Underplayed Gems

WARIUM (2018)

WARIUM cover
Developer
ELF
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
3.9 of 5, 22 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A calm, methodical turn-based strategy game where you slowly expand your empire across a procedurally generated hex map, managing unit strength rather than health.

turn-based strategyrelaxedproceduralstrategicmethodical2dhex-basedmoderate difficulty

What players say

Players describe Warium as a bare-bones hex strategy game with no tutorial or manual, making it hard to learn. The random map generation can create unfair starts. Reviews split on fun vs. frustration, and multiple players say the early-access game has been abandoned.

Screenshots

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