Frontline Crisis (2024)

Developer: BCQT
Publisher: Gamersky Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 389 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tribute to classic RTS and tower defense with simplified controls, where players command a single mech to build defenses, gather resources, and fight against insectoid enemies in pixel-art battles.

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What players say

Players are split on Frontline Crisis. Some praise it as a clever twist on tower defense, while others say the endgame collapses into spamming overpowered area-clear moves, where hidden upgrades decide success. The loop gets old fast for some, and local co-op has issues.

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