Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

The Game grew on me, in the beginning its a bit hard, but once you get the hang of it, its absolutely awesome! In my opinion, it captures the Tabletop Game quite good, which hat also very in-depth rules of itself. Absolutely recommend this game!

The game runs butter-smooth, even on my hardware from 2011-2016, which I'm using to play this @4K with everything on ultra. Regarding the gameplay, it's an adaptation of the minis tabletop game. People giving 1-star reviews because they assumed this was going to be Homeworld with a W40K skin should've at least read the product description before buying, let alone watching gameplay/reviews. Also, yes, the gameplay looks EXACTLY like the screenshots... you just need to use the middle mouse button to zoom in and pan the camera around. Now, the game is an RTS in a 2D plane in which you control a small fleet of ships in short, to medium-length battles. The strategy relies on optimal positioning and knowledge of each ship's weapons and skills, as well as split-second decisions regarding the ship's movement and operation. You get to upgrade the commanders of these ships and the ships themselves, and the campaign, while it won't change your life, it's super enjoyable. That being said, it's a game from Tindalos Interactive, which shows primarily on the sound quality. The voice acting and UI is good, the jankyness of its AA developer's DNA leaks into the quality. For example, voice tracks are awfully compressed both in file size, and in mastering. It sounds like they used a landline telephone to record the voices and SFX, and then used a compressor to flatten the volume differences. The sound as a whole is noisy but lacks punch, and it's almost devoid of bass or depth. In short, if you saw gameplay and thought it looked cool or fun, you should definitely get this game and the sequel as both are enjoyable spectacles. You can safely skip the DLC on this one since it's just two campaign-less factions that only work on skirmish and multiplayer modes.

I actually enjoy this one more than the sequel, though I only play the single player campaign. This game is very approachable for more casual RTS fans. The graphics still look great in 2024. The story, sounds and voice acting are all great and creative an immersive experience. Question: in the grim darkness of the far future, why are all torpedos dumb??

Story, feel, looks and immersion are all great here. Little redundance here and there but in total one my favorite space tactical games

The second one is far supperior. But if you want the story of this game, it is good, get this one as well.