Flocking Hell

Very fun tile based strategy game. A neat combination of deck-building and procedural map. If you like cute pixel graphics and subtle strategy, definitely check it out.

This is the first game in a loooong while that managed to peel me away from my Balatro addiction. At its core, it's Minesweeper rebuilt properly for the 21st Century - as a roguelite deckbuilder. A serene interface quickly gave way to me furiously clicking in search of my woolly friends, crunching numbers to decide how many more towns I can connect before I have to start spamming cards to maximize my crystal blast. (Wait, what? I thought this was Minesweeper. What the hell is going on here?) Sid Meier said what makes a game good is "a series of interesting decisions" and that's exactly what I see here. The turn limit feels perfectly tuned to make every click matter. I keep finding myself squandering too many on a pointless pursuit, only to get bulldozed and retreat to lick my wounds (Paws? Hooves? What do sheep have, anyway?) I've been playing this nonstop and have hardly scratched the surface on all the combos. 10/10, will likely continue to be obsessed for weeks to come.

Found the game because a German youtuber was playing it. Bought it on a whim. Was surprised of how much I liked grinding through the core gameplay loop. In the current state the game has about 20 hours of content to unlock. The dev is actively maintaining and updating the game, so there is more to come. The gameplay is fairly novel, concise and to the point. Rounds are short and you can restart runs at any time. I really liked the freedom of being able to just walk away when needed and come back later to continue. In terms of game balance, not every strategy is equally viable at the moment, but this will most likely change in future updates.

This game hits all my sweet spots. Easy to learn, engaging and unique theme, and so challenging! Addictive AND adorable! I feel like I'm going to be playing this for many more hours before I can complete a competitive campaign, and I am here for it.

Disclosure: I offered playtesting advice on this game. Flocking Hell is a game in that specific 'ten minutes of play on a break' kind a game for me. It's got more sinew than an idle game or a clicker, and instead you're playing this game where there are free resources on the ground that you need to pick up on timer. Great little game, charming interface and animations, and I really enjoyed my time with it.

A great little spiritual successor to the venerable Oasis, with some fun twists of its own. Audiovisuals are cute, and the gameplay is fun and varied. While it's could probably do with a bit more polish in a couple of spots (a fast forward button like in the olden days would belovely) and I have some mixed feelings about certain parts of the balance (with some cards like heavy walls, it's [i]real[/i] hard to tell if they're worth the price or not), I can wholeheartedly recommend it to fans of coffeebreak strategy games.

Moin, ich hatte die Demo bereits über 40h gespielt und hatte viel Spaß an dieser Kombination aus Minesweeper, Roguelike, Deck Builder und süßen Schafen :D. Der Support antwortet und hilft schnell und effektiv. Das Spiel kann durch die Zufallsgeneration je nach Schwierigkeitsgrad sowohl einfach als auch schwer sein und bietet immer Abwechslung. Es spielt sich sehr entspannt und ist perfekt als ein Gelegenheitsspiel für nebenbei. Ich bin gespannt was zukünftige Updates noch bringen werden, aber der offizielle Release hat schon viel gutes Hinzugefügt.

adorable and deceptively difficult

Totally surprised me. Innovative take on a minesweeper roguelike, deckbuilder, and city builder. Short snappy runs with a bunch of interesting content. Don't overlook this one! https://youtu.be/_VjnExgb7So