Recent reviews by Barcel

This is the distilled, purest factory game ever.

No enemies, no resource gathering for building, no bots.

Design, place, evaluate, debug, repeat. And it is just as addictive as the gold standards of Factorio and Satisfactory.

The ultimate colony simulator, period.

No "cheeki breeki" but is a cheeki breeki game.

Xenomortis, brothers!

[Update]
Regretfully, I must change it into a negative. It will remain as such until the devs fix the connectivity issues.
30 years of game development and still we get problems like this on launched games.

[Update 2]
Connectivy issues seems to be resolved. There are still things to fix, but for now, it's a blast.

Waiting for Whistleblower Hunting Season DLC pack.

If you have that specific RTS itch (Wargame, World in Conflict, etc.), this is the game for you.

For this price, it's a steal.

Overall a great PC port of one the best (if not THE best) boardgame of all time.

There are some minor bugs (only noticeable if you're a Twilight Struggle fanatic) and some inconsistencies in Late War scenario (but this does not affect core gameplay or main scenario)

Online play is very much alive.

On the game itself - oh boy. Lead either US or USSR in a proxy war-espionage-influence race throughout the entire Cold War, with the nuclear armageddon threat looming in the background.

Very fresh approach to strategy game, combined with puzzle.

Short description - you colonize planets in turn-based game (on turn is one month, some actions take more than 1 month). Connect colonized planets to establish trade routes, giving you money and making planets better. There are quests to be done, research to be made. And the best thing - any action you take (unless it gives you new information, like scanning or checking available quests) can be cancelled. This way game encourages experimenting and searching best possible connections.

Highly recommended.

So far it's looking to an upgrade from Doork Kickers 1 at every level.

Worth the EA.

1.0 UPDATE

SO MUCH MORE than DK1. Definitely worth your time and money.

So far, it's everything you love about Factorio, without everything you hate about Factorio.

And for that price, it's a steal.