Legions of Steel

re playing this one again after playing a demo of another game, which looked like it, but didn't play half as good, so loaded it back and so glad i did, just one of those games which at time of release didn't get the amount of player it maybe should have, it's like the 1988 spectrum game laser squad with more up to date looks and a better more modern UI, plays well and looks good, should have had a follow on or some more added to it, but can say that about many games now days, enjoy

This game looks way better than it plays The graphics are great, the cinematics are nice, the sound is... ok. But the game play and controls are terrible. 1. The game itself is a huge RNG fest. The best you can manage is a 66% shot at point blank range. It's really tedious to be missing so much with very little ability to improve those odds 2. It's a squad grid with 4 way directions. It's really tedious 3. The controls are horrible. You have to use RMB scroll, push-edge or keyboard movement is waaaay to big so you won't be able to see anything. And the controls are too clicky. I suspect it's a tablet port. It certainly feels like one. 4. The missions play more like puzzles than a tactical game 5. It's a poormans Templar Battleforce. It isn't even as good as Steam Marines. It's certainly no Space Hulk, which it's clearly riffing on.

This a mobile (Android) ported turn based tactical game with a sci-fi theme. Guide a small squad of soldiers around samey looking bases and kill the baddies. In a surprise to nobody, this mobile ported bundlemeat is garbage. The combat is dumbed down and the hit percentages are terrible worked out. Graphics, 2D awful shovelware tier that would have looked a bit underwhelming in the 1990s. That's not even the worst of it. Once more we see greedy mobile devs trying to screw over PC gamers. On Steam, this is a massive AAA $20 USD, on app stores, it's $10 USD. Mobile devs must learn PC gamers are not here to be gouged, and can't be expected to pay a premium for a mobile game just because it's been lazily dumped on Steam. The $20 price tag here is sheer comedy given the terrible mobile ported quality of this bundlefiller. For the same money you can get Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Monster Hunter World or Doom Eternal on sale. It's preposterous for Slitherine to consider this garbage is on the same tier as those kinds of games. But they do.

Legions of Steel is a methodical, old-school tactical strategy game that wears its tabletop roots openly and unapologetically. Developed by Studio Nyx and published by Slitherine Ltd., the game is a digital adaptation of a classic sci-fi board game, and it prioritizes deliberate decision-making, careful positioning, and probability management over spectacle or fast pacing. From the outset, it is clear that this is a title designed for players who enjoy thinking several moves ahead and who appreciate systems-driven gameplay more than visual flourish. The setting places players in a grim science-fiction future where humanity is locked in a desperate conflict against the Empire of the Machines. You command small squads of elite soldiers sent into claustrophobic, hostile environments to complete objectives ranging from survival and extermination to extraction and area control. The narrative framing is functional rather than dramatic, providing enough context to motivate missions without overshadowing the game’s mechanical focus. Story beats are delivered through brief comic-style panels and mission briefings, reinforcing the sense that this is a tactical exercise first and a narrative…

Really enjoyed this game, brutally hard but not overly complex and looks great.

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