Chromosome Evil

I only recommended this game only if you bought it on discount the concept is really awesome, but the execution is just plain bad the difficulty is WTF, the change between ez, norm and hard is barely visible the biggest problem is that in later stage of the game, the hoard became impossible to manage u have to save and reload until you got perfect start of the first 5 day for the later campaign to feels right, otherwise it felt forceful and unfair, usually this kind of game (that was done well) will able you to compensate the early mistake by doing micros in-game, but this one is just about having everything done right in the first place. If you did something wrong, you are probably cooked. Still, the core idea is awesome

How was this game released in 2022 and doesn't support a functional resolution for 4k monitors? Everything is way too small. No resolution options. Only fullscreen or window modes. No zoom options. Only an option to increase text size. The largest is just about okay, but nowhere near something one would consider big. I tried a command line to run the game in 1920x1080, but then had the classic problem of the in-game buttons being misaligned with mouse clicks. And no, I don't want to change my desktop resolution. Thanks, I choose life.

Awesome little game. It's the only thing to scratch the same itch as Strain Tactics, an incredible tactical shooter with a similar premise from five years earlier. While Strain Tactics is a more varied, polished, and overall a larger game, Chromosome Evil is a very worthy low-budget companion to it, it makes perfect sense they're bundled for sale here on Steam. I will be honest; if this game looks interesting to you, I have to recommend Strain first - it's a similar concept with a larger feature-set, including a rich morale system, more NPC activity, and more features overall. I mean no insult to Chromosome Evil, I suspect they'd agree, but you should absolutely play both games. If you're short on money, Strain will give you more for your coin - if you're just eager to play this kind of rich tactical horror and you have the patience for a series without burning out, though, get all four games and play Strain last as the finale =) In short, Chromosome Evil is a really horrible road-trip across a ruined country. Each run you attempt will begin simple, with parasitically infested zombies slowly harrassing your scavenging runs - but you'll soon unlock research and development, impr…

panic, right click, panic, right click, repeat

6/10 One can see the development, that the series has made since this first game. This one is too undercooked for me though.

I want to enjoy this game, I really do. Have great idea, atmosphere and presentation, in this old flash game style. Gameplay is ok and game provides you selection of choices and endings. But gameplay loop suffers from layering of mechanics that ruin your run. Every run starts with story prelude that blocks your game mechanics for few days. You spend resources on everything from shooting to do many actions like upgrades or recruiting characters. Resources are in random generated locations that cost AP to visit, AP that is limited at start and bound to location upgrades and research that is another resource to pay. You cannot also grind using AP every day since game has day limit before game over. Amount of resources is random and so map based on type or region and location you visit. One bad map ends your run. New characters have pre-selected weapons that are make or break compering to starting gear. Also to unlock endings you need engineer and medic that are also random from AP costing action. Without them you lock yourself from tactical options and proper victory. You spend resources to spend resources to maybe gain resources/characters to roll yourself to story missions and win/…