Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest

Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest is one of those strategy games that looks almost too simple at first, but I ended up finding quite a bit more to it once I understood how everything works. The basic idea is that I am sending swarms of ships between planets and trying to take control of as much of the galaxy as I can. There are no huge technology trees or complicated armies to manage. I am mostly looking at the map, judging where my ships are needed and trying to expand faster than the other side. That makes the game very easy to understand without making every decision completely meaningless. The speed is probably what I like most about it. Matches are designed around quick decisions rather than long stretches of waiting, so I can go from having a small group of planets to fighting over a much larger part of the map very quickly. I have to decide when to attack, when to reinforce a planet and when it is better to hold back. Sending too many ships in one direction can leave another planet exposed, so even though the controls are basically just mouse commands, I still have to keep track of what is happening across the map. I also like how the planets themselves create different tactical…

They have a weird subscription based cosmetics model where you have to pay daily/monthly to even pick your team color, which is kind of insane. On top of that, you get "free" currency in game, but you have to purchase currency to get the free currency that you already unlocked/gained, otherwise you can't use it.

Petty sure online people cheat!

Great little PVP twitch game. Love that they keep it simple.

An okay strategy game it's free .

Don't bother. The games MP is dead, and there are WAY TOO MANY people who play the game on 2 separate systems at the same time, meaning they simply farm wins. Its boring.