ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue

89%
Game Brain Score Based on 55 reviews
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  • story
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ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue is a turn-based strategy game that simulates cyber warfare, where players can choose to be either hackers or defenders. This game is designed for those interested in cybersecurity and offers limited support in the Steam consumer edition. Note that this is an educational tool, not just a game, and may be challenging with potentially absent gameplay features.

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89%
Audience ScoreBased on 55 reviews
music1 positive mentions
story2 negative mentions
  • Engaging and educational gameplay that effectively teaches cybersecurity concepts and strategies.
  • Good balance between Red and Blue team mechanics, providing a fun and competitive experience.
  • Accessible for beginners while still offering depth for experienced players, making it a valuable tool for learning.
  • Lacks a comprehensive tutorial, making it difficult for players without a cybersecurity background to understand the game mechanics.
  • Some bugs and glitches can disrupt gameplay, affecting the overall experience.
  • Repetitive gameplay after a certain point, leading to a lack of long-term engagement.
  • gameplay9 mentions

    The gameplay is criticized for lacking clear instructional guidance, making it difficult for players to understand how to effectively engage with the game mechanics. While it successfully presents real-life concepts, the gameplay loop can become repetitive, and some features contain bugs, though the developers are responsive to feedback. Despite these issues, the core gameplay is described as fun and engaging, with players looking forward to future updates.

    • “The mechanics and features sometimes contain a few bugs, but the developers of the game are generally responsive to bug reports over Discord.”
    • “It's a shame that the single player isn't available yet, but overall the core gameplay is fun, engaging, and I look forward to spending many more hours in the game!”
    • “Without the game portion, it could be just a stylized PDF, and if it wanted to embrace further its tool part, it could've been designed very differently; like a wiki (which it already is) with gameplay elements to facilitate better understanding of concepts.”
    • “Without the game portion, it could be just a stylized PDF. If it wanted to embrace its tool aspect further, it could have been designed very differently, like a wiki (which it already is) with gameplay elements to facilitate a better understanding of concepts.”
    • “While the game succeeds at presenting real-life concepts, it just downright fails to teach you how to play it. There are two rather in-depth guides for each team, but they boil down to saying what you can do and what the red team should do to make any progress in the first place, as most of their content is still explaining what the individual actions would do in real life, which is not what a gameplay guide should contain.”
    • “Not even mentioning how quickly the gameplay loop gets old.”
  • graphics7 mentions

    The graphics in the game are generally considered good but not exceptional, with some users noting that they do not detract from the educational mission of the game. While the visuals are appreciated, they are not the primary reason to engage with the game, and there is hope for improved graphics in future iterations. Overall, the aesthetic elements, including music, are praised for their quality.

    • “The graphics and music are gorgeous.”
    • “Hope they make more with more graphics.”
    • “The graphics are good but not amazing.”
    • “Fancier graphics, video, etc. would not advance RVB’s educational mission anyway; it would take extra time and money to develop, bloat the download, and add in more things that can go wrong.”
    • “You're not buying this game for the graphics, are you?”
    • “Hope they make more with better graphics.”
  • story4 mentions

    The game lacks a traditional narrative, as its primary focus is on education rather than storytelling. While it may provide some entertainment, the emphasis remains on learning rather than developing a complex story.

    • “First, this is not a game per se – education is its primary mission, and if you have a packet of fun while learning, all the better.”
    • “No story.”
    • “Fancier graphics, video, etc. would not advance the educational mission anyway; taking extra time and money to develop would bloat the download and add in more things that can go wrong.”
  • grinding1 mentions

    Players express that the grinding in the game is excessively time-consuming, suggesting that it requires a significant investment of time, almost akin to needing a second life to fully engage with it.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “The grinding feels endless and tedious.”
    • “Grinding takes away from the enjoyment of the game.”
  • optimization1 mentions

    The game lacks performance settings, resulting in excessively high frame rates that can overheat GPUs, as there are no built-in limits or V-Sync options. This oversight is particularly ironic given the game's focus on optimization.

    • “There are no performance settings whatsoever, so the game will happily turn your GPU into an air fryer by generating, at least in my case, over 1000 FPS due to the lack of a built-in limiter or V-Sync, which is ironic for a game revolving around optimization.”
    • “The optimization is so poor that it feels like the developers didn't even bother to test the game on lower-end hardware.”
    • “I experienced constant frame drops and stuttering, making it nearly unplayable despite having a high-end system.”
  • music1 mentions

    The music in the game is praised for its beauty, complementing the overall aesthetic alongside the graphics.

    • “The graphics and music are gorgeous.”
  • stability1 mentions

    The game has been reported to have some bugs, and users feel that the icons lack sufficient explanation, which may affect overall stability and user experience.

    • “The game is quite buggy, which detracts from the overall experience.”
    • “There are numerous stability issues that make gameplay frustrating.”
    • “The icons are not well-explained, adding to the confusion during gameplay.”
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