Battle Brothers is a challenging turn based strategy #RPG mix for #Linux, Mac and Windows PC. It is being developed by +OverhypeStudios and is in pre-alpha stage right now. The gameplay is inspired by such classics as X-Com: UFO Defense and Jagged Alliance. Take on the role of a leader of a band of mercenaries and adventurers on the hunt for treasure, fame and legendary artifacts. As you journey onwards, an epic scale invasion unfolds that leaves nothing but burning rubble in its wake. You and your Battle Brothers emerge as the people’s last hope to unravel the source of the invasion and strike at its heart. Will you turn out to be an able commander using cunning tactical outfits to emerge victorious, or will you fail miserably sending your men into a futile bloodbath? It is up to you, but be careful – every decision matters.
From the game’s Steam Greenlight page:
The game consists of a strategical layer, or worldmap, and a tactical combat layer. On the worldmap you can choose where to travel next in order to find places worth looting, enemies worth pursuing or towns to resupply and hire men at. This is also where you manage, level up and equip your troops and chose the next target of your traveling party. Once you move close to an enemy force or potentially dangerous place you will switch to the tactical combat map where the actual fighting takes place. Both the worldmap and the combat maps are procedurally generated so no two playthroughs will ever be alike.
If this sounds like your kind of thing as much as it sounds like my kind of thing, there’s an early combat demo available for those who want to discover what the fighting might feel like. It’s obviously just a thin slice of what the trailer outlines though.
Given that it’s an indie game and thus far incomplete, does that mean that a Kickstarter campaign is just around the corner? Over at IndieDB, the team said back in March that they are aiming for early access. We don’t have a problem with Kickstarter, but it’s nice when a few games do not make it a de facto part of their development plan.