- February 5, 2019
- IV Productions
Riot: Civil Unrest
Great care is put into representing the historical riots portrayed in RIOT – Civil Unrest. It’s a shame the gameplay often lets down the great direction with plenty of irritating bugs and balance issues.
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Riot: Civil Unrest is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by IV Productions and was released on February 5, 2019. It received neutral reviews from critics.
As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as Riot – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world's most fractious disputes.
- Care taken to recreate events from eye-witness and participants accounts.
- Incredible lo-fi pixel art.
- Thought-provoking themes that challenge players to make tough choices.
- Controls not well suited for the Switch, making gameplay difficult.
- Menus are difficult to navigate and lack a proper tutorial.
- Gameplay often feels shallow and unengaging despite the serious subject matter.
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The gameplay is characterized by challenging decision-making and entertaining RTS elements, particularly when playing as protesters, but it suffers from shallow mechanics, bugs, and balance issues that detract from the overall experience.
“Riot: Civil Unrest has the look and feel of a good RTS with entertaining yet challenging gameplay sections.”
“The gameplay is fun and entertaining, especially when you play as the protesters.”
“It challenges players to make tough choices in hard times, ushering in uncontrolled anarchy.”
“It challenges players to make tough choices in hard times, ushering in uncontrolled anarchy despite its shallow gameplay.”
Riot: Civil Unrest Review – A Disappointment In Disobedience
Riot: Civil Unrest attempts to depict complex socio-political upheavals in an extremely unengaging and unintuitive manner, to the point that these events lose their impact in video game form.
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Riot - Civil Unrest portrays a political firestorm based on personal experience. It challenges players to make tough choices in hard times, ushering in uncontrolled anarchy despite its shallow gameplay.
55%Riot: Civil Unrest Review
Riot: Civil Unrest has the look and feel a good RTS with entertaining yet challenging gameplay sections, but it all feels a bit weird when considering a) these sections are based on real events, and b) that the gameplay is fun and entertaining, but really only when you play as the protesters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Riot: Civil Unrest is a strategy game.
Riot: Civil Unrest is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.
Riot: Civil Unrest was released on February 5, 2019.
Riot: Civil Unrest was developed by IV Productions.
Riot: Civil Unrest has received neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay.
Riot: Civil Unrest is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
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