Frozen Synapse (2011)

Mode 7

Android · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS

3.10 from 164 ratings

1829 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 875 backlogged · 18 wish listed

How long? · with extras 48h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Frozen Synapse is a thrilling PC, Mac, Linux and tablet (iOS/Android) strategy game. It brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre bang up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad. Classic gameplay with a modern interface!
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Details

Developers
Mode 7
Publishers
Mode 7
Genres
Indie, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Science fiction
Series
Frozen Synapse
Steam
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Release dates

  • May 26, 2011 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Rating distribution

5 stars
9
4 stars
52
3 stars
61
2 stars
31
1 star
11
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Community All Reviews Statuses

AllurinGirl

Review AllurinGirl 2/5 · Apr 18, 2016

Unintuitive

In theory, I love this game. In practice, I really just like the atmosphere and story context. The gameplay possibilities seem really deep, with every minute detail under you control in a meticulously planned 5 second turn. The problem is that there is just too much to pay attention to and the interface is not intuitive. You play trough the …

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In theory, I love this game. In practice, I really just like the atmosphere and story context. The gameplay possibilities seem really deep, with every minute detail under you control in a meticulously planned 5 second turn. The problem is that there is just too much to pay attention to and the interface is not intuitive. You play trough the tutorial and still come out of it not very comfortable with the planning commands. Such a deep game warranted a tutorial much more detailed and comprehensive than the one included.

Make no mistake, there probably doesn't exist a turn-based tactics game that gives you so much control of your units. If you dedicate yourself, I suppose this can be quite the game. I had glimpses of how much fun it can be when your plan comes to term. But I just did not feel like investing my time into it. I wish the game would be more intuitive, because that is the major letdown for me.

I have found my current fix for such a genre with Door Kickers

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