Underplayed Gems

Warrior Kings: Battles (2014)

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Developer
Black Cactus
Publisher
Strategy First
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Strategy
Rating
4.6 of 5, 329 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 20 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A deeply strategic real-time war game where cunning AI opponents force you to constantly adapt and probe for weaknesses.

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What players say

Players praise the branching faction system and deep tech tree, but warn that the game crashes and has bugs on modern PCs. Fans of the original say this version has a skirmish mode instead of a real campaign.

Screenshots

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