Annihilate The Spance

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"Annihilate The Spance" is a real-time strategy game with a focus on a fast-paced singleplayer campaign. Players build bases, manage economies, and command autonomous starship fleets in battles against various factions. The game features a campaign with over 40 missions, where you will both fight with and against the main factions, while trying to uncover the secrets of the Spance. Though you cannot directly control individual units, you can use waypoint chains to direct your fleets. The game is inspired by the gameplay of "Obliterate Everything" by CWWallis.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

94%

Audience ScoreBased on 203 reviews

story18 positive mentions

replayability3 negative mentions

The game features a visually distinct art style with engaging animations and sounds, enhancing the overall experience.
It offers a fun gameplay loop that combines base building with large-scale battles, allowing players to enjoy watching their strategies unfold.
The game has a lot of content, including multiple campaigns and factions, providing plenty of replayability and strategic depth.

Some missions can be excessively difficult, leading to frustration as players may need to restart multiple times to find the right strategy.
The game currently lacks multiplayer options, which could enhance the experience and replay value.
There are balance issues, with certain missions feeling overwhelmingly difficult or unbalanced compared to others, which can detract from the enjoyment.

story
107 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
80%
3%
The game's story is generally engaging, featuring a consistent narrative across multiple campaigns that follows the player's journey alongside a mercenary leader. While some players find the storyline somewhat generic, involving various factions and a mysterious overarching threat, many appreciate the art direction and character design, which enhance the storytelling experience. However, the early access status means the story content is currently limited, and some missions can feel unbalanced, leading to frustration during gameplay.
- “The story itself is good, with a consistent narrative across campaigns as you follow your and your mercenary leader's journey.”
- “Overall, the game has a good balance of storytelling and gameplay focus, even with character messages popping up mid-mission which you can't accidentally miss due to them requiring you to click through them.”
- “The campaign storyline was actually one of the more enjoyable storylines I've played in an RTS; I genuinely felt a sense of mystery and exploration as the missions progressed.”
- “The game currently is a bit bare-bones when it comes to story/main missions, but the level editor and community greatly compensates for that.”
- “The story is somewhat generic with multiple factions fighting each other, with a mysterious stranger mentioning 'others' in the universe.”
- “Is very unbalanced; multiple missions start off with you surrounded and outright set up to fail. It has some of the most cringe lines ever, like 'Oh, I'm getting angry now, very angry.'”
gameplay
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
54%
7%
The gameplay is a compelling blend of base-building and auto-battler mechanics, offering both accessibility for newcomers and depth for seasoned players. Players appreciate the engaging core loop of constructing bases and strategizing unit deployment, complemented by a visually appealing design and a strong soundtrack. While some find the difficulty challenging and the game occasionally overwhelming, the overall experience is described as satisfying and replayable, with unique mission mechanics that keep the gameplay fresh.
- “This game offers an enjoyable blend of traditional RTS gameplay and tower defense mechanics, providing a unique and engaging experience.”
- “The gameplay is simple enough for newcomers to pick up quickly, but it also offers enough complexity to keep things interesting for more seasoned players.”
- “The campaign missions themselves are super fun, many of the missions have unique mechanics or ideas tied to them that makes each mission feel fresh and fun, and even the more generic missions still vary things up enough to feel good to play.”
- “It's also very incomplete outside of the gameplay loop.”
- “This is a tug-of-war base-builder RTS with simple economy mechanics and auto-attack units similar to Nexus Wars or Direct Strike.”
- “Gameplay-wise, it reminds me of late game Supreme Commander, when you're resource rich, mass producing endless armies, sending waves to wear down the enemy.”
graphics
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
30%
13%
The game's graphics feature a visually distinct and engaging art style, with impressive detail that allows players to track individual drones and weaponry during battles. While many praise the vibrant and beautiful visuals, some note occasional graphical glitches and a simplistic design that can feel out of place compared to the polished in-game effects. Overall, the graphics are well-received for their performance and aesthetic appeal, enhancing the gameplay experience.
- “The graphics are sleek and vibrant, with beautiful starfields and dynamic space environments.”
- “The visuals within the game are beautiful and well-designed, creating a visually pleasing experience during gameplay.”
- “The soundtrack is solid, the graphics are pretty, with an astonishing level of detail (you can track the motion of individual drones and watch them fire their weapons, as well as watch point defense lasers shoot down missiles), without compromising at all on performance.”
- “It looks a bit basic, reminiscent of something made in Microsoft Paint, which feels at odds with the polished in-game visuals.”
- “Currently have a couple graphical glitches (random clearing of environmental fog) and occasional crashes.”
- “This may simply be a design choice by the developers to focus more on in-game graphics and effects.”
optimization
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
39%
17%
The game's optimization is highly praised, with users noting exceptional performance even during large-scale battles featuring tens of thousands of ships. Utilizing Unity's new DOTS system, the developers have achieved impressive graphics and detail without sacrificing performance, resulting in a smooth gaming experience that exceeds expectations. Overall, the game is described as very well optimized and executed.
- “The performance has to be good because of the sheer scale of the game.”
- “It also has remarkably good performance despite having potentially tens of thousands of ships onscreen, each of which is an entire ship with its own set of weaponry, firing arcs and ranges, AI, etc.”
- “I thought going into this that there would be performance hits with the larger scale battles, but it runs quite smoothly.”
- “The optimization is next level!”
- “The devs mentioned using Unity's new DOTS system to achieve this performance.”
music
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
17%
17%
The music in the game has received high praise, with many reviewers highlighting the "amazing" and "rockin'" soundtrack that enhances the overall immersion. The sound effects are also noted as excellent, contributing to a solid audio experience that complements the impressive graphics and gameplay. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout feature that adds significant value to the game.
- “The music and sound effects are excellent, adding to the overall immersion.”
- “A banger soundtrack, enjoyable story (if you don't mind a few typos that will hopefully get ironed out over time), and most importantly, amazing gameplay make this game well worth playing in my humble opinion.”
- “The soundtrack is solid, the graphics are pretty, with an astonishing level of detail (you can track the motion of individual drones and watch them fire their weapons, as well as watch point defense lasers shoot down missiles), without compromising at all on performance.”
- “The soundtrack is rockin' too.”
replayability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
33%
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The game's replayability is generally viewed positively, with players appreciating its simple gameplay that appeals to a wide audience. However, the current limitation of only two playable factions out of three suggests potential for increased variety, and the addition of multiplayer options could further enhance the social experience and replay value.
- “The game is awesome! Thank you, developers! The gameplay is simple, everybody can play it and have a lot of replayability.”
- “As of this review, only two of the three main factions are playable, each with their own units, feel, and focus.”
- “Cooperative play or PvP: adding multiplayer options would significantly enhance the game's replay value and social experience.”
- “The game is awesome, thank you developers! The gameplay is simple, and everybody can play it and have a lot of replayability.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences several stability issues, including graphical glitches such as random clearing of environmental fog and occasional crashes. These problems detract from the overall experience, leading some users to suggest that a lower price point would be more appropriate given its current state.
- “Currently have a couple of graphical glitches (random clearing of environmental fog) and occasional crashes.”
- “If this game had a price of $10 like Mechabellum (a more polished and less buggy RTS auto battler), then I would have given this a thumbs up.”