The Far Frontier (2017)

Developer: Chillax Games Studio
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 49 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense but casual two-player match-3 puzzle game where you rebuild an empire through strategic tile-matching.

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What players say

Players are split on The Far Frontier. Some enjoy the casual match-3 strategy hybrid and the castle upgrade loop, but many more call it unfinished, citing no tutorial, severe balance issues where enemy units feel overpowered, a campaign that ends abruptly in under three hours, and achievements that stopped unlocking after the developer vanished within two months of launch.

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