Thronefall

Thronefall may be a minimalist strategy title, but it is big in heart and has a lot of depth to it. It is a game that is simple to play, but will challenge you at every turn. It is incredibly tough to put Thronefall down as it has that one more turn feel down to a tee. The challenge will be offputting for some, and there is a possible bug of enemies running around a wall, but other than that Thron...

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom. Switch version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.

Thronefall combines the economy and management elements of real time strategy with familiar tower defense mechanics to create a challenging and enjoyable gameplay with distinctive minimalistic visual design.

I would understand if using a small subsect of top-tier strategies would be needed for getting full achievement credit, for instance, but this applies to even finishing the game. I made a poll not too long ago surveying some fighting gamers, and one of the results from it was that player expression is a hugely important part of what players want from a game. Having only one real viable build is li...