The Call of Krul'ar

[u][b][h1] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40849700/] MonkeyoChaos Curator Page [/url] [/h1][/b][/u] Cheap game review: Looking at a new cheap or free game on steam every week. Some golden nuggets, and some smelly turds, but always a good time: Gameplay/Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__npE8pI41E Reminds me a little bit of Loop Hero, they really aren't comparable, but it has a little bit of that feel. Interesting enough to keep me going for a bit, I think worth the low cost of admission.

This game is minimalistic, bordering on the *sparse,* but it's fun for all that, and requires a good deal of forethought and strategy. It's a lot like chess, but with Lovecraftian horrors that eat you if you mess up.

Good atmosphere, fun light resource management action, some of the structure choices aren't very good / feel like false choices atm but it doesn't cost much to find that out and never use them again. Game is effectively just one long static level, there's some small rng with wave modifiers but nothing that adds too much replay value. Also game is totally winnable without moving your castle, just rush your beacon asap and you can charge it up before the void reaches you.

The game is pretty addictive, and it makes you a better person.

Not a lot of games made these days that aim to stimulate the imagination. This is one of them, and it does it real well, giving a sense of mechanics-based exploration that's real satisfying. It also does eldritch horror in a way that actually is reflective of classic lovecraftian themes (the idea of things existing that are so powerful they're beyond your comprehension; you can't beat them, you can only hope they don't notice or care about you). Plays like an RTS without the RT, your build order being the main strategic puzzle. Def recommend it~

Good, unique, worth your time.