Godhood

If are searching for a game where can hurl lightnings and fireballs all the day, sink Atlantis or turn Sodoma into ashes, that is not Godhood. Yes, the player is a divinity of some sort, but his action are for the most indirect, in the form of hints/commands given to a small selection of disciples tasked with the conversion of pagans. And there is beauty in this approach, as much as in the "click-fests" of Populous II or mouse-mangling of Black and White: if the latters are the "RTS" of god games, Godhood, with its relaxed pace (but good rhytm), plays more like a turn-based grand strategy game. Indeed is turn-based: each turn the player is allowed to perform a number of actions, of various kind but mostly directed into strenghtening the disciples' bond and faith, before a "sacrament" (a sort of battle of wits and strenght between the selected disciples and the heathens) takes place. As in grand strategy games usually the battles are automatically solved by the AI, likewise the player is a mere observator during the sacrament, and the disciples are left alone to prove their faith. And as in grand strategy game, the whole point is not the battle itself, but how the "army" comes to be committed; under this regard Godhood does a very good job for being a rather casual game (at least, the current release), with plenty of options. Now, being the game still in development, I would like to see in the final release -interactions between the disciples (e.g. bonds and rivalries) -the possibility to try the disciples, and punish/reward them accordingly Also, feel that the balance is too much tilted toward physical damage: breaking skulls has been always an excellent argument to end a debate, but for the sake of gameplay a less "realistic" approach would not hurt. Overall, Godhood is, so far, a very nice and relaxing casual game, with the possibilty to turn into a more "serious" one in the final release and an outstanding art direction (better than a lot of AAA titles)

I bought the game with the fifth update. Right now it's a fun little team management game. I really enjoy the different gods and their developement trees. They give it quite a bit of replayability. I am rating it 4/5 since it is a bit short so far. The game ends about halfway through. The biggest challenge is the beginning. It is pretty easy once you have the right setup for your city. But I guess that is something that will change once new updates get released.

This is a good, focused studio that makes good, focused games. You are a proper god in this game, not just a diegetic device standing in for the player character. I would urge you to ignore a good number of the In Dev reviews, as this game has seen SIGNIFICANT changes in its development, and has improved greatly. A good game, a good team, and a good time.

I have to admit this surprised me. Maybe I was a bit lost, just wanting to buy SOMETHING to fill the emptyness within me. Before I knew it I was a god founding a religion based on generosity.... and suddenly I have disciples with giant spoons that attack their targets yelling "Hungry?" or "Relax and enjoy our gifts of food!" (Relax, while I blunder you into oblivion using this spoon! GIANT SPOON. SPOON. I'm a bit lost (well, after half an hour) about when why what happens. But that can happen. I seem to have a limited time to level my little tribe up, then we go on a mission and "gently" (did I mention the giant spoon?) try to convert stubborn humans that don't quite see we've got the best religion ever. I do like the clean look, this game feels like it's done with tons of love, I'm having fun, could imagine it would be a good game to stream, as well.

It's no longer in their promo material, but originally they said we could set up our people to worship what ever we wanted them to worship, even cats. So I bought the game, but there was nothing but a two-axis model based on sex and violence. When I asked the devs if they were going to add more themes later, they responded with puzzlement. I can see why now, watching the release trailer. Sex and violence was all they had to sell, in cartoon form no less. I'm sorry now that I contributed in any way to their effort.