World Warfare & Economics
- December 20, 2023
- Okron Studio
- 3h median play time
Get on Steam"World Warfare & Economics" is a grand strategy game that simulates the political, economic, and military challenges of the World War II era. Players manage their nation's resources, diplomacy, and military forces to achieve strategic goals. The game features a realistic economic model, intense combat, and a high level of historical accuracy, providing an engaging and immersive experience for fans of the period.
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Reviews
- The game has great potential and offers a unique geopolitical simulation experience that could rival established titles in the genre.
- The developers are actively engaging with the community and are responsive to feedback, showing a commitment to improving the game.
- Despite its current state, the game is enjoyable for those willing to navigate its complexities and bugs, and it has a promising roadmap for future updates.
- The game is riddled with bugs, making it nearly unplayable, with issues such as broken save functions, confusing mechanics, and a clunky user interface.
- Many core features are either missing or do not function as intended, leading to frustration and a lack of clarity in gameplay.
- The tutorial is ineffective and does not adequately guide players, contributing to the overall confusion and difficulty in understanding the game's mechanics.
- gameplay32 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay experience is marred by numerous bugs and confusing mechanics, leading to a frustrating and often unplayable state. Core features, such as resource production and military mechanics, are reported as broken or lacking depth, while the user interface is clunky and detracts from overall enjoyment. Despite some potential for strategic depth, many players recommend avoiding the game until significant improvements are made.
“Enhancing the military mechanics to better reflect the technologies, strategies, and geopolitical realities of the time would significantly enrich gameplay.”
“Detailed global strategy: it provides a depth of strategic gameplay, allowing me to engage in complex global interactions and decision-making.”
“Despite its release in early access, the game is really decent and has numerous interesting mechanics.”
“The mechanics are confusing and tooltips are non-existent.”
“Not to mention that the gameplay itself is only manageable until you load the first save, after which everything starts to fall apart, making it unplayable.”
“There are several game-breaking bugs and unfinished mechanics.”
- stability18 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- -11 % neutral mentions
- 94 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous bugs and incomplete features reported by users. While many see potential and express hope for future improvements, the consensus is that it is a "buggy mess" at this stage, leading some to seek refunds. Overall, players are eager for a polished version but are frustrated with the current state of the game.
“This game shows a lot of potential and will shine even brighter once it is polished and free of bugs.”
“The stability of the game is impressive, providing a smooth experience that enhances gameplay.”
“I appreciate how stable the game runs; it allows me to fully immerse myself without interruptions.”
“It's a buggy mess at the moment.”
“Game is very incomplete and buggy.”
“It's good, a bit buggy but the developer seems determined to fix it.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the visual design while others criticize it for lacking substance and functionality. Issues such as poor unit differentiation and severe performance problems, including hardware failures, overshadow the aesthetic appeal. Overall, while the artwork is noted as attractive, it is often deemed insufficient to compensate for the game's numerous technical shortcomings.
“Graphics are nice.”
“Scrolling through menus is an exercise in admiring the pretty artwork while trying to see if there is any substance to be gleaned from the difficult size 6 text and possibly clickable rainbow-colored UI elements.”
“The graphics and control are all bad.”
“- Military units are graphically displayed as the same unit no matter if they are F-22 Raptor or F-16 Falcon.”
“If they make a game to go with the UI, and make the UI usable in some capacity, then they should be able to salvage some of the very pretty artwork that has so far been released.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, requiring extensive micro-management of diplomats and trade deals, which can quickly become repetitive. Additionally, constructing military units for larger countries adds to the overall burden of grinding, making it feel overwhelming.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“Everything looks like micro hell; setting budgets, micro-managing every single diplomat, and sending them to the right country, signing individual trade deals for individual goods all seems to require a lot of repetitive micro-management that gets tedious very fast.”
“Building military units also seems to be extremely tedious for any large country.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game lacks a narrative component, with users noting that there is no story present.
“There is no story to speak of.”
“The narrative is completely absent.”
“The game lacks any meaningful storyline.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been heavily criticized, with users noting a lack of essential features and functional gameplay at launch. Many feel the developers are aware of the numerous issues but are not adequately addressing them, leading to a frustrating experience reminiscent of poorly optimized titles.
