Armoured Commander II

The best roguelike for people who wanna get an ulcer. :)

The perfect level of gameplay complexity and graphical fidelity for a tank sim.

One of the more outstanding turn-based tactical games that came out in the twenties. [i]AC II[/i] somehow marries the unmarriable. It is simultaneously: [h2]1. A deep part-wargame, part-RPG roguelike (true roguelike).[/h2] Factors that you will have to consider to play this game truly well: [list] [*]Your crew stats [*]Your vehicle stats [*]Ground quality [*]Terrain [*]Weather [*]Morale [*]Ammo availability [*]Support availability [*]Reinforcement availability [*]Odds of sniper fire for purposes of opening the hatch for easier battlefield assessment [*]How deep into the current offensive operation you are [*]A specific model of a hostile unit (be it a vehice or an AT gun). Because you have to know when to run [/list] [h2]2. A coffee-break game.[/h2] Because: [list] [*]None of the above is neccessary to play the game casually. You will learn it all naturally and quite quickly. [*]Controls are simple to the point of being simplistic. Especially by true roguelike standards - those like to take advantage of your entire keyboard. An hour or two in you'll start hammering in commands at the speed of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinoviy_Kolobanov]Zinovy Kolobanov[/url]. [*] Very concise gameplay chunks. Every offensive is broken up into days which - depending on opposition - may take from five to twenty minutes. [*]A simple DnD-inspired RPG system for your crew. You increase stats - which open access to game-changing perks. [*]For those who don't want to lose progress upon death, the dev has created a fate point system - upon a potential hit against your avatar, you can expend one to guarantee a miss. They are in short supply, of course, but it makes the whole experience somewhat more forgiving than the roguelike standard. This system becomes particularly important if you go for large campaigns (or, of you dare, whole war). [*]The ASCII graphics are a boon. First, they give you perfect readability. Second, they abstract the war just enough not to take it too seriously. Third, they don't diminish your dread when a giant red question mark hobbles from beyond the map's edge and suspiciosly stops next to a group of wooden houses. [/list] Together it creates a formula which can rival deck-builders in addictivity (which is part of the reason I played it so little - this thing can drain your life away if you don't terminate the process with some prejudice). [i]Armoured Commander II[/i] [b]truly[/b] doesn't distinguish whether you're a military history buff in their hermitage or a UNICEF volunteer in need of a quick fix in between the round-the-clock toil amidst the Great Lakes (the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Great_Lakes]other Great Lakes[/url]) - its hatch is open for all.

It's kind of rediculous how fun this low-fi game is. It really shows that sometimes you really don't need fancy graphics (or sounds) to have a cracking game. And in this case it's also crammed with content to explore.

Still outstanding. This is a game I can come back to again and again, and it sucks me right back in.

Amazing game.

My favorite Simcade for tanks. Endless replayability, challenges with rewards on discord, engaging community and an endless roster of tanks, scenarios, dynamic campaigns and units. Definitely one of my top 3 favorite all time games! Oh, did I mention it works flawlessly with a controller and stramdeck? Its just perfect.