FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
Game
Game2021
CountryBalls Heroes
Developer Innominate Games
CountryBalls Heroes is a game where you get to play as your favorite Countryball. Become a legend by leading massive Countryball armies. Create your forces, build master-planned cities, gather powerful artifacts and prove that your Countryball is the most powerful. From the Steam store page
139 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Aug 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
95 positive · 43 negative
95% range 61–76%
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| Steam reviews | 95 | 43 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
1 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
365 of 472 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For this review I'm considering three things: 1) this is a new game (so bugs are expected) 2) the developers are indie so they might take longer to patch and update the game 3) if this game is on your radar you probably enjoy polandball/countryball meme comics. So, I want to start off with the negatives. Nothing I hate more than reading through a review, getting hyped for the good, just to see some stuff that's a deal breaker for me. We'll start off with bugs/design issues: SAVE GAME BUG…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The humour is pretty cringe and the unit rosters of factions are roughly the same. But, overall, it's a nice game to take on sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe everyone knows the Heroes of Might and Magic games. Well, swap out the legendary and fantastical creatures in that game for country balls(Polandballs) and you get this game. A slightly weaker, more incomplete version, of course. A great intro video as start The intro video at the beginning of the game is very well done, it fits perfectly into the world of the polandball comic. If that wasn't enough, we also get a little “steam life” feeling with Gaben, I mean, with Gabenball in that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not anywhere near as fun as the trailer made it look, really thought there was gonna be more to this. + Pros + Amazing idea that could make for such a great game + The heroes format is great for this theme + Auto combat - Cons - Barely any countries included in the game, just China, US, Russia, Poland and Germany. - The dialogue for 95% of the encounters are very basic unfunny stuff, "Me Russia, vodka vodka" type stuff. (Direct random example from the game: - China: "We have more types of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Polandball humor - HoMM3 vibes - Good price I rate it a perfect 5/7
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started the game. Watched the intro. 10/10 Will keep playing till the end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →poland cant into space but this game can. Its a blast 11/9
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Category Rating Description 🎮 Gameplay 3 A simple Heroes of Might and Magic clone, feeling like it came from the early 2000s 📷 Graphics 10 Brilliantly done in all areas, the overworld being the main attraction 🎧 Audio 3 Nothing special, although I did like the noises balls made 🤣 Humour 8 If you like politically incorrect jokes, and stereotypes don’t upset you, you’ll love it – Although it does get old 😔Overall 5.6 Not great, not terrible If you enjoy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I kickstarted this game and was looking forward to playing it as soon as possible, but I think both devs and we know the game's far from finished. So many quality of life problems, text overflowing from textboxes, bugs (units moving simultaneously, have to click 5 times to open city/esc menu etc)... No hotkeys! I'll keep an eye how the game will progress but at this state... Definitely not a finished product still. Pros are obvious: humor is good, music and visuals work well. P.S. Is the german…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its dead and a cash grab, do not even buy it, not even on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →developer abandoned the game, still full with game breaking bugs that prevent you from completing the campaign
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢁⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⡀⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⡆⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣼⣿⣿⠿⠶⠙⣿⡟⠡⣴⣿⣽⣿⣧⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣟⣭⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣴⣶⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻ ⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ +1 WAIFU ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →don't get me wrong, the game is fun, but there is this game breaking bug that stops my units from replenishing that makes it impossible to finish the campaign. So many wasted hours trying to get balls from the posts in the maps since my castles never got new heroes after weeks and weeks in game, I gotta give the thumbs down until this is fixed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →funny but jokes get repetitive very fast
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely could not recommend The game itself is fine, I don't know of any major bugs or glitches, but checking about the game has all been abandoned, either that or unbeknownst to me the devs are working on the game, but have refused to try to communicate or moderate things like their discord. Honestly in retrospect, it almost feels like a cash grab game, and maybe its not receiving attention due to the political jokes found in the game, and some sort of action was taken against them for it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a necessarily bad game, it just feels as if I'm being scammed buying it. It's definitely overpriced for the quality, which is why I will be refunding. It's okay but I have better games to spend money on.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally good new heroes game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was counting at least on extraordinary humor built on country stereotypes. All I got was trivial click and play that barely mimics heroes of might and magic from over 2 decades ago.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely shallow turn-based strategy. Very low quality all-round.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead game from low-skill developers, who just tryed to make money on mem balls
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was very excited for this game when it was first announced but what they offer you here is just an unfinished game with lots of bugs that has no indepth when it comes to gameplay. The Artstyle is the only thing you cant complain about but when not even the button to close a popup window work you ask yourself what they did work on since the demo was playable. Of all the Campaigns only two are playable who each take around 15 minutes if you take your time... The voicelines are repetitive in a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Making refund, this game is a joke (literally) Gamedesign of this game is on level of first game basically (which came out in 1995, just for you to know) with skill points system from 6 game thrown in. Even then, in 1 you had shipyards and boats to swim in water - I found no water or underground while playing myself and watching LPs - and in 6 all factions were having radically different skill trees for their own mechanic. Here factions have no unique mechanics and all skills are trivial (+ to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was quite a long wait and now it is here, it became a disappointment. I encountered a lot of bugs, it doesn't run smoothly eventhough it kind of should and there are a few things missing. It is not expensive but it looks like a flash game that was supposed to be free.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What I wanted: HoMM kind of game with fun to play. What I got: HoMM kind of game with no fun to play and low humor.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandoned bugged game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The cringe type of humour this game takes as a badge of honour just turned me off. Gameplay seems decent like the good old HoMM3 but all units look the same (balls with some minimal cosmetic differences). Graphics are serviceable but made it very difficult to see what's on the map and UI is not great (city screen is atrocious tbh).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A HoMM-like playing like a hybrid of 2 and 5, unfortunately this was released out of early access half-baked and full of bugs. Cannot confirm if it's abandonware or not, but last update was 2 years ago putting multiplayer in Beta DESPITE... Detection issues on map features. Go-to issues. Freezing at end of combat. Crashing to Desktop. AI Opponent freezing on turn (can't decide next action) Terrible AI at that which claims no map features A Broken retreat system Placeholder SFX Unspecified unit…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, I've played Heroes of might & magic for possibly a thousand hours through my life (Most of it before/ off steam) but at the moment this game has too many bugs, including one where saving ♥♥♥♥♥ up creature growths for that week. To what degree it ♥♥♥♥♥ them over can vary, It can destroy an entire week's worth, or just 1 group in 1 castle. I truly do not understand what causes it. Past that though, the lacking amount of magic wells (At least in the 2 campaign…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →absolute amazing game, i had supported the kickstarter but sadly teardown had released so i had to withdraw :( however waiting 2 years for this game was worth it, lots of missions that i didnt play yet 10/10, infuses one of my favourite things, countryballs into a game that is actually fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the thematic takes me back to 7-8 years ago on Krautchan's /int/. I used to draw some with Romaniaball too. If you're a fan of HOMM 3 you can't go wrong with this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a delightful mix of strategy, humour, and lighthearted fun that keeps me coming back. The concept of playing as a country ball is unique and entertaining, and the design is simple yet charming. The game is bright, colourful, and has personality. The animations are smooth. All and all a good game and worth buying despite there being a lack of updates. A solid 7.2/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's funny, but not as funny as the comics. The game itself is irritating -- it's too much like HoMM to be easily enjoyable or easily learned. Tutorial is kinda broken -- it repeats the text after save and load regardless of whether you read it before. In short: great idea, implementation... meh. Refunding. Might send some money directly to the publisher though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn't recommend this to any fan of the Heroes Of Might And Magic series. While the premise is fun, the content is lacking... the skill tree is a joke. Music? What music. There aren't many maps, only one campaign and the factions have very similar progression. Overall this is a nice skeleton, but it's not a game... it's a proof of concept. i'm not even gonna mention the bugs and the crashing. Overall if the dev would add more campaigns, balanced skill trees, unit upgrades, artifacts that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s meme game, true to overall idea of PolandBalls. And its problem is that it has a good base with nice looking art but just no content to fill it. Balls are different in two/three stats and it supposed to make completely different units. Germany feels similar to Russia, UK to Poland. Most special units are neutrals or summons. Spells are underwhelming, skill tree is mess, artefacts are this game’s equivalent of “+1 to dmg”. And on top of that as given with meme games there are “funny”…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CountryBalls Heroes, developed by Innominate Games and published by Games Operators, is a peculiar blend of parody, strategy, and internet culture that aims to deliver a humorous twist on the traditional turn-based tactics formula. Inspired heavily by the long-running "Polandball" internet comic style, the game places players in command of various anthropomorphized country representations, each drawn as a ball with stereotypical traits, accents, and personalities. What initially seems like a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Discount and Meme-y Heroes of Might and Magic 3. If you adore Country Balls like I do and are in search of a chill and fun hour here and there you can literally not go wrong with this. I want to explore all the Factions and find all the little memes but as for now it has been well worth the 10€ it asks for.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warning the game is not multiplayer by LAN or IP. It is mentioned in the detail from steam, but they surfed on the similitude with Heroes of Might and Magic.... :( I requested for a refund. I'll play Hotseat with a friend and edit my comment later on. :S ================= AFTER PLAYING HOTSEAT ===================== Ok I previously warned in my review about the game not being multiplayer except Hotseat. But the Remote Play Together feature from steam will allow an almost LAN experience.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game makes my balls great again!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heroes of Might and Magic Clone with memes, only enjoyable for a couple hours. The humour wears off quickly, and gameplay is not interesting. Seems to be abandoned. Minor bugs: Items not auto-equipping, Terrain blocking access, Uncollectable items, Fighting-AI sometimes stupid, Bugged achievements
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Polandball can into space :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its Heroes of Might and Magic but with country balls, memes, and great political humor. 10/10 I high recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice idea and quite funny game for anyone who likes the Countryballs and HoMaM series. :-) Right now (2021-11-28) it's still more likely Beta version, but devs continue with patching the game, so we'll see in a few months. I hope they find most of bugs they can. Anyway, for me it's still worhs for the invested money.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an old Heroes 3 Fan, CountryBalls Heroes was a must buy for me. Graphics are nicely drawn, animations are ok and the music is nice too. Nothing spectacular, but not bad either. I like the basic idea of HOMM 3 meets political incorrectness and the game has humor and charme. I got some chuckles here and there. The gameplay is 100% HOMM 3, but a bit simpler and more shallow. You build your base, ride around the map with your hero, fighting for resources, producing more units until you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its so stupid that its good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →too many bugs, the game feels overall like a very low quality game and the jokes arent even that funny - at least not enough for me to keep playing it. oh yeah, ai is much worse than in heroes 3, even on the max difficulty. not sure why this game has so much positive review, clearly doesn't deserve it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun game, if you have free time to spare or to clear your mind/head. Unfortunately, it is not for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mom:what you doing sweetheart? Me: nothing just playing with balls. Mom:WHAT???
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Long time waited, sadly developers thought that kickstarter would raise houndreds of thousands, but it's good enough for it's budget!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Content is dull and repetitive, jokes aren't funny either
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i normaly dont really write reviews but this game is actualy a fun little strategy game to play after a long hard day at work , other strategy games are almost always hard to play when tired this is a fun alternative with a great sence of humor. and in this day and age i can not stress enouph how important humor is when most big devs are bussy trying to signal to the woke anti-fans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was hard to tolerate playing. One of the big reasons for this is the lack of contrast/seperation in the visuals. Everything is deep solid colors, The UI is clunky and confusing, it is just hard to figure out anything, especially without tooltips when I played. There's so much info and you don't know what any of it means. The whole visual experience needs a lot of cleaning up. The humor is crude and based off of exaggerated stereotypes of various countries around the world. Most of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no Magic in this game. Better play first HOMM from 1995, much more tactics and enjoyment.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fine game, funny and relaxing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best countryballs game ever.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →does the game as good as homm 3? nope. but it is has same charm. Good game for it's price. Gonna keep playing while waiting horn of the abyss release new factory update. :D thx dev. I vote you guys for sit back and relax award.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like graphic and visual style - reminds me a bit HoMM2. Really fun game with some silly and charming balls. Overall worth your time and money. I have only three complaints though: - skill trees should be more unique for each faction. Even giving each race one unique tree or special talent would be enough - not enough scenario maps. Max players count is 4 and even then its only two such scenarios - Korwin being ultimate unit for Polish faction left a bad taste in my mouth. Im okay with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Funny game with some minor bugs. Good for some nice laugh but nothing else.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Usaball and Iranball campaign is coming?
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