Territory: Animals Genetic Strategy

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Territory: Animals Genetic Strategy is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Simplemole and was released on May 31, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Territory: Animals Genetic Strategy" is a single-player isometric 2D strategy game where you control and mutate animals to achieve various goals in a realistic natural environment. You can evolve animals' genes to change their behavior, enable them to eat specific food, reproduce, expand territories, and fight competing species. The game offers more than 40 animal species, 80 genes, and 12 maps to explore across three different biomes.

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Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

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Territory offers a satisfying gameplay loop with a variety of ways to play, keeping players engaged for hours.
The game features cute graphics and animations, making it visually appealing and enjoyable to play.
It provides a unique blend of strategy and gene modification mechanics, allowing for deep customization and strategic depth.

The game can be overly simplistic and lacks depth, leading to a feeling of repetitiveness after a short playtime.
Performance issues, such as lag in late-game scenarios and crashes, detract from the overall experience.
The learning curve can be steep, and some players may find the mechanics overwhelming or frustrating at first.

gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Territory offers a compelling gameplay experience with a satisfying loop and diverse playstyles, engaging players through a series of progressively challenging missions that teach mechanics while expanding control over the animal biosphere. The game features original mechanics and a customizable genes system, enhancing player flexibility, though some quality-of-life improvements, such as map movement during pauses and den relocation options, could further enrich the experience. Overall, players find the gameplay enjoyable and surprisingly complex, exceeding initial expectations.
- “Territory is one of those games that has a satisfying gameplay loop and a diversity of ways to play that just pulls you in and holds you hostage.”
- “I appreciate the design of maps that are gradually getting more complex and are teaching you new mechanics.”
- “Beyond the little challenge missions that are essentially mechanics tutorials, your job is essentially to increase the percentage of the animal biosphere you control.”
- “One quality of life suggestion from me would be to allow players to move the map (WASD) even when the game is paused; gameplay-wise, I would like the option to relocate a den (it could cost movement points per block moved or anything else really, just make it possible for the end-game) as some positions are hard to meaningfully progress from.”
- “The game consists of a series of challenges ranging from introductory levels teaching you game mechanics to more difficult and bigger maps which require more of your brain power.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are characterized by a cute and minimalistic design that enhances the game's charm, particularly through delightful animations of animals. While the visuals may seem simple, they effectively complement the game's depth and overall aesthetic appeal.
- “I especially appreciate the cute animations of animals and the overall graphic design.”
- “A much more in-depth game than the graphics suggest.”
- “The graphics are very cute, especially when your fluffy bunnies start swinging axes at other adorable species.”
- “Graphic design is minimalistic, but very pleasant to look at.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story primarily revolves around expanding control over the animal biosphere, with limited narrative depth beyond tutorial-like challenge missions that serve to introduce game mechanics.
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent narrative, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is minimal, leaving the players with little emotional investment in the plot.”
- “The dialogue is often clichéd and uninspired, which detracts from the overall storytelling experience.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is notably poor, as players report frequent crashes upon completing scenarios, severely impacting gameplay experience.
- “Performance-wise, I crashed every time I completed a scenario and tried to start a new one.”
- “The game is poorly optimized, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
- “I experienced long loading times and constant lag, making it nearly unplayable.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users have noted that the music played during the loading screen does not align with the in-game volume settings, leading to a disjointed audio experience.
- “The music in the loading screen is not synchronized with the volume settings in the game.”
- “The soundtrack feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “The background music is often too loud, drowning out important sound effects and dialogue.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviewers indicate that the game's replayability is limited, as many feel there is little incentive to revisit once the majority of scenarios have been explored. Some suggest it may be more worthwhile during sales rather than at full price.
- “Might be worth it on sale, but I don't see a lot of replayability once you've run through most of the scenarios to get an idea of what it's about.”