A lot of folk are comparing this to say Crusader Kings but with an XCOM coat of paint. Which on the surface level, that's what it looks like. But it's not. It's more XCOM then anything else. It's the kind of game that'd I say the best way to describe it, is to pick it up and play it your self.

The game does have a tutorial if you play as the resistance, now it is a text tutorial (meaning you'll do a lot of reading) but it is worth it. However, if you're more of a visual learner, I would recommend the Youtuber PerungamingAU, he has an amazing step by step play through as Humanity First. It's also edited down to cut out all the down time so it's quick too.

Now my thoughts on the game? I love it, this game is so far everything I wanted XCOM to be (outside of tactical combat) the feeling of becoming a shadow organization that slowly takes over the world to lead it to a better future just really sparks that dopamine rush.

My only complaints are about the UI, specifically the way assigning missions and such work, it feels like a mobile game. I wish the game had more right clicking features, say you right click a country and a drop down of options appear etc.

Same goes for building orbitals. Gosh I wish there was an undo feature, the amount of times I accidentally the wrong module and have to waste precious boost and extra construction time to swap it out really irritates me.

There's a game I played called "They Are Billions" that has a feature that if time is paused and you delete a building you placed down, you get fully refunded without wasting anything. But, if you accidentally un-pause and construction starts, then you're penalized for messing up. I would love to see that here.

TL;DR: Game is nothing like Crusader Kings, the aesthetic is amazing, UI feels like a mobile game but is still workable. You may need to watch some online guides to learn it.

A lot of folk are comparing this to say Crusader Kings but with an XCOM coat of paint. Which on the surface level, that's what it looks like. But it's not. It's more XCOM then anything else. It's the kind of game that'd I say the best way to describe it, is to pick it up and play it your self. The game does have a tutorial if you play as the resistance, now it is a text tutorial (meaning you'll do a lot of reading) but it is worth it. However, if you're more of a visual learner, I would recommend the Youtuber PerungamingAU, he has an amazing step by step play through as Humanity First. It's also edited down to cut out all the down time so it's quick too. Now my thoughts on the game? I love it, this game is so far everything I wanted XCOM to be (outside of tactical combat) the feeling of becoming a shadow organization that slowly takes over the world to lead it to a better future just really sparks that dopamine rush. My only complaints are about the UI, specifically the way assigning missions and such work, it feels like a mobile game. I wish the game had more right clicking features, say you right click a country and a drop down of options appear etc. Same goes for building orbitals. Gosh I wish there was an undo feature, the amount of times I accidentally the wrong module and have to waste precious boost and extra construction time to swap it out really irritates me. There's a game I played called "They Are Billions" that has a feature that if time is paused and you delete a building you placed down, you get fully refunded without wasting anything. But, if you accidentally un-pause and construction starts, then you're penalized for messing up. I would love to see that here. TL;DR: Game is nothing like Crusader Kings, the aesthetic is amazing, UI feels like a mobile game but is still workable. You may need to watch some online guides to learn it.