Axes and Acres (2016)

- Developer
- BrainGoodGames
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 149 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 8.6 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A thoughtful and layered board game-like experience where each turn demands careful resource management and strategic planning.
turn-basedstrategicproceduralcomplexengagingmethodicaltensemedieval
What players say
Players describe Axes and Acres as a digital board game in the Catan style, not a town builder: you complete objectives in a fixed number of turns. They praise its quick rounds and escalating challenge, but warn that the UI lacks an undo for critical actions, there is no sandbox mode, and the tutorial is buggy enough that some cannot finish it.
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