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Space Tyrant

84%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
atmosphere, grinding
84% User Score Based on 535 reviews

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Space Tyrant is a single-player real-time strategy game where you control a brutal alien tyrant. Conquer, build, and battle your way across the galaxy, using a mix of tactics and ruthless aggression. Manage your empire, customize your tyrant, and research new technologies to maintain your iron grip on power.

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84%
Audience ScoreBased on 535 reviews
story12 positive mentions
grinding9 negative mentions
  • Space Tyrant offers a fun and engaging 4X experience with a humorous theme and quick gameplay, making it ideal for short sessions.
  • The game features a unique blend of card mechanics and tactical battles, allowing for strategic decision-making while keeping the pace fast.
  • The art style and sound design are charming, contributing to an enjoyable atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.
  • The game can be frustratingly random, with RNG elements affecting outcomes in ways that can feel unfair, leading to potential campaign resets.
  • Some missions, particularly those involving passive unrest, can be overly punishing, making it difficult to recover from setbacks.
  • The lack of a save feature during campaigns can lead to significant time loss if a player encounters an insurmountable challenge.
  • story
    211 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is minimal and largely revolves around a series of missions where players act as a space tyrant aiming to conquer the galaxy. While the mission structure offers some variety and strategic challenges, many players find the difficulty uneven, particularly with certain mission types that can feel frustratingly unbalanced due to random elements and aggressive AI. Overall, the narrative lacks depth, serving primarily as a backdrop for the gameplay rather than a compelling story.

    • “The game has a multi-tiered structure that revolves around missions, which are intended to be playable in under an hour.”
    • “The variety of mission structure keeps things changed up.”
    • “Each mission takes place in a randomly generated tile map with different restrictions, objectives, and rewards, and it is up to you to lead your army to victory!”
    • “But when this random nonsense comes out of nowhere to end a mission and war, you find yourself wanting to throw your laptop across the room.”
    • “The difficulty curve with a certain mission type where you take control of two omega cores is almost impossible.”
    • “One random event can and will cost you the mission and, because there is almost no way to catch up when you are behind, the whole campaign.”
  • gameplay
    128 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of *Space Tyrant* is characterized by its simple mechanics and casual approach, making it accessible for players looking for a light 4X experience. While the core loop is engaging and features humorous elements, many players find the reliance on randomness and frustrating AI difficulty detracts from the overall enjoyment, leading to a repetitive experience. Despite its flaws, the game offers a streamlined and addictive gameplay experience that can be enjoyable in short bursts, especially for those who appreciate a blend of strategy and humor.

    • “The gameplay is solid, and the aesthetic is right on.”
    • “It's kind of 4x meets roguelike - simple but addictive, and surprisingly resilient gameplay!”
    • “The humor is fitting and smart, the mechanics work, the flow of the game is effective – it has both style and substance.”
    • “Unfortunately, the gameplay becomes a frustrating slog against unfair cheat AI, 'unlucky' dice rolls, unsatisfying real-time battles, and tedious multiple-choice questions where a random hidden outcome affects you in some way.”
    • “The mechanics are just tilted a bit too far against the player to make it fun.”
    • “The gameplay is so damn repetitive that, after a short while, it is a real snooze.”
  • graphics
    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their crispness, vibrant colors, and cartoonish art style, which effectively complement the game's humorous and lighthearted tone. Many players appreciate the clean user interface and the overall aesthetic, noting that it enhances the gameplay experience. While some minor graphical glitches were reported, the visuals are generally considered a strong point, contributing to the game's charm and appeal.

    • “The graphics were vibrant and added to the game experience, and the user interface was intuitive and friendly.”
    • “It looks and sounds amazing, with chunky, punchy sound effects and bright, colorful graphics.”
    • “The core concept of being a cartoony galactic villain is presented well, with clean graphics and solid audio.”
    • “If not Troy from Explorminate, I would never play this game because the graphics do not appeal to me.”
    • “I was almost put off by the art style - I thought it was a mobile port.”
    • “If I had a complaint, it would be the graphical glitches here and there, but it's early access.”
  • humor
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its dark, campy, and quirky nature, providing a lighthearted contrast to the 4x strategy gameplay. Players enjoy the amusing dialogue, hilarious random events, and the absurd scenarios that arise during exploration, making the experience both engaging and entertaining. Overall, the game's witty writing and playful tone contribute significantly to its charm, appealing to fans of humorous strategy games.

    • “Basic gameplay is nicely done, thematic but a lot of humor about it as you go about conquering the galaxy as an evil overlord.”
    • “The humor is fitting and smart, the mechanics work, the flow of the game is effective – it has both style and substance.”
    • “Space Tyrant is hilarious, so many funny moments as you, the bad guy, blast your way from one planet to the next expanding your empire.”
  • music
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally praised for its fitting and quirky nature, contributing to the overall atmosphere and enjoyment. However, many users express disappointment over the limited variety and repetitiveness of the tracks, with some wishing for more music to enhance the experience. While the soundtrack is considered good, it often leads players to mute the game in favor of other audio options.

    • “The music really sells the pulpy atmosphere, and the graphics are very crisp and clean.”
    • “The music is very fitting, the comedy is fulfilling, the graphics are really nice, and the overall feel of the game is welcoming.”
    • “The music was a special surprise as being quirky, fun, and original, and the overall 'tyrant' theme is refreshing.”
    • “But also please add some background music; I can't bear it anymore, way too repetitive.”
    • “The music is serviceable, even though I just ended up muting the game to listen to podcasts/music eventually.”
    • “The soundtrack is very repetitive.”
  • replayability
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game offers high replayability due to its multiple factions, diverse card and unit options, and the necessity of repeated playthroughs to unlock new content and improve strategies. While many players find the replay value to be significant and engaging, some express frustration with the slow unlocking process and limited variety in early playthroughs. Despite these concerns, the game is generally praised for its replayability, making it appealing for those who enjoy exploring different strategies and outcomes.

    • “Multiple factions and different card, commander, and unit options (upon unlock) provide replayability for future playthroughs.”
    • “The amount of replay value in this game is truly insane.”
    • “Seriously though, there is endless replay value here – ruling the galaxy once doesn’t guarantee a repeat performance.”
    • “It severely lacks replayability; not even the achievements motivated me to continue for more than 4 playthroughs because the speed in which you get them is so slow, and you have to be lucky to get some events, either successful or failure, to get certain cards, traits, and equipment.”
    • “One smaller issue I've had is replayability: almost everything that would bring variety is locked, and unlocking anything takes many missions.”
    • “If you love the game, then there's certainly replayability to add more.”
  • atmosphere
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is characterized by a vibrant, cartoonish aesthetic complemented by crisp graphics and an engaging soundtrack, creating a refreshing departure from typical grimdark settings. Players appreciate the blend of humor and cultural elements, alongside a polished presentation that enhances the overall experience. Despite some minor glitches, the distinct atmosphere, enriched by random events and sound design, contributes significantly to the game's appeal.

    • “The music really sells the pulpy atmosphere, and the graphics are very crisp and clean.”
    • “Dozens of engaging and frequently hilarious random events, mixed with spot-on sound design, create a distinct atmosphere.”
    • “Excellent level of polish, nice sharp graphics, good music, and a great general atmosphere.”
    • “A single cruiser, venting atmosphere and limping.”
    • “Beyond the glitches, there is a sort of cultural atmosphere to the game that also annoys me.”
    • “It's like the atmosphere of Evil Genius and more detailed gameplay of Ogre Battle.”
  • grinding
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews indicate that the grinding aspect of the game is a significant drawback, with many players finding it tedious and frustrating. While the core gameplay loop is engaging, the meta game often feels overly grindy, leading to a slog against challenging AI and random elements that detract from the overall experience. Players express that the lengthy grind required to progress can overshadow the enjoyment of the fast-paced combat.

    • “Amazingly, this tiny change turns combat tedious, and consequently completely kneecaps the flow of the game.”
    • “Unfortunately the gameplay becomes a frustrating slog against unfair cheat AI, 'unlucky' dice rolls, unsatisfying real-time battles, and tedious multiple choice questions where a random hidden outcome affects you in some way.”
    • “My only complaint is that while I like the rogue-lite style progression of unlocking things each time you die, the maps are long enough that you spend many hours grinding and hoping for a good RNG before you will be able to unlock the next third of the campaign.”
  • stability
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's stability has improved significantly, with developers actively addressing glitches and ensuring that freezes are no longer an issue. While some minor graphical glitches persist, the game is generally stable for an early access title, and players appreciate the developers' responsiveness to community feedback.

    • “Beyond the glitches, there is a sort of cultural atmosphere to the game that also annoys me.”
    • “If I had a complaint, it would be the graphical glitches here and there, but it's early access.”
    • “Thankfully, this is not a buggy mess in early access.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its smooth performance and well-optimized gameplay, featuring appealing visuals and sound effects. Players appreciate the detailed design and the high replay value, indicating that the optimization enhances the overall experience.

    • “Cool graphics and sound effects along with streamlined, well-optimized, and detailed gameplay.”
    • “Nice setting with cute visuals and runs smoothly.”
    • “Seriously though, there is endless replay value here – ruling the galaxy once doesn’t guarantee a repeat performance.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy has been criticized for being misleading, as the game is marketed as a strategy title rather than an autobattler, leading to disappointment among players. Additionally, the price point of over 20€ is seen as excessive for the experience offered, contributing to negative feedback.

    • “If it were advertised as an autobattler and not as a strategy game, and if it cost way less than €20, maybe I would've kept it. But because of the misleading advertising and because this game is definitely not something strategy fans could ever enjoy, I have to give it the thumbs down.”
    • “The monetization model is frustratingly aggressive, making it feel like the game is designed more to extract money than to provide a fun experience.”
    • “I feel like I can't progress without spending money, which ruins the enjoyment of the game. It's disappointing to see such a pay-to-win approach.”

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20h Median play time
30h Average play time
20-30h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 8 analyzed playthroughs

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