I remember playing this game as a kid. It was probably included on a CD from a computer games magazine. But I wasn't able to finish it back then. When I recognized it here on GOG, I thought I might give it another try. Unfortunately, I was immediately put off by the extremely limited zoom settings. You have to constantly scroll to see where to go and what to do. Fortunately, this was easy to modify, so you can find my zoom mod on modDB. For the review of the game itself: +/- It's more puzzle-solving than strategy (which is neither a plus nor a minus for me). + The concept of building your own mechs is fun (chassis + weapon + booster = many possibilities). - There's a buggy mission (Terraflux/Brainpower 12) that can't be completed as intended (also fixed by my mod). I have no idea how this got through the official release. - There are very few quality of life options (waypoints cannot be set, hotkeys cannot be changed, ...). - Some inventions that you can buy from your assigned scientist are pretty useless (e.g., the one that supposedly lets your mechs survive with 1% of their hit points after destroying a base is not working at all) - Some chassis and weapons are also pretty useless. Snails and Cubes are far too slow and expensive to ever be viable, Antigravitons and Propellers getting destroyed from a single shot while moving, and Whirlwind being bugged, as it can't even push units into acid or water areas like Magneton can. + The Alien Weapon Booster, found in certain missions, offers great strategic options. In some cases, it not only increases a single mech's damage, but can also modify its weapon in interesting ways: For example, Disruptors can drive enemy mechs mad and attack anyone nearby (which probably went unnoticed, as it was bugged - also fixed by my mod), Force Fields can move without breaking their link, or Magnetons can instantly kill mechs they push against walls.
Since Incubation is an old favorite of mine, I created an overhaul mod for the 25th anniversary. If you are interested, you can find the download and detailed information about the free mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/incubationtimeisrunningout/mods/1
