Dawn of Andromeda

With smooth gameplay, a well constructed narrative, and AI that is sufficiently intelligent; Dawn of Andromeda offers enough to overcome its learning curve and keep replays fresh. There will be a learning curve because much of the nitty-gritty of managing settlements never really grace the tutorial or hints, but after a few matches, likely leading to a few annihilations, much of the game management, must-do's, and politics fall into place. It errs a little heavy on the necessity for a strong early military, but I guess that's just the proof that it exists in the space of a hostile galaxy.

Dawn of Andromeda is a promising 4X strategy game that lovers of Civ-like games and science fiction should definitely consider adding to their collection.

The game has plenty of potential, but the beautiful exterior hides a lacking, simple foundation cobbled together from other, superior games. One or two unique systems don't make up for pale echoes of so many others.

In a growing world of 4X Strategy games, Grey Wolf allows you to boldly go where many games have gone before, and puts you in the shoes (or rather, space boots) of an alien civilisation as they set out to colonise Andromeda; but will that civilisation flourish or fail?

I don’t really see Dawn of Andromeda having much in the way of longevity.  They’re late to the market, don’t offer enough true innovation to stand out in any way, and happen to be releasing while several other really good options in the same genre are being actively updated.  About the only people that I would expect to see picking it up would be those few like me that play pretty much every 4X, but I’d still have to advise my fellow strategists to give this one a pass.