Age of Steel Recharge

Here’s a summary of Age of Steel: Recharge — what it is, how it plays, its setting, and what people think of it.

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What is it

• Title: Age of Steel: Recharge (Steam Store)
• Developer / Publisher: Quaint Emerald (also linked with Pirozhok) (MobyGames)
• Release date: January 6, 2016 (Steam Store)
• Platforms: Windows PC, also Mac versions available. (PCGameBenchmark)

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Genre & Style

• It’s a 2D strategy / tower defense style game, viewed from the side. (Steam Store)
• You act as commander of a military base (“the Alliance”) defending against waves of enemies (“the Opposition”). (Steam Store)

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Setting / Story

• Near-future / post-apocalyptic with depleted resources. Civilization is collapsing, wars are constant. (Steam Store)
• Two main factions:
  1. The Opposition — which wants to destroy the old world / civilization and build something new without war or tyranny. (Steam Store)
  2. The Alliance — formed by remnants of the older countries to protect what remains (knowledge, civilization), and to resist the Opposition. (MobyGames)

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Gameplay

• There is a campaign mode with 14 levels. (Steam Store)
• Also a Survival mode, where you face endless waves of enemies. (Steam Store)
• You can build and upgrade your base: unlock new units, turrets, support powers; upgrade defensive & offensive capabilities. (GameTop.com)
• You use a variety of unit types: tanks, aircraft, ships, plus defensive structures (turrets etc.) (ModDB)
• Boss fights are part of the challenge. (GameTop.com)

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Technical & System Info

• Minimum requirements are quite modest:
  • OS: Windows Vista or newer (Steam Store)
  • RAM: ~2 GB (Steam Store)
  • Graphics: something like NVIDIA GT / GeForce 256 or equivalent, low-end GPU works. (PCGameBenchmark)
  • Disk space: under ~300 MB (240-286 MB depending on version/platform) (Steam Store)

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Reception & Pros/Cons

• Reviews are mixed to somewhat positive. On Steam many users like it; some criticism is that the mechanics are somewhat simple, and some design choices are questionable. (Steam Store)
• One quote from a critic: “An interesting strategy game that wastes its potential with some simplistic mechanics and strange game design choices.” (Metacritic)
• Another said: “…fun for a few hours, polished… but might not keep you coming back for a long time.” (Metacritic)

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