playthroughs.”
- “Despite this, the mode is still quite compelling as a single player, with missions providing an increasing curve of challenge and tension.”
- “But if you manage to bring along a friend or two, the game starts to truly shine with the outbreak mode, where you can cooperatively complete missions and upgrade your amoebas the way you want while completing some sort of co-op campaign.”
- “No hero units or particularly special missions.”
- “Last mission on the campaign is deadly boring.”
- “There's finally a choice of difficulty for the campaign, but some of the missions seem nearly impossible on brutal.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The game's graphics are highly praised for their charming art style and pleasant visuals, earning a perfect score of 10/10. Players appreciate the appealing aesthetics that enhance the overall experience, even on lower-end systems, though some note a lack of depth in gameplay. The visuals contribute to an engaging atmosphere, particularly during missions.
- “A different take on your usual RTS where you mutate and evolve your army; it's a constant survival battle but with charming graphics and an interesting battle system, simple yet intense and fun :)”
- “Fun strategy game that favors better strategizing over brute-forcing in the harder difficulties, pleasant graphics in both the menus and the game, and runs very well even on lower-end computers.”
- “I love the bouncing mission visuals.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
50%
The game's music is well-designed and unobtrusive, but players note a significant lack of variety in tracks, which may lead to repetitiveness during extended play. Overall, the music aspect received a mixed review, scoring 5/10.
- “The game's music and other audio are quite well-designed, creating an immersive experience.”
- “Though the music is very nice and unobtrusive, I can imagine that a large amount of play might leave the music feeling a bit lacking.”
- “The music enhances the overall atmosphere of the game, making it enjoyable to play.”
- “That said, there is one small issue with the game: music.”
- “Music: 5/10”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The gameplay is praised for its well-thought-out mechanics and balanced design, offering an addictive RTS experience enhanced by beautiful art. However, some players feel it lacks a rewarding infinite gameplay loop typical of modern games, despite the initial enjoyment of skirmishes against bots.
- “Game mechanics are well-thought-out and balanced.”
- “Slick RTS + cool mechanics + beautiful art = addictive RTS campaign with online mode as well.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
150%
Amoeba Battle offers strong replayability through its multiple difficulty levels and mission timer, encouraging players to engage in challenge runs and varied playthroughs with different units. Overall, it is designed to provide an enjoyable experience that keeps players coming back.
- “Amoeba Battle is a game that strives to be an enjoyable experience with excellent replayability, and in my opinion, it succeeds.”
- “The addition of difficulty levels (over the DSiWare game's fixed single difficulty) and a mission timer encourages replayability, and the variety of units allows players to do challenge runs or other such playthroughs.”
- “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to go back. The story doesn't change, and the side quests feel repetitive.”
- “While the game offers multiple endings, the paths to achieve them are too similar, making replaying feel more like a chore than an adventure.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is characterized by its bright and colorful visuals, with units standing out against their backgrounds. The lively idle animations of the environment and characters contribute to a playful and friendly ambiance, enhancing the overall experience.
- “Everything is very bright and colorful, units pop out regardless of what background they're on, the idle animations of the environment and amoebas are bouncy and fun, and the game overall radiates a friendly atmosphere.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization for multiplayer performance is generally well-received, with users noting that it runs smoothly.
- “The multiplayer performance is quite good.”