Militia (2015)

Developer: BrainGoodGames
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 141 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A quick, strategic puzzle where you learn and improve against an evolving procedural board.

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What players say

Players describe it as a compact tactics game with chess-like movement and puzzle-like puzzles. You control a few units against many enemies, winning by killing enemy captains. The automatic ranking system adjusts difficulty, and progress is all or nothing: no saving mid-game, no undo. Some call the AI weak, but the core design is praised as tight and addictive for short bursts.

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