Miasma Chronicles (2023)

Developer: The Bearded Ladies
Publisher: 505 Games Official
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Strategy
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 2,964 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 20 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A bleak, story-driven tactical adventure where you explore a ruined America and engage in turn-based combat with a mysterious glove power.

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What players say

Players compare it to the developer's earlier Mutant Year Zero, saying this one is bigger but less polished. They split on the story, some find it engaging, others call it a mess with plot holes. Several report game-breaking crashes late in the campaign. The combat allows scouting before fights and free skill changes at any time, which some like and others find tedious.

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