Posted on: November 16, 2023
AltinGavranovic
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A hidden gem! Turn-based heist simulator
Can't believe this hasn't had any reviews. It is a real joy to play and captures brilliantly the feeling of planning a heist, having things go wrong and escaping in the nick of time. I highly recommend it. Think of it as a stealth-focused x-com and you won't go far wrong. Invisible Inc is an obvious influence as well (though I haven't played that so can't compare the two.) The basic idea is that you're a thief with a ghost companion. Each mission is divided into two parts. First, controlling the ghost, you scout out the building you are about to rob - figuring out the location of the guards, loot and so on. Then, controlling the thief, you go in and do the heist. As the ghost, you can take your time and getting seen by guards only teleports you back to the starting area. As the thief, you're racing against the clock, as each turn ticks up a counter that makes the guards more aggressive. Getting seen by guards ticks up the counter as well, and staying in their cone of vision means insta-death; staying hidden is essential to success. Helpfully, the game shows you where any guard you can see is going to be next turn, and what direction they will face. You also have abilities like bonking a guard on the head or turning yourself briefly invisible, but these use up one of your two actions (each action can be used to either move or use an ability, in classic x-com style.) Abilities have long cool-downs or limited uses per mission, so using them tactically is important. Each mission has an item you must steal to win, plus optional loot. There's locked doors, which require finding a key, levers that open doors elsewhere on the level, teleporters, etc. etc., making each level a complex puzzle. The game has 25-ish levels that are hand-designed (rather than procedurally generated) and a basic but serviceable story unfolds over the course of the campaign. There's about 30 hours of playtime here. I'd recommend playing on hard if you are used to turn-based strategy games.
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