Meridian: Squad 22 (2016)

Developer: Elder Games
Publisher: Headup
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 133 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You command a small specialist squad on an alien world, carefully making tactical choices under the pressure of a missing crew and a hostile environment.

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What players say

Players say Meridian: Squad 22 has an unpolished feel, with clunky controls and a frustrating interface that lacks modern RTS conveniences like queued orders or pause. The campaign is short but swings wildly in difficulty, and its single-resource, limited build design quickly becomes repetitive. Some praise it as a decent budget RTS if bought on deep sale.

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