Battle Simulator
- September 27, 2018
- RewindApp
- 2h median play time
Get on SteamBattle Simulator is a strategy game where you deploy troops to defeat enemy armies across 30 levels in 2 biomes. Choose between 3 unit types - Barbarian, Lancer, Archer - and enjoy the medieval music while doing so. The game encourages support for the development of more content. Note that it currently offers basic features with simple gameplay.
Reviews
- The game is fun and can be entertaining for a short period, making it a good option for killing time.
- It's lightweight and easy to run on older computers, making it accessible to a wider audience.
- The basic mechanics and troop placement can feel strategic, providing a simple introduction to battle simulation games.
- The game is overly simplistic with only 3 troop types and 30 levels, leading to repetitive gameplay.
- There are numerous bugs and visual glitches, including issues with character models and camera angles.
- The lack of features such as a sandbox mode, multiplayer, and customization options makes the game feel incomplete and unbalanced.
- stability5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is notably compromised by various bugs, including character models that clip and stretch, frequent freezing when increasing game speed, and audio issues during fast-forwarding. Players report that the experience is marred by visual glitches, particularly during large battles, which detracts from overall gameplay.
“No custom scenarios, audio resets when fast-forwarding, bad sound effects, campaign-style level progression, and no sandbox mode; buggy character models clipping and elongating across the whole screen.”
“Sometimes, when you increase the speed of the fight to anything over 1.0x, the game doesn't like it and freezes up quite a bit. I find staying at either 0.5x or 1.0x is best.”
“When you have a large army during the large group fights, when someone dies, sometimes their corpse stretches horribly and glitches out around the map.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The graphics are reminiscent of Minecraft, featuring simple voxel-like designs that are accessible for older computers, making the game easy to run. While the visuals are generally acceptable, players have noted the presence of various visual glitches that detract from the overall experience.
“The graphics are simple yet charming, reminiscent of voxel art, making it accessible for a wide range of computers.”
“The game features a user-friendly interface that complements its straightforward graphics.”
“The visuals are designed to run smoothly on older hardware, ensuring that players can enjoy the experience without needing high-end specifications.”
“The developers have settled for Minecraft-quality graphics.”
“The graphics aren't bad, but there are lots of visual glitches.”
- music3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game features a single track that, while initially enjoyable, becomes repetitive and boring after a short duration. Despite its simplicity and compatibility with older computers, the lack of variety and sound effects detracts from the overall experience.
“The music is good and adds a nice atmosphere to the game.”
“The simple voxel-like graphics are complemented by the enjoyable soundtrack.”
“The easy-to-use UI allows players to focus on the engaging music.”
“There's only one song and no sound effects, and the song gets boring after 2 minutes.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The gameplay features solid troop mechanics regarding health, speed, and damage; however, it is criticized for being overly simplistic, relying on spamming a limited number of units, and offering minimal challenge across just 30 levels.
“The mechanics of the troops are quite good, including health, speed, and damage.”
“The gameplay, if you even want to call it that, involves spamming a random number of the three units you have at your command. The battles are really easy, and there are only 30 levels.”
“The mechanics feel repetitive and lack depth, making the gameplay tedious after just a few hours.”
“There is little to no strategy involved in the gameplay, which makes it feel more like a chore than an engaging experience.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and often frustrating, particularly due to the cumbersome nature of formation placement.
“Formation placement is tedious and borderline frustrating.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of strategic depth, as players find that their units often disregard tactical formations and instead rush towards the largest enemy group, undermining the potential for proper encirclement and strategic gameplay.
“The story starts off strong but quickly loses its direction, leaving players feeling disconnected from the characters.”
“There are too many plot holes that make it hard to stay engaged with the narrative.”
“The pacing is inconsistent, with some parts dragging on while others feel rushed, making it difficult to follow the story.”
