Master of Command

Item: Master of Command
Rating: 88
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-29

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Summary

Highly engaging and deep hybrid strategy roguelike gameplay.
Superior alternative to traditional Total War games.
Addictive and replayable multi-act campaigns.
Difficulty and balance concerns noted by players.
Repetitive core gameplay and limited battle maps.
Missing multiplayer and other core features.

Emotions

Satisfaction35%Excitement15%Frustration8%Disappointment7%Hope6%

Reviews (sample size): 516
Helpful reviews: 74%
Unhelpful reviews: 26%
Protest reviews: 1%

88%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
12%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1222
Negative points: 429
Gameplay points: 281
Perf. points: 11
Rec. points: 183
Misc points: 143

Point	Description	Importance
Highly Engaging & Deep Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game's addictive nature, high replayability, and engaging core mechanics. The blend of challenging, satisfying gameplay and unexpected depth makes it a standout title, often exceeding expectations for an indie game. Importance 78%	Players consistently praise the game's addictive nature, high replayability, and engaging core mechanics. The blend of challenging, satisfying gameplay and unexpected depth makes it a standout title, often exceeding expectations for an indie game.	78%
Superior Total War Alternative Description Many players view the game as a significant improvement over or spiritual successor to historical Total War titles, particularly Empire and Napoleon. It offers a more enjoyable gameplay loop, better AI, and a fresh take on historical RTS battles, filling a void left by other franchises. Importance 77%	Many players view the game as a significant improvement over or spiritual successor to historical Total War titles, particularly Empire and Napoleon. It offers a more enjoyable gameplay loop, better AI, and a fresh take on historical RTS battles, filling a void left by other franchises.	77%
Addictive & Replayable Campaigns Description The campaign mode is a major highlight, offering a dynamic and challenging experience with high replay value. Procedurally generated maps, varied encounters, and faction differences ensure that each playthrough feels fresh and engaging. Importance 28%	The campaign mode is a major highlight, offering a dynamic and challenging experience with high replay value. Procedurally generated maps, varied encounters, and faction differences ensure that each playthrough feels fresh and engaging.	28%
Appealing Art Style & Optimization Description The game's visual presentation, with its unique and charming art style, is well-received. Despite being an indie title, it boasts good optimization, running smoothly even on lower-end machines, and features appealing hand-drawn elements. Importance 24%	The game's visual presentation, with its unique and charming art style, is well-received. Despite being an indie title, it boasts good optimization, running smoothly even on lower-end machines, and features appealing hand-drawn elements.	24%
Impactful & Tactical Combat Description Combat is described as immersive, tense, and highly tactical, with every decision carrying significant weight. The game excels at portraying line and shot warfare, requiring strategic thinking and micromanagement to achieve satisfying victories. Importance 16%	Combat is described as immersive, tense, and highly tactical, with every decision carrying significant weight. The game excels at portraying line and shot warfare, requiring strategic thinking and micromanagement to achieve satisfying victories.	16%
Impressive Indie Development Description Players are consistently impressed by the game's high quality and polished feel, especially given it was created by a small indie team. The clear passion, vision, and responsiveness to feedback from the developers are frequently praised. Importance 10%	Players are consistently impressed by the game's high quality and polished feel, especially given it was created by a small indie team. The clear passion, vision, and responsiveness to feedback from the developers are frequently praised.	10%
Strong Demo & Community Engagement Description The demo successfully hooked many players, generating excitement and leading to purchases. The developers' responsiveness to feedback from the demo phase significantly contributed to the positive reception of the full release. Importance 9%	The demo successfully hooked many players, generating excitement and leading to purchases. The developers' responsiveness to feedback from the demo phase significantly contributed to the positive reception of the full release.	9%
Focused & Streamlined Experience Description The game benefits from a focused scope and streamlined design, delivering a concise yet deep experience. This approach, combined with a fresh setting and unique mechanics, allows for continuous improvement and potential future content. Importance 7%	The game benefits from a focused scope and streamlined design, delivering a concise yet deep experience. This approach, combined with a fresh setting and unique mechanics, allows for continuous improvement and potential future content.	7%
Positive Recognition for 'Master of Command' Description Players frequently refer to the game as 'Master of Command' (or similar variants), highlighting its strong identity and the impression it has made as a solid, refreshing, and well-executed strategy title, often calling it a 'Game of the Year' contender. Importance 7%	Players frequently refer to the game as 'Master of Command' (or similar variants), highlighting its strong identity and the impression it has made as a solid, refreshing, and well-executed strategy title, often calling it a 'Game of the Year' contender.	7%

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