Astro Lords: Oort Cloud

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Astro Lords: Oort Cloud is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by Aratog LLC and was released on January 15, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

Astro Lords: Oort Cloud is a free-to-play, science-fiction MMORTS combining construction management with click-and-drag Artillery style combat and strategy elements such as exploration, raiding and espionage.

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Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

story3 negative mentions

Interesting hybrid of strategy and RPG with base building, resource management, and unique hero units.
Original combat system requiring tactical use of abilities beyond mere fleet power.
Addictive gameplay with strategic depth and progression, recommended for fans of sci-fi strategy games.

Very small and inactive player base making PvP experience practically dead and causing connection issues.
Heavy grind with long wait times for upgrades and significant pay-to-win elements through microtransactions.
Clunky interface with numerous bugs, language barriers, and lack of meaningful single-player content.

gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is noted for its unique tablet-style, point-and-click, tabletop sci-fi shooter mechanics, which many find addictive and engaging. However, some players feel the heavy mobile game influence, especially on the PC version, detracts from the experience and suggest the developers should adjust the mechanics.
- “The tablet style of gameplay works well with a point-and-click style that makes it a very unique tabletop-like sci-fi shooter.”
- “I hate leaving bad reviews on games with a lot of potential and addictive gameplay... but their staff has left me no choice :c!!!”
- “The gameplay itself feels a heavy mobile game influence, even on the PC version of the game.”
- “The tablet style of gameplay works well with a point and click style that makes it a very unique tabletop-like sci-fi shooter.”
- “I believe the developers should change the mechanics somehow to fix this.”
- “The gameplay itself feels heavily influenced by mobile games, even on the PC version of the game.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The game is heavily criticized for its aggressive and pervasive microtransactions, resembling a mobile app monetization model that many find intrusive and pay-to-win. While some acknowledge microtransactions as common in the genre, their implementation here is seen as excessive and detrimental to the experience.
- “Microtransactions, of course; however, they are inevitable for this genre.”
- “Its full of microtransactions and I mean full!!”
- “This game is infested with mobile app store like microtransactions.”
- “This garbage looks like it was a mobile app from Russia (did they even get smartphones?) with nasty pay-to-win/pay-to-play microtransactions (that they gleefully violated Valve rules about warning gamers).”
- “This game is infested with mobile app store-like microtransactions.”
- “It's full of microtransactions, and I mean full!”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is minimal or nearly absent, with the developer relying on multiplayer interaction rather than traditional storytelling or level design to engage players.
- “The developer gambled that other players would be an acceptable substitute for adding storytelling, level design, etc., to the game.”
- “---{story}---”
- “☐ story?”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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33%
The graphics are generally seen as decent for the genre but are considered lacklustre due to the game's mobile phone design rather than being optimized for gaming PCs.
- “The graphics are lacklustre because this was designed for mobile phones, not gaming PCs.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game requires additional effort, often needing a second life or attempt to progress effectively.