Punk Wars

Different societies reinventing technology in a completely different direction, with different power sources. Brilliant retrofuturism and postapocalypse synthesis that feels like Mad Max, Fallout, WW2 post-apo and Victorian era post-apo mixing on a single 4X map, having its distinctive vibe. Every unit and building has its style and the map itself is interesting by having different height levels joined by passages instead of just a flat wasteland, which feels and looks nice.

This game has a lot going for it. Its a refreshing turned based strategy, I love the inclusion of steam and dieselpunk. It is however lacking in several areas. This game would benefit greatly from procedural map generation and more customizations for startup. This game would also benefit from options to speed up any aspect of the game that the player deems necessary. Research should be a tree, allowing the player to focus on how they want to evolve their military. The core of its problem in my opinion is how slow it feels, even for a turned based strategy, its slow. The game seems to emulate the experience of a economy management system like Civ, but barely manages to include it. It all honestly feels more like a hindrance in its current state. The same could be said for the technology researching. Then there's a happiness factor as well, which I believe doesn't actually work as intended. I built and improved several buildings meant to keep the people happy but nothing affected that counter/meter. Altogether too much time micromanaging. The combat is engaging, I wasn't able to satiate myself. I believe any method to allow a player to engage combat without being forced to wait per…

At first the game may looks like Sid Meier's Civilization. It is NOT. DO NOT BUY this full price. Buy it like when it is 1.99 or else you will regret it. Storyline it is very shallow. There isn't any depth at all. The story bits may keep you interest it for awhile but the rest is very mediocre. The gameplay is very similar as Sid Meier's Civilization. So it is easy to learn.

Okay, so I spent € 1.75 for this - and it is not worth even that. It is a very poorly balanced 'build units, move them in an excruciatingly slow manner to wherever they are needed, then spend four hours to fight an enemy base because attacking buildings takes forever, fail, try again while your own base gets stuffed with ridiculous amounts of buildings to keep your population happy'- type of game. Boring as *expletive deleted* and frankly, I dunno what the developers were thinking when they played their own game. Who enjoys a game that plays about as fast as... well, something very, very slow.

This game is optimized HORRIBLY. The graphics and pacing are nothing special. On a somewhat dated hardware setup though it is constantly maxing out my GPU - a feat that Baldurds Gate 3 does not accomplish. The moment the game launches, even in the main menu, my pc turns into a roaring heater, to a point where I was wondering if this game secretly farms bitcoin. Uninstalled immediately.

Punk Wars, developed by Strategy Forge S.A. and published by Jujubee S.A. in collaboration with Strategy Forge itself, is a post-apocalyptic strategy game that blends turn-based tactics with 4X-style empire management in a world where industrial ideologies have replaced nations. Set after civilization’s collapse, four rival factions—Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Atompunk, and Steelpunk—emerge from the ashes, each representing a different vision of technological survival and progress. Their war for dominance unfolds across desolate cityscapes filled with crumbling ruins, toxic wastelands, and scarce resources, all of which must be controlled and exploited to ensure survival. At first glance, Punk Wars captures attention with its ambitious mix of mechanics and its unique aesthetic premise, but beneath that creativity lies a game that, while conceptually strong, struggles to balance its systems and sustain momentum over time. The premise of Punk Wars is simple yet compelling. Each faction embodies a distinct ideology and approach to rebuilding society, not just in visual design but also in gameplay structure. The Steampunk faction relies on mechanical ingenuity and mobility, fielding airshi…