Underplayed Gems

The Bluecoats: North & South (2020)

The Bluecoats: North & South cover
Developer
Appeal Studios
Publisher
Microids
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Action, Strategy
Rating
3.0 of 5, 245 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A lighthearted mix of turn-based planning and cartoonish real-time skirmishes, paced like a board game.

turn-based strategyreal-time actioncomic stylecolorfullightheartedtacticalretrocompetitionlocal multiplayer

What players say

Players are split on this remake of a classic strategy game. Many longtime fans say the new first-person segments have poor mouse aiming and don't fit, while a few find them fun with a controller. The campaign is very short and easy, and the game has not received updates for years.

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