Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim

89% positive of 1,316 Steam reviews

Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, GOG, PlayStation

Made by The Secret Games Company. Published by Goblinz Publishing, IndieArk.

About the game

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.

Tagged by players

4X
Grand Strategy
Hex Grid
City Builder
Asynchronous Multiplayer
Historical
Economy
Turn-Based Strategy
Turn-Based Tactics
Turn-Based Combat
Military
Management

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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim

89% positive of 1,316 Steam reviews

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Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, GOG, PlayStation

Made by The Secret Games Company. Published by Goblinz Publishing, IndieArk.

About the game

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.

Tagged by players

4X
Grand Strategy
Hex Grid
City Builder
Asynchronous Multiplayer
Historical
Economy
Turn-Based Strategy
Turn-Based Tactics
Turn-Based Combat
Military
Management

What players say

Recommended
Disclaimer: If you want to play this game, i HIGHLY suggest having a friend to play with. This game feels very much like a more advanced board game, the actual functions and resources that you manage are simple, but the strategy can prove quite complex and involved. Pros: - Aestetically pleasing design, good soundtrack and effects, good visual clarity on whats happening. - Not really any factions/civs/races, each…
13 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Very polished and meditative. Has way more potential for additional maps, ie: 1 Viking theme / Scandinavia, Greenland, Vinland 2 German theme / Europe 3 Natives theme / North America 4 Research theme / Antarctica 5 Steppe theme / Eurasia 6 Romanic theme / Western Europe 7 Celtic theme / British Isles + Europe 8 Origins theme / Central + Southern Africa 9 Aboriginal theme / Australia + Could go on, just spitballing…
20 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Felt closer to a board game than a grand strategy title. Calling it "Grand Strategy" is a bold tag choice. Yeah, the map is big, but the rest? Also, I wonder who decided the whole of Anatolia has "yellow" vegetation. Combat feels odd and there's barely any proper information about how it works. It's shallower than a board game, except on the budget management side. They tried a few things with the management…
57 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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