Underplayed Gems

PocketCiv (2024)

PocketCiv cover
Developer
Baby Marsupial Creations
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A compact strategy game where careful planning battles constant random disasters, making each playthrough a tense race against collapse.

bite-sizedturn-based strategytenseunpredictablereplayableplanningresource management

What players say

Players describe it as a solo board game against event cards rather than AI, with many struggling through early losses before the strategy clicks. A few find the UI unplayable and the tutorial unhelpful.

Screenshots

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