Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows (2018)
- Developer
- Fair Weather Studios, LLC
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 3.8 of 5, 43 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 6.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A deliberate, turn-based tactical RPG where you command a ragtag band of outlaws through a harsh sci-fi frontier, balancing resource management with careful combat.
turn-based tacticalatmosphericdifficultstory richresource managementsingleplayerprocedural generation2d
What players say
Players enjoy the ship customization and tactical combat early on, but many find late missions drag with overwhelming enemy numbers and poor AI, turning into a tedious grind.
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