Overland
Do not let Overland’s cute polygonal look fool you, this tactics game is tough. But therein lies the satisfying feeling of triumph that Overland’s so good at producing. Part strategy game, part roadtrip survival sim, Overland is a grueling trek across post-apocalyptic America where subterranean aliens threaten your ability to simply refuel your car, which you need to maneuver to the end of every stage in order to succeed and live to see another day. Because there is such a scarcity of things in the apocalypse, Overland is much more about making the best of a constantly shitty hand than ever growing into some all-powerful brute that wipes the floor with any challenge. It’s a different take on a strategy game that I don’t think got a fair shake when it first came out, but you can fix that by picking up Overland for $8.
