Moduwar

A special RTS is this gem. I've played RTS games since I was a kid, many of the classics like AoE, Starcraft, Warcraft, C&C. Moduwar took me by surprise in a couple ways: 1. The live action cut scenes such a wonderful throw back and for such a small they are done quire well in my opinion 2. The concept. It's a true RTS with base building, however, your base is also your army. As a living organism you grow organs to unlock other organs then can split them off to move around as your "soldiers". There are many different organs and combinations you can do and more are coming from a recent road map along with factions!! Yes factions as in different types of modu.. that really has me more excited than I already was for this game. Graphically it is also good, things run smooth, and units are responsive. yes it is early access so there some polishing to do but it is very playable and very fun. There are a couple different modes to play as well right, campaign, skirmish, wave survival etc. I mentioned to one of the devs that typically I don't even bother with getting Early Access titles for fear of the game not getting finished properly or worse just abandoned, however, I was so interested in the concept and after reading the steam page, watching the videos, and screenshots. I decided to take a chance and support this indie RTS gem and I am so glad I did. I strongly RECOMMEND any player that enjoys RTS to support this game!! I want to see this project get completed 100% and maybe hopefully even see if sequels or even other projects this team will bring to the RTS world of games. Thank you for your time in reading this post and may your Modu grow and prosper :)

An "organic" love letter to the RTS genre. A must buy RTS title. You play as a massive organic entity, equally capable of expanding into a sprawling base and a creeping swarm that blankets your enemies. The incredible part is how well you can transition from gigantic static entity to a flood of zerging attackers. It feels glorious. As an older and slower gamer I don't think I can even see the skill ceiling on this game. But, as an older and slower gamer I love that I feel like I can play well enough to feel competent and sometimes proud of what I've accomplished. Pros - deep core RTS game play, over 1000 organ combinations possible for a single unit, control a unique entity that's a cross between the Zerg, Biollante and the Blob. half a dozen game modes (3 of them are very similar). Live action cut scenes (great! if you enjoy earnest media with low production value). A cool setting with vast potential. Cons - the game is in early development and once in awhile feels like it. There are 5 Campaign levels so far (I'm just greedy and want more PvE conten). The game can be micro-management intensive and currently has no tactical pause feature (a luxury for PvE players like me that can't react nearly as well as they can think). The 'attack-move' doesn't feel quite right from my time playing other RTS games. Since it's early access, these things could very well change. As a 50 year old, life long gamer, I can say there is something special about Moduwar and I couldn't be happier that I found it.

TLDR: Too clunky at the moment, but with a bit of polishing it could be great [hr][/hr] [b]The Good: [/b] The premise and idea is awesome and I love how each 'unit' is put together, you choose the pros and cons and come up with your own preferred unit size and abilities. Don't misjudge how small this section is, it does a LOT of heavy lifting. [hr][/hr] [b]The Bad: [/b] Its... clunky. very very clunky. It feels like I should be able to pause the game so that I can design my units/base how I want to, including a separate join command that's more than just right clicking on an edge of a different unit. because while that does work, it again feels super clunky and 90% of the time I ended up breaking apart the unit a few times until I could get them to join where/how I wanted them to. Units sometimes move through other units and other times it becomes a traffic jam and I couldn't always figure out why. A bit more consistency there would be nice, but not critical. Sometimes units would also just... spaz out for little/no reason? im assuming it has something to do with their collision detection, but I had a couple times where after I moved one of them away, the other never recovered on its own and I had to manually order it to stop. [hr][/hr] [b]The Ugly: [/b] The acting. I love the idea of the live action acting scenes, but half the time I just wanted to skip them because of how cringe it felt to me. And the fact that I couldn't skip them (or couldn't figure out how) really drove me a little bonkers. I think there was too much dialog, more tell than show. I get that there is a story behind everything but some of it was... overdone. For example: when the enemy hails the ship (they supposedly never do this) just to... gloat about sending out ships to destroy them? that's... bad storytelling. if they are known to gloat that's one thing, but to break all previously known encounter protocols? Instead it would have worked well to just have them state that the enemy was sending a bunch of ships to destroy them and then show how modu destroyed them. I get that it was supposed to also show that the person in charge was some big shot, but that could be done elsewhere without removing the 'mystery' of the enemy. until that point they were a faceless possibly eldritch thing, after that, its just another humanoid race. [hr][/hr] [b]Overall:[/b] I do not regret buying this game, but I am going to shelve it for a while, maybe until its out of early access. It has amazing promise but is just too clunky at the moment for my tastes, I could live with the bad acting, but struggling to get the game to do what I'm wanting it to do is one of my largest pet peeves for any game.

I enjoy this game but it's still clearly very early and has some significant flaws. It has a lovely look and feel, very much like Red Alert 2, campy FMVs, weird units, and an easy to learn strategy. It needs: A button to select all units Waypoint movement A better reason to make large Modu More complex Modu like fliers or true submerged units for the end game An explanation in the campaign as how a water only species is going to conquer the planet.

Got this on a Humble Bundle (Games in 5 hours) and looks interesting so... yeah. Lets do it! Cutscenes have this really camp classic C&C vibe and I love it. Actors are not native English so the accent/pronunciation of words get a pass from me. Game itself depending on situations in the early levels can vary between too easy, reasonable challenge, & unfair very quickly. Enemies in some campaign maps just randomly spawn in designated areas and enemy AI seems to be able to recover huge losses quickly. Larger Modu creatures are immensely laggy - And while I don't think that was the idea behind the game that you have a sprawling huge mess of creature Level 5 certainly benefits from you taking a heavy turtle approach to deal with the overwhelming hordes that come your way. I mean, I've been enjoying it. Lungs are broken if you have more than 1. Eyes are OP which make Lungs redundant. Resource gathering is very slow. Venom and Livers consume your plant matter with large builds. It isn't immediately obvious you have to build one building to unlock the Mortar. I'll recommend because RTS are rare, innovative RTS are rarer and I like the concept of what is going on here. Polish it up a bit more, fix the sprawling creature lag and balance the levels and pretty good.

Super unique and fun, very addicting to me designing the different Moduspawn! Does a great job of giving that hivemind/colony feeling you get from Zerg, Carrion, The Thing and the like, although seemingly more benevolent. You can have a Medium Modu and act as a Mothership, floating around the map supporing your units, or you can settle in an area as a Hive, a highly fortified stationary Modu, sending your tendrils throughout the canyons! Some features I would love: The ability to set a forward facing on a unit that it tries to rotate to as it paths An ability to select all units and/or all units on screen, bonus points if I press a modifier button to include/exclude units currently tasked to harvesting If I press spacebar, let A and D pivot my selected units counter clockwise and clockwise If I press alt, show all healthbars, and/or put a shader on all tiles representing health status of that tile. A toggle for eyes to scatter or focus. It can be frustrating trying to snipe artillery pieces when my units are all looking at different things! I don't understand the nutrition system and the different types of nutrition.

It's a cool idea at the core but I could not get into it. I find the controls unintuitive and that just makes the realtime aspect frustrating. Perhaps I'll give this another look once it has some more polish.

Can't reccomend in it's early access stage. The live actions cut scenes are a nice throwback to the old school command and conqure and the theme of playing as a living weapon is kinda neat but thats about it. I would have refunded the game but i am hoping that my money will go towards making the game better.

Moduwar, developed by Biohex Studios and published by Firesquid, is a science-fiction real-time strategy game that takes the traditional RTS formula and rebuilds it around one of the most creative concepts the genre has seen in years. Instead of commanding armies made of tanks, soldiers, and mechanical units, players control a living alien organism capable of growing, mutating, splitting apart, and evolving during battle. This biological approach completely changes how strategy, expansion, and warfare function, creating a game that feels refreshingly original in a genre often dominated by familiar formulas. At the center of the experience is the Modu, a living creature that serves as both the player’s army and infrastructure. Rather than constructing bases and producing units through factories, players expand and reshape the organism itself by growing new body sections and specialized organs. Offensive structures create combat capabilities, defensive organs increase durability, and support mutations improve mobility or utility. Every decision physically changes the creature’s form, making army management feel organic rather than mechanical. This constantly evolving structure gives the game a distinct identity from the very beginning. One of the game’s most impressive mechanics is the ability to divide and reconnect portions of the organism during combat. Segments can separate into smaller independent units before later merging back together into larger formations. This creates a level of flexibility rarely seen in strategy games because armies are constantly changing shape based on battlefield needs. A large defensive creature can split into multiple assault units for rapid attacks, or scattered sections can regroup into a stronger structure capable of surviving heavy resistance. The result is a combat system built around adaptation instead of rigid unit compositions. The organic design philosophy extends far beyond visuals. The gameplay itself feels alive because every battle becomes a process of evolution and reaction. Instead of following predictable build orders, players are encouraged to experiment with mutations and battlefield positioning to counter enemy strategies. Some configurations favor aggressive close-range assaults, while others emphasize ranged attacks, durability, or mobility. Since the organism is constantly evolving, battles rarely unfold the same way twice. Combat feels especially dynamic because positioning and mutation choices matter as much as raw firepower. The ability to reorganize body structures during battle creates opportunities for clever tactical maneuvers that would not be possible in traditional RTS games. Players can quickly adapt to threats by reshaping their creature into new forms, turning encounters into evolving tactical puzzles rather than static army clashes. This flexibility gives the game a strong strategic depth that becomes more rewarding as players learn the possibilities of the mutation systems. The campaign also does a solid job introducing these mechanics gradually. The story focuses on survival and conflict within an alien world where humans and biological lifeforms collide, but the real strength lies in how the gameplay reinforces the setting. The Modu creatures genuinely feel alien, not just visually but mechanically. Their behavior, evolution, and battlefield role constantly remind players that they are controlling living organisms rather than conventional military units. Visually, Moduwar stands out because of its unusual creature designs and organic battlefield presentation. Units pulse, grow, and mutate in unsettling but fascinating ways that reinforce the biological theme. Watching armies evolve in real time gives the battlefield a constantly shifting appearance that feels dramatically different from more traditional science-fiction strategy games. The environments themselves complement this aesthetic well, creating alien landscapes that enhance the sense of inhabiting a strange and dangerous world. Sound design further strengthens the atmosphere. Organic movement sounds, creature effects, and mutation noises replace the mechanical audio commonly associated with RTS games. The soundtrack balances tension and scale effectively, helping larger conflicts feel dramatic without distracting from the strategic gameplay. Combined with the visual presentation, the sound design helps create an immersive alien ecosystem where warfare feels both strange and believable. What makes Moduwar particularly impressive is how fully committed it is to its core concept. Many strategy games introduce unusual mechanics without allowing them to fundamentally reshape gameplay, but here the organic mutation system affects nearly every aspect of the experience. Expansion, combat, defense, and unit management are all built around biological adaptation, making the game feel genuinely innovative rather than simply experimental. However, the game’s originality also creates a noticeable learning curve. Players familiar with traditional RTS design may initially struggle to understand efficient mutations, battlefield organization, and the constant splitting and merging of units. The systems are rewarding once mastered, but the complexity can feel overwhelming during early matches when multiple mechanics are introduced simultaneously. Large-scale battles can occasionally become difficult to manage visually as numerous creature segments move independently across the battlefield. Certain mutation paths also appear stronger than others in specific situations, which may require further balancing over time. As an indie strategy title, there are occasional rough edges in interface design and animation polish as well, though these rarely overshadow the creativity of the core gameplay systems. Despite these flaws, Moduwar succeeds because it dares to rethink the fundamentals of real-time strategy design. Instead of relying on nostalgia or familiar mechanics, it introduces a living, evolving style of warfare that feels fresh and unpredictable. The organic armies, flexible mutation systems, and adaptive combat create a strategy experience unlike almost anything else currently available in the genre. For players searching for an RTS that offers something genuinely new, Moduwar delivers a deeply creative and highly memorable experience. Its biological warfare systems, evolving battlefields, and emphasis on adaptation make it one of the most distinctive strategy games in recent years. While the complexity may not appeal to every player, those willing to learn its systems will find an inventive and rewarding strategy game filled with originality and ambition. Rating: 8/10

It feels really unique, but still familiar as someone who grew up with C&C and other rts games. The cutscene cheese is incredible. Some things it needs to work on: Your mouths stop harvesting when you load a save. Unit movement needs some polish. Mouths attacking jellyfish will snap forward and back in a janky way, and will sometimes struggle to figure out how to deliver food back to you.