Etherium (2015)

Developer: Tindalos Interactive
Publisher: Focus Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 1.8 of 5, 953 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Managing resources and commanding diverse military units across a contested sci-fi frontier feels methodical and tense.

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What players say

Players praise the orbital war mechanic and weather events as fresh RTS ideas, but nearly everyone reports game-breaking crashes, especially after ground battles. A community patch is needed, and many call the game abandonware. Sentiment splits: some find it a decent small-scale RTS on discount, while others say it is unplayable even at low prices.

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