Developer: Tim Conkling
Publisher: Versus Evil
Rrp: £10.99 (Humblebundle) £11.99 (Gog.com, Steam)
Released: 10th July 2017
Available on: Humblebundle, Gog.com, Steam
I have to admit I have a soft spot for turn based strategy games, especially ones that have a unique aspect to them and Antihero is definitely one that falls under the ‘unusual’ category. You take control of a thieves guild and match wits against other opponents that are trying to carve out their own piece of the city (that totally isn’t Victorian era London even though you see the Elizabeth Tower).It all starts with your Master Thief, they’re the main unit you’ll use with their abilities to scout, burgle and occasionally murder.
Through your burglarious actions you’ll gain gold and lanterns. Lanterns are used to unlock and upgrade units which in turn are recruited using the gold. There aren’t many unit types to deal with (even once all the units are available) and each has their own specific purpose.
The aim of the game is to complete all the missions that you’re given on a map, this is usually done by doing a objective. Objectives can vary quite wildly but typically they include murdering a specific target or targets, collecting blackmail or by purchasing a bribe.
I have to admit I really like this game, in some ways it has a similar feel to an older game called Chaos Overlords. Although this is a LOT more light hearted in its humour and the gameplay is less clunky.
This is going to sound a little strange, especially given the PC centric focus of my reviews but this game would be perfect on a tablet device. Especially considering that it already features a two player hotseat and online skirmish mode.
