Underplayed Gems

Roboden (2023)

Roboden cover
Developer
quasilyte, shooQrow
Publisher
quasilyte tech
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Strategy
Rating
4.3 of 5, 75 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a strategic auto-battler where you manage a drone colony through priority tweaks rather than direct orders, with a focus on resource economy and tactical evolution.

strategicautomatedtacticalrogue-litecooperativemoderatemanagementindirect control

What players say

Players describe a deceptively simple RTS where you steer drones indirectly rather than commanding them directly. They praise the granular difficulty slider up to 200% and a reverse mode that flips the campaign, but note that settings like speed and loadouts do not save between sessions.

Screenshots

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