Tenshu General

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Tenshu General is a single player casual strategy game. It was developed by SmartArt Game Studio and was released on December 1, 2015. It received neutral reviews from players.

Tenshu General, is a simple, elegant, Real Time Strategy (RTS) game for those who favor short play sessions over long sessions. Quick casual game play combined with the challenge of continuously adapting enemies allow for a surprisingly challenging exercise in strategy. It is a cross breed between a board game and a classic RTS. If you like Risk or 8 Minute Empire, Tenshu General is your game.

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Simple and fast-paced gameplay that is easy to pick up for strategy and RTS beginners.
Fun and entertaining with a solid strategic element reminiscent of Risk, appealing to fans of casual strategy games.
Active developer support and reasonably balanced gameplay with adaptive AI providing challenge and replay value.

Extremely limited depth and complexity with only a few unit types, terrain types, and a four-army limit making gameplay repetitive and shallow.
Clunky and frustrating real-time mechanics, including slow map movement, inability to garrison or properly siege castles, and tedious micro-management of armies.
Bugs and crashes reported, with some players citing poor optimization and frustrating interface elements that detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is simple, fast, and easy to pick up with basic strategy elements, featuring limited unit types, armies, and terrain. While it lacks depth and diversity compared to traditional RTS or risk games, its minimalist design and 4x-inspired mechanics create a fun, accessible experience. Some users note the absence of immersive audio during play and occasional crashes, but the AI adapts well, keeping the gameplay engaging.
- “Small, simple, fun and fast gameplay.”
- “This is a touch interface optimized, very simplistic risk game with turn based elements stripped off, dices cast away in favor of a rock paper scissor mechanic, and a 4v4 map where you can have a maximum of four armies.”
- “It's real-time risk style gameplay is catchy, and its AI adapts to your style of play.”
- “Gameplay system is quite simple and there is no special diversity.”
- “The game has the basic mechanics of a strategy game (e.g. some units are better in some areas than others) but the word basic is already exaggerating things in this case... there is no experience, there is no building defenses or bases, there are only three unit types and three terrain types and most dramatically: there is a limit to 4 armies, no matter how many resources you have, it's four armies with limited strength and no special abilities.”
- “This is a touch interface optimized, very simplistic risk game with turn based elements stripped off, dice cast away in favor of a rock paper scissors mechanic, and a 4v4 map where you can have a maximum of four armies.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are simple and minimalistic, which complements the gameplay and mechanics well. Despite its basic visual style, the game remains engaging and entertaining, proving that simplicity can be an advantage.
- “The graphics are simple, but they fit the gameplay and mechanics that the game promotes.”
- “Don't let the simple graphical interface and simplified aesthetics fool you; Tenshu General is a fun, entertaining strategy title at a very low price point.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is considered tedious and boring by users, despite the ability to upgrade tools, farming, and livestock to boost resource collection. Overall, the repetitive nature detracts from the experience.
- “Very tedious experience overall.”
- “But I found the whole exercise tedious and boring.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is historically and culturally fitting during the opening menu, but its absence during gameplay is noted as a missed opportunity to enhance atmosphere and immersion. Players feel that continuing the music throughout gameplay would have improved the overall experience.
- “There is music that plays for the opening menu that reflects the time period and culture.”
- “It would have been beneficial to have that music continue during gameplay, as it would add to the atmosphere and immersion instead of the silence or marching sounds.”
- “I believe that it would have been beneficial to have that music continue during the actual gameplay, as it would have added to the atmosphere and immersion to the game, instead of the silence or marching of troops that are the game's only sounds during gameplay.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is well-optimized for touch interfaces, featuring a simplified Risk-inspired design with streamlined turn-based elements and a unique rock-paper-scissors mechanic replacing dice. Its 4v4 map limits armies to four per player, enhancing strategic clarity and performance.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from severe stability issues, with frequent bugs and lack of support rendering it largely unplayable and seemingly abandoned by developers.
- “It's buggy, unsupported, unplayable, and feels abandoned.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is generally regarded as weak and uninspiring, failing to maintain interest or relevance throughout the game.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is somewhat diminished by the lack of continuous music during gameplay, relying mostly on silence or marching troop sounds, which reduces immersion. Including the initial music throughout the game would have enhanced the overall ambiance.