1971 PROJECT HELIOS

• Steam user Steam user …3462Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2020

  This is my first game review on Steam only because the I strongly believe that this game is not what it says it is. I just reached lvl4 in the game and, honestly, I feel I've had enough. Let me be very clear on this: it is not that this game lacks polishing, it lacks everything. The combat couldn't be more simplistic - it is just walk and or shoot, and there's absolutely NO tactical element to it. No customization. No engagement with any of the characters. (There ain't even a graphic setting…

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• Steam user Steam user …4501Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2020 · 1 h played

  TLDR: A clunky very badly designed game which you should not play for many, many reasons After playing for 1 hour I already don't want to play anymore. Moving the characters outside of combat is really clunky and boring. In addition the Objectives are all hidden in some corner, blending in to the background as much as possible. I spent about 10 min to find a random can that I had to pick up, hidden in a corner looking like about 10 other cans in the adjacent rooms. The combat is also very…

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• Steam user Steam user …4902Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2020 · 3 h played

  I was badly waiting for somenting new in the xcom genre and bought this game in preorder because was so good looking and promising. Disappointed after the very first steps in the game... Again, we're given an incomplete game... more, it's seems an experiment of some sort where your patience is put on test. Movement is ridiculus with WASD only and the fixed camera (4 views) that add challenge to a boring and repetitive fight system that only consists in walk and shoot, with cover giving 50% of…

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• Steam user Steam user …7304Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2020 · 1 h played

  This game just comes with too many deal breakers for its price point. It's difficult to combine a simple engine with the tactical genre and this really didn't succeed. This game feels like it was trying to be the next Wasteland or Shadowrun but falls flat without the RPG elements, and the sense of progression that comes with it, but also penalizes you by making the start of every combat pre-scripted. Your characters will always begin in a pre-determined spot no matter how or what angle you…

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• Steam user Steam user …8818Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2020

  I cannot advise you strongly enough against buying this game. I was lucky enough to receive a refund after playing it briefly. It's a tactics game consisting of instanced combat. The game is literally just a loop of: "walk to next area - do simple fight - walk to next area". This game is shallower than a puddle, spend your money elsewhere.

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• Steam user Steam user …3024Steam reviews · Jun 28, 2020

  Dont waste the money in this game, totally simple combat, bad history and horrible gameplay camera. Without basic content like graphic options, im so dissapointed with the game as tactical turn strategic player

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• Steam user Steam user …4910Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2020 · 2 h played

  Follow our curator for similar games https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/ TBS XCOM lite + skill tree - depth = 8 people join forces to explore various locations and tactical encounters with a common goal. Battles are fairly straightforward and could use a bit more depth.

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• Steam user Steam user …4745Steam reviews · Oct 24, 2020 · 2 h played

  1971 Project Helios is an interesting turn-based strategy game with some nice RPG elements based on the eternal winter scenario. The combat system is based on the classical strategy grid, with some fresh tweaks, like the Fulgor use. Read the full review: https://turnbasedlovers.com/review/1971-project-helios-review/ My gameplay video: https://youtu.be/DkONFGu3tIM

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• Steam user Steam user …0596Steam reviews · Jun 18, 2020 · 7 h played

  A title that could serve as a welcome to new players to the strategy 3D turn-based combat. Encounters are short and sweet, requiring a decent amount of strategic thinking, without reaching desperation or those odd "I'm lost" moments. Story is quite engaging, and the characters that go along with it are charming and interesting. Recommended!

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• Steam user Steam user …5028Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2020 · 2 h played

  Nice TBS game in the vein of the XCOM series, with a focused and strong narrative, excellent soundtrack and a combat system that is simple compared to other titles in the genre but still poses a challenge. All in all a great addition to any strategy fan's library!

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• Steam user Steam user …3741Steam reviews · Apr 24, 2022 · 12 h played

  There is much to be enjoyed in this game, so I won't give it a negative. But really, a game with no map, awkward camera angles and no zoom? No positioning before starting a battle, and on top of that the enemies have top positions, leaving you exposed or half covered and nowhere to run. Frequent battles with several snipers or officers that focus on and instakill your weakest character. But, it can be done... I got stuck in a room on level 7, completely overpowered and no cover. So I googled it…

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• Steam user Steam user …9724Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2020 · 13 h played

  Really interesting approach to the TBS genre, not as hard as XCOM but still quite challenging. The characters and the evolution of their relationships are interesting and tloved the setting, can't wait to know more things about its universe! Even though some battle songs were a bit too intense, the music in general is charming and matches well with the environment. The fulgor mechanics are very interesting and grant an extra level of depth to the game. If you are looking for a lighter…

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• Steam user Steam user …8848Steam reviews · Jun 18, 2020 · 1 h played

  The graphic, the setting and the scenario is very nice. But after nearly 3 hours of gaming i must say the fight system is boring as hell... You do everytime the same thing. No looting, leveling or other exciting stuff you can do so far.

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• Steam user Steam user …7220Steam reviews · Oct 3, 2021 · 6 h played

  Not a bad game, but it's buggy and there are better games worth 10 euros. The gameplay gets boring after sometime.

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• Steam user Steam user …1507Steam reviews · Aug 30, 2025 · 7 h played

  ENG A very poor and boring game; even if they gave it away for free, the price would still be too high. PL Bardzo słaba i nudna gra, nawet jakby rozdawali ją za darmo to i tak cena była za wysoka.

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• Steam user Steam user …3491Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2020 · 20 h played

  I just have finished the game. Is easy to see that the developers have given everything to make this game a very good one. The plot is incredibly good, the mechanics agroup all what you wish and even more in a strategy game, and the levels are really immersive (I love the cold effect in the screen). I really recommend to play it, this game absolutely deserves the price that it has.

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• Steam user Steam user …8406Steam reviews · Jun 14, 2020 · 16 h played

  New game, one of my favourite genres - tactical and post-apo. Sounds nice, right? First impression was medicore. Where is skills? Inventroy? Why battles are so not random? But second impression was better. Inventory was introduced later, same as skills (but this is connected). What was good from start - rather heavy dramatic plot, it is not sweet and nice game :) Pros: - World, although it should be more shown to us, more lore in notes, books, dialogues. - Characters are interesting, with…

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• Steam user Steam user …1081Steam reviews · Apr 10, 2021 · 25 h played

  good games it hard games 8/10

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• Steam user Steam user …1590Steam reviews · May 4, 2024 · 13 h played

  A good and intense indie!

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• Steam user Steam user …6467Steam reviews · Jul 16, 2022 · 12 h played

  Turn-based, squad-based tactical game - mighty appealing to me! And yet, having played this through, I can't recommend this game for anyone, not with clean conscience. The terrible control system, the linearity, the...uhh..."story", the rudimentary inventory and pathetic pixel-hunting for "documents" which have no bearing on the "game's"...uhh..."story", the necessity of mucking about with the "skill trees" (more like weeds, trees might suggest something larger) because the "game" does…

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• Steam user Steam user …9705Steam reviews · Dec 4, 2021 · 3 h played

  1971 PROJECT HELIOS is not a good game, its problem is a lack of important components: - there is no setting for graphics in menu - there is no character voice - terrible music - combat is boring, cannot loot dead bodies - ankward camera and character control This post-apocalyptic setting deserves much more care and effort to be an enjoyable game.

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