This game is a turn based tactical strategy simulation where you manage a team of mercenaries in a semi-open world. Each mercenary can be customized in terms or look and equipment. They gain experience from battle and have customizable stats and abilities. Each company you create has its own background and evolving story. Each choice you make slighlty changes how you play each company and how renowned your company becomes in the game world. Gameplay has a steep learning curve where 'losing is fun.' The curve can be flattened quite a bit if desired as there are many commmunity guides on optimial ability/skill trees or map seeds. There is a vibrant modding community with a handful of total conversions as well as quality of life changes. All DLCs are worth the money. They add more company backgrounds, more items, more mercenaries and more quests.
