It's sorta like a turn based Dawn of War.

The game is easy to learn, difficult to master. It's deeper and more complex than it may seem at first, at least when you're thinking about optimizing strategies.

Factions are fun and varied.

Some people made mods that add a lot of value to the game. Normally mods are something I wouldn't include in a review out of principle since the game has to be good on its own in my eyes, but there's a mod in particular that adds real production value to the game it would otherwise be lacking (voices for the units).

My small gripes are that weaker units and pretty much all infantry lose their value over time, you just build the biggest units available, there's not a lot of benefit to having a balanced force, though there are some specialists and you do usually keep your veterans around since units don't train very quickly.

The other small gripe is that once you start winning you rarely come across any tactical or strategic challenge, you usually just steamroll from there on because of how map control and infinite resources work (you don't 'mine out' parts of the map). Getting to that point is still fun though and wiping your enemies off the map with superior forces is too even if it loses the challenge.

It's great fun to play with or against friends too.

It's sorta like a turn based Dawn of War. The game is easy to learn, difficult to master. It's deeper and more complex than it may seem at first, at least when you're thinking about optimizing strategies. Factions are fun and varied. Some people made mods that add a lot of value to the game. Normally mods are something I wouldn't include in a review out of principle since the game has to be good on its own in my eyes, but there's a mod in particular that adds real production value to the game it would otherwise be lacking (voices for the units). My small gripes are that weaker units and pretty much all infantry lose their value over time, you just build the biggest units available, there's not a lot of benefit to having a balanced force, though there are some specialists and you do usually keep your veterans around since units don't train very quickly. The other small gripe is that once you start winning you rarely come across any tactical or strategic challenge, you usually just steamroll from there on because of how map control and infinite resources work (you don't 'mine out' parts of the map). Getting to that point is still fun though and wiping your enemies off the map with superior forces is too even if it loses the challenge. It's great fun to play with or against friends too.