This game is really one the largest grand strategy games out there, while Hearts of Iron 4 can be finished within a night, Victoria 2 within a few days, and modded total war and Xcom in a week, a single campaign of Terra Invicta falls within xcom/total war (About the length of Xcom... I wonder why...) depending on your goals, priorities, and efficiency. As many others have said, its learning curve is probably one of the highest games I (and maybe you) have ever played. I've had this game since release but after trying it for 2 hours at release, I've never had the courage to play it until now.

I don't think there is really a comparable game out there that matches the scale of this game. I'm REALLY DUMBING IT DOWN but in terms of the overall game type, I'd say it is similar to total war in which you manage your resources to build armies and expand************* (lots of caveats in how this works, but again thats almost the general principle. Though I've never played it, the scale of the game reminds me of The Campaign for North Africa (search it up on wikipedia). And thats what the game feels like when you first launch it.

Now while the learning curve is indeed really high and does indeed look terrifying, I don't recommend reading or watching guides first since you'll get lost trying to understand the terms/content said guides. I recommend just jumping right in, reading the pop up tips, and once in a while opening the codex. This will give you a general idea of how to play. From there on you slowly learn as you play and enjoy the game until you realize you've been hilariously outmatched when the aliens arrive since you didnt know much besides managing your councilors, nations and bases.

This is where you expand your learning further and can start reading/watching guides. This is because jumping straight into the game forces you to learn a somewhat basic understanding of game mechanics and thus allows you to actually learn better from the guides.

I definitely think this game is worth it so long as you put the time into it and are somewhat patient. It being an early access there are a few things I'd like them to improve upon, some being
- Better way to manage/view outposts you own (there may be a way, but I havent found it yet)
- Game performance, being such a grand game im surprised it runs fairly well but there are times when loading an asteroid or moving back to earth will freeze up the game for a few seconds.

Besides those of the top of my head, I really do recommend this game, if you have a handful of hours in games like HoI4, Victoria 2, EU4, give it a try and support the developers, they really have made such a unique game .

This game is really one the largest grand strategy games out there, while Hearts of Iron 4 can be finished within a night, Victoria 2 within a few days, and modded total war and Xcom in a week, a single campaign of Terra Invicta falls within xcom/total war (About the length of Xcom... I wonder why...) depending on your goals, priorities, and efficiency. As many others have said, its learning curve is probably one of the highest games I (and maybe you) have ever played. I've had this game since release but after trying it for 2 hours at release, I've never had the courage to play it until now. I don't think there is really a comparable game out there that matches the scale of this game. I'm REALLY DUMBING IT DOWN but in terms of the overall game type, I'd say it is similar to total war in which you manage your resources to build armies and expand************* (lots of caveats in how this works, but again thats almost the general principle. Though I've never played it, the scale of the game reminds me of The Campaign for North Africa (search it up on wikipedia). And thats what the game feels like when you first launch it. Now while the learning curve is indeed really high and does indeed look terrifying, I don't recommend reading or watching guides first since you'll get lost trying to understand the terms/content said guides. I recommend just jumping right in, reading the pop up tips, and once in a while opening the codex. This will give you a general idea of how to play. From there on you slowly learn as you play and enjoy the game until you realize you've been hilariously outmatched when the aliens arrive since you didnt know much besides managing your councilors, nations and bases. This is where you expand your learning further and can start reading/watching guides. This is because jumping straight into the game forces you to learn a somewhat basic understanding of game mechanics and thus allows you to actually learn better from the guides. I definitely think this game is worth it so long as you put the time into it and are somewhat patient. It being an early access there are a few things I'd like them to improve upon, some being - Better way to manage/view outposts you own (there may be a way, but I havent found it yet) - Game performance, being such a grand game im surprised it runs fairly well but there are times when loading an asteroid or moving back to earth will freeze up the game for a few seconds. Besides those of the top of my head, I really do recommend this game, if you have a handful of hours in games like HoI4, Victoria 2, EU4, give it a try and support the developers, they really have made such a unique game .