Underplayed Gems

Lightning Vaccus: The Knight of Iron (1989)

Lightning Vaccus: The Knight of Iron cover

Platforms: PC-88, Sharp X68000
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 5.0 of 5, 2 player ratings
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

A slow, methodical turn-based strategy game where you command battlemechs in a futuristic sci-fi setting, requiring careful planning and patience.

strategicmethodicalfuturistictacticaldeliberateretrosimulation-like

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