Pandora: First Contact (2014)
- Developer
- Proxy Studios
- Publisher
- Slitherine Ltd.
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.1 of 5, 645 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 13 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A methodical, globe-spanning strategy game where you carefully manage resources and expand across an alien planet while balancing diplomacy, research, and military threats.
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What players say
Players praise the customizable unit workshop and Alpha Centauri feel, but nearly everyone agrees the AI is broken: it ignores diplomacy, dogpiles the player, and makes non-conquest victories nearly impossible. The game is also unbalanced, with AI outpacing players in tech within 20-30 turns.
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