Developer: Finji
Steam Deck Compatibility?: Playable
Rrp: £15.49 (Gog.com and Steam) $19.99 (Itch.io)
It’s certainly interesting to play a squad based tactical game where the emphasis is not on combat (though it is an option) but rather scavenging. Once combat is de-emphasised every encounter becomes a puzzle rather than a skirmish.
I rather like the fact that any move you make can be undone so long as you don’t press the ‘End Turn’ button, which adds even further to the feeling of this being a puzzle game. Having that undo feature allows the player to try several different tactics before finally settling on what they feel is the best move they can make.
I have to mention this, there’s a mode where you can make all the people just be dogs… I kinda love that. They even replaced all the written dialogue with barks and arfs. You can also just choose to remove the creatures pop out of the ground entirely, I personally never gave that particular feature a go as I liked the added challenge.
