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Automata Empire

66% positive of 48 Steam reviews

Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Nonadecimal Creative.

About the game

Seize power and build an empire of fuzzy cellular automata monsters! Herd hundreds of mindless subjects to smash your rivals' castles and steal their territory in this RTS inspired by Conway's Game of Life.

Tagged by players

Lemmings
God Game
Programming
Wargame
Automation
Real Time Tactics
Artificial Intelligence
RTS
Base Building
Tower Defense
Idler
War

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Automata Empire

66% positive of 48 Steam reviews

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Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Nonadecimal Creative.

About the game

Tagged by players

Lemmings
God Game
Programming
Wargame
Automation
Real Time Tactics
Artificial Intelligence
RTS
Base Building
Tower Defense
Idler
War

What players say

Recommended
This is excellent! I got to try a demo of it at PAX South a month ago, and I thought it was a cool concept, but I wasn't sure how well it would actually work as a strategy game. I can now confirm that it works rather well indeed! It's very different from any RTS I've played before. Instead of issuing orders to individual units, you're trying to shape an every-shifting pattern into something resembling an army. And,…
9.5 h played when written. 25 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Games mechanics are quite interesting. Takes a bit of time to get the hang of it, definitely one of those 'easy to learn, hard to master' experiences. Main gripe is the music track, there is only one, repeating track which while quite nice, will destroy your soul after half an hour. Game modes, difficulty settings, customisable number of AI per match, even an autoplay mode where you 'do not' play, but watch AI duke…
54 min played when written. 21 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Extremely basic game. I started a game on highest difficulty without going through the tutorial and was able to beat the game simply be eliminating all my own buildings. Any game that can be beaten without interaction from the player isn't worth any money or time.
31 min played when written. 17 found it helpful.
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