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Kaiju Wars

An excellent game for strategy fans who love Godzilla movies. Even without that, the game has so much care and attention put into that it's hard to put it down.
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77% User Score Based on 189 reviews
Critic Score 79%Based on 12 reviews

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Kaiju Wars is a single player and multiplayer role playing game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Foolish Mortals Games and was released on April 28, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.

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  • Unique and clever turn-based tactics gameplay focused on delaying powerful kaiju while building science to win, offering a fresh take on the genre.
  • Strong presentation with charming retro pixel art, catchy synthwave/chiptune soundtrack, and humor-filled writing that celebrates kaiju movies and culture.
  • Extensive content including a long campaign, optional challenging missions, multiple modes, unit upgrades, character progression, and a map editor with workshop support.
  • Slow and sometimes tedious pacing with long animations and turn phases; fast-forwarding options help but don’t fully resolve this issue.
  • Some frustrating design choices such as mandatory perfect or near-perfect solutions on harder missions and RNG elements that impact fairness and replayability.
  • Bugs and UI issues reported including confusing menus, control problems (especially on controllers and certain platforms), broken mission logic in some cases, and occasional crashes or save corruption.
  • story
    118 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in this game offers a lighthearted, cheesy homage to kaiju movies with amusing, self-aware humor and memorable characters, providing a fun narrative framework for the tactical gameplay. While it is often described as basic or predictable, many players appreciate its charm and the way it complements the missions, despite occasional pacing issues and bugs. However, some optional missions and difficulty spikes can lead to frustration, making the story experience feel uneven for certain players.

    • “It combines immediately accessible yet surprisingly deep turn-based tactical gameplay with a fun, lighthearted B-movie storyline, then renders all of it in high-quality pixel art and slaps a deliciously cheesy synth soundtrack on top.”
    • “The storyline follows your mayoral administration and its cabinet of hapless yet loveable kaiju-hunting clichés, from the uptight, science-obsessed Dr. Wagner to your right-hand military man, Major Danger, an overly-macho, machine-gun toting simpleton. Together, and along with a handful of memorable supporting characters, you'll battle kaiju (and, more lethally, bureaucracy) across the globe from America to Antarctica. A mildly interesting alien-infused conspiracy runs through this cheeky narrative, and the game’s relentlessly self-aware dialogue makes the story of Kaiju Wars more enjoyable than it has any right to be.”
    • “On a side note, the story is super cheesy in a very good way, chalk full of humor and definitely plays on kaiju movie tropes. The game is worth buying for the tongue-in-cheek humor alone.”
    • “The game's optional missions are an absolute slog because they seem to be designed around not fighting kaiju (in a game named Kaiju Wars, which is very unsatisfying), involving delaying and leading them around. This turns the entire level into just clicking, waiting, and repeating it again and again. If you don't get the obtuse answer right, you need to restart (there's no recovery during these missions; it's 100% correct or guaranteed failure), forcing you to sit through the entire tedious clickfest again.”
    • “Optional missions mostly have only a single way to finish, so you basically need to plan ahead for 5-10 turns or end up losing 20-30 minutes of gameplay just because you made an early mistake.”
    • “The story is poorly written with bad jokes. The gameplay feels more like a bad puzzle game where you need to repeat the level over and over to memorize the kaiju's actions rather than something actually tactical. Overall, it's just not a good experience.”
  • gameplay
    68 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of this turn-based strategy game is praised for its unique mechanics, tactical depth, and evolving complexity that keeps it fresh, especially for kaiju fans. While some find it slow-paced, repetitive, or frustrating due to pacing and certain design choices, others appreciate its challenging yet accessible combat system, integration of special units, and blend of strategy with charming presentation. Overall, the gameplay is regarded as solid and engaging when it clicks, though its appeal may vary depending on player preference for pacing and style.

    • “The actual gameplay mechanics seem to be their own thing in how kaiju attack and how you defeat them.”
    • “There are multiple easily understood mechanics that interact with each other in interesting ways to keep each map fresh, without ever feeling like you need a PhD in kaijuology yourself.”
    • “It combines immediately accessible yet surprisingly deep turn-based tactical gameplay with a fun, lighthearted B-movie storyline, then renders all of it in high-quality pixel art and slaps a deliciously cheesy synth soundtrack on top.”
    • “The gameplay, which should be the main attraction in this genre, is scrappily designed at best.”
    • “Idk physically painfully boring gameplay and I love strategy games, also some truly mindboggling quality of life decisions for some very important gameplay mechanics.”
    • “Conceptually and thematically it's neat but the gameplay is just flawed; this isn't Into the Breach or Advanced Wars even but some sort of slog where you mostly will be sending units to stop flames on your production buildings rather than fight the kaiju.”
  • graphics
    53 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics receive praise for their distinctive, retro-inspired art style that blends pixel art, old film footage, and varied animation styles, creating a nostalgic and campy kaiju aesthetic. However, some users find the visual design mismatched or tiring over time, with criticisms of interface clarity and occasional graphical glitches. Overall, the unique and stylish presentation is a highlight that complements the game's theme, despite minor execution issues.

    • “Stylish visuals, with differing art styles used strategically to represent different concepts in the game.”
    • “Otherwise, graphics are superb with really nice color and a retro TV monitor filter that you can turn on and off.”
    • “The vaguely retro graphics and optional fuzzy video tape overlay lend it a lot of personality.”
    • “A cacophony of disparate, poor visual design with mismatched art-styles and horrible visual effects.”
    • “The art style is hard to look at for long periods of time, the gameplay feels like this is more of a bad puzzle game where you need to repeat the level over and over to memorize the actions the kaiju will take compared to anything actually tactical, the story is poorly written with bad jokes, it's just overall not a good time.”
    • “My only critique, here, is that each chapter of the campaign is really just a color gradient reskin of the last, so you may grow tired of the overall aesthetic.”
  • music
    41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its catchy, retro 8-bit chiptune style that effectively captures the nostalgic and atmospheric vibe of '80s and '90s Japanese kaiju media. Many players enjoy the unique themes for each kaiju and find the soundtrack enhances the game's aesthetic and overall experience, though some note that repeated listening during longer sessions can become tiresome. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong and integral part of the game's charm, with calls for even more variety and tracks.

    • “It combines immediately accessible yet surprisingly deep turn-based tactical gameplay with a fun, lighthearted B-movie storyline, then renders all of it in high-quality pixel art and slaps a deliciously cheesy synth soundtrack on top.”
    • “The game also has a great aesthetic that celebrates its inspirations, and an awesome soundtrack.”
    • “Soundtrack is pretty solid too with nice 8-bit songs accompanying every different acts of the game.”
    • “The gameplay is alright, the music a smidge grating.”
    • “Win mission, music keeps playing, black screen like it's about to crash for 30 seconds.”
    • “Presentation of the game is too important for me and even after turning the music volume all the way down the animation while playing didn't look very good, there was text over some of the sprites, the movement of the kaiju.”
  • humor
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its clever, tongue-in-cheek writing that playfully embraces kaiju movie tropes with quirky, cheesy, and absurd elements. Players appreciate the witty dialogue, in-mission quips, and amusing customization options that add charm and character, making the comedic tone a standout feature that enhances the overall experience.

    • “On a side note the story is super cheesy in a very good way, chock full of humor and definitely plays on kaiju movie tropes; game is worth buying for the tongue-in-cheek humor alone.”
    • “I love the "little touches" that show the foolish mortals' signature style, like being able to name the kaiju and write a speech to the citizenry in some missions (the quips during the mission are then based on the speech you wrote - this had me dying laughing).”
    • “Quirky, wholesome, and genuinely funny; Kaiju Wars’ absurd plot, characters, and dialogue left me uniformly impressed, perhaps because I, admittedly, expected so very little narrative value from such a silly premise.”
  • grinding
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is widely criticized for being tedious and repetitive, especially in optional missions that require precise, trial-and-error tactics without recovery options, leading to frustrating restarts. The grind feels like a design choice to extend gameplay artificially, involving repetitive resource management and repeated mission attempts that quickly become tiresome.

    • “The game's optional missions are an absolute slog because of this. They seem designed to avoid fighting kaiju (in a game named Kaiju Wars, which is very unsatisfying) and instead focus on delaying and leading them around. This turns the entire level into just clicking and waiting, repeating it again and again. If you don't get the obtuse answer right, you need to restart and sit through the entire tedious clickfest again, as there's no recovery during these missions.”
    • “If you're curious, get the demo; it lacks the tedious optional missions and you get the gist of it all. However, past that, it becomes really tiresome, really quick.”
    • “Spending medals to improve units or gain researchers can be tedious. You want to refund your medal purchases and re-spend them before every mission, since the units you can bring each time are different.”
  • replayability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers high replayability through strategic customization, multiple modes, leaderboards, difficulty levels, and custom maps, reflecting significant effort to keep players engaged. Its unique art style and cool features further enhance the ongoing appeal.

    • “Lots of strategic customization which adds replayability.”
    • “Leaderboards, difficulty levels, and custom maps add replayability.”
    • “It has a lot of replayability with its various modes.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization appears mixed: some users find it poorly optimized, likening it to an early access state, while others report smooth performance even on low-spec laptops. Overall, the optimization may require updates to ensure consistent performance across systems.

    • “Another thing I think is worth mentioning is that it runs smoothly, even on my laptop that is running on life support.”
    • “I am not going to be playing it much until it is updated more. I feel like the Early Access label applies to this game, or it is poorly optimized.”
  • emotional
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect is characterized by a quirky, wholesome, and genuinely funny tone that surprises players with its engaging plot and dialogue, making them feel positively about the experience despite low gameplay expectations.

    • “It didn’t make me suck less, but it made me feel okay about it.”
    • “Quirky, wholesome, and genuinely funny, Kaiju Wars’s absurd plot, characters, and dialogue left me uniformly impressed, perhaps because I, admittedly, expected very little in the way of narrative value from such a silly premise.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive combination of driving synth-heavy music and distinctive kaiju themes, complemented by compelling visuals and overall aesthetic that strongly enhance the game's mood.

    • “If you like driving, synth-y, earworm-y, atmosphere-building music (each kaiju has a unique theme!).”
    • “The aesthetic, the atmosphere, the visuals, and the music!”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game generally runs smoothly with only a few minor glitches and bugs that do not significantly impact the overall experience.

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Kaiju Wars is a role playing game with science fiction theme.

Kaiju Wars is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Mac OS and others.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing Kaiju Wars.

Kaiju Wars was released on April 28, 2022.

Kaiju Wars was developed by Foolish Mortals Games.

Kaiju Wars has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Kaiju Wars is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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