Beasts of Fortune

This is a fun game. There is a lot of RNG in it, but you do have to think about what you do, what you spend gold on, where you go (further out from the centre the more dangerous it will get) when to fight and and went to flee. You have different terrain types that can affect your team speed (avg speed across the grp) and sometimes impact health. But some units do have better immunity in certain places. Forests offer better concealment but slower passage etc. I like how you can see how well an enemy can see you and you cant really know what you are up against until you move closer. You skills and stats increase the longer you play. I like the contracts similar to other games and also the goal system is interesting and optional. There is some minor QOL needed as far as the tutorial text being in the way in places. And sometimes text that appear on the screen to tell you have gained or taken on a debuff could have darker text to read or possibly a bit larger. But for the most part the game runs well. I love how each game the map is different and so too are your team and hirable, you can re-roll these on setting up a new game. It is turn based so that makes it a chill game to play if you want to relax and play. Just don't venture too far out until you are ready to. I should mention it has a great soundtrack too. I like the optional events in towns where you might gain some gold or new troops but also might get some of yours injured. I hope we will see more of those IF there will be new content in the future.

One of the most baffling games I’ve played as of late. Possibly a skill issue but I had no clue what I was doing for most of my time playing this game but I still can’t get it out of my head. If you’re a big fan of management games and auto battlers, this could be right up your alley. Big ups to the devs for creating something so unique and engaging.

I'm liking the game so far it's very chill... also digging the sound track :)

An interesting very unforgiving variant of a warband management game. First things first. This is neither a Mount an Blade nor a Battle Brothers clone just with a pixel art style. This game is it's own beast and takes some inspirations from them. Overall I would say it accomplishes what it want's to be with a minimalistic art style and I can reccommed it to anyone who likes these sandbox like games and doesn't care about the newest graphics. To any one else this could be lacking some features. On the postive site the game has several points going for it: - A very minimalistic and sleek ui. Not to many windows or big text dumps. Once you get used to the symbols and their meaning you get a lot of information with little clutter - The goal progress system is great and gives you a chance to increase your score with different playstyles. You can even switch up the way your band plays whenevere you wan't - Very unforgiving game. If you like a game that doesn't hold your hand but rather is out to end you and won't hold back, then here is a game for you. The description of the game says that you get a second chance after a loss, which can come quicker then you think. But after a loss chances are high that your beaten up crew gets stomped into the ground by another warband. - New parameters every playthrough. Each round you start has the same basic parts, but they get shuffeld around and force you to adapt each game. - A very old school hands of approach. As far as I can see there is no hidden help or any hidden stat boost to give the player any kind of advantage. The rules are equal for every one on the board. This old school aproach of is refreshing, but can be a negative for others. Some downsides of the game: - There are some QOL things missing that would help the overall experience. For example to see what your current contracts are you have to navigate to the corresponding page and find the information. It would be nice if like in other games there was a small list on the main screen or things would be highlighted if they are quest relevant. Or as another example the map is randomly genereated with diffrent bioms and regions. THere are some things tide to the different regions, especially contracts. Unfortunatly neither on the main page nor on the special map can you see where the borders of the regions are. I would love for a line or something to demark the regions on the map. The game already knows the boundries of these. - The different randomly generated troop styls feel useless. So far the best way to play I found was to just chuck in whatever you find. As you can't control the autobattles and the recruitment pool is rather limited, losses are inevitable and it is already a challenge just to keep the army full. On top of that I haven't felt a big difference between the alledged different troops. The only real difference I could find was, if a troop can do a range attack or not. Everything else felt the same. - The random non blockable negative temporary debuffs you get can really kill the fun of the game. You can't mitigate them, as far as I have seen, and they will randomly show up and slow you down. Some seem valid, like getting mired in swamp terrain, but others feel totally random and stop you dead in your tracks. As an example. One temporary debuff is called "Suprised" and it cuts your speed down to 80% for a few days. Unfortunatly this can be triggered by you identifying a weaker warband that you are pursuing. The consequenz of this is you will lose them and can't fight them. This has happend way to often to me and it's rather frustrating. Overall I can recommend the game if you are fine with the art style and like warband management games.

In Beasts of Fortune you are the leader of a band of mercenaries wandering the hostile wilderness, fighting bandits, terrain and inclement weather in search of the scattered pockets of civilization that allow you to conduct trade, get contracts, and make your fortune. It is a sandbox game where you can play as a bounty hunter, a traveling merchant, or a scavenger picking through the wastes-- more likely you'll do all 3, at least at first. The game is enjoyable, the core loop being wilderness->town->wilderness, the world feels huge and expansive, and the systems are clearly deep and well constructed. Still, it could use a bit more meat. Notably, I feel like the game could make the player's choices feel more impactful and the feeling of progress as you get stronger more stark. Overall I would recommend it.