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
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
Screenshots
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