Taking a heavy dose of ideas from Advance Wars, Nakazawa Tech / Null Games released the 1.0 version of Athena Crisis.
What to expect from it? Well, if you somehow don't know what Advance Wars is: Athena Crisis is a modern turn-based strategy game that brings a full single-player campaign, ranked and casual online multiplayer modes with up to 7 players at once. Plus there's a map and campaign editor too, so hopefully a nice community of content will build up around it. The main code behind it is also open source too!
Check out the launch trailer:
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Here's what the developer had to say about it: "I became a huge fan of the Advance Wars series after playing the original game as a teenager when it came out. I wanted to bring back memories of the unforgettable feeling of trying to solve complex challenges while enjoying a beautiful pixel art game with great music" said Christoph Nakazawa, founder of Nakazawa Tech. "Athena Crisis is a faster and modern interpretation of the formula with its seamless multiplayer and multi-platform approach. We've been working in the open with the community to make the game as good as possible for our full release – and we are excited to keep improving the game and continue building the world of Athena Crisis in the future."
Features:
- Command 40+ infantry, ground, naval and air units in turn-based battles.
- Explore seven environments with unique play-styles.
- Immerse yourself in a robust campaign with more than 40 maps filled with memorable characters.
- Compete online in ranked or casual battles with up to seven players at once.
- Create your own maps and campaigns and share them with the world.
- Seamless cross-device single and multiplayer with automatic game state synchronization.
- Unlock unique skills, secret units, and compete for the top score at defeating each map.
It has Native Linux support and it is also Steam Deck Verified.
You can buy it on Steam and see the source on GitHub.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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