Rebel Inc: Escalation Reviews

Utterly Enjoyable Simple but hard to master Better than Plague Inc in my opinion.

I had originally played this game on phone back in 2019. I stopped for a pretty long time because I couldn't understand what this game was trying to do. Then I decided to try again on steam during a sale last year and sort of the same roadblock when it comes to progression. Then I started trying to learn it, it's hands down my favorite strategy game ever made. It reminds me of a war room board pushing the pieces and passing initiatives but the game is actively fighting against you on the level of the board itself. It's like a children's play set where you have to play within its rules and once you find out how everything works, there's nothing else like it. This game has real care put into it. The attention to detail on some of the initiatives, the hidden quirks the game doesn't say but you find out with every loss, and the soundtrack makes it one of a kind. They didn't have to go this hard on a game soundtrack about moving pegs on a board. Definitely recommend, especially on a sale

It is a decent game, but if you played it a couple of times - hell, even once - then you've seen all it has to offer.

Really fun strategic level political wargame. I don't know why this has a "casual" tag on steam, because it's about as hardcore number crunchy/overlapping systems as games come. Very addictive and enjoyable.

Great puzzle game that just keeps one engaged and wondering how the systems interact and what other potential solutions are there uncovered. It is very much advised not to look up any resources online on this. The coop is great to play as well.

Basically conservatism the video game. Player choice is non existent.

from the name I originally tought you would be the rebels, but you are not. there is no political freedom and the only path you can really take is the idealist liberal path which is boring. but as a game its a pretty good one

Its a fun game but gets old fast, you can use the same strategy to win pretty much every mission. would be better as a free game

Same strategies if you want to win, and if you manage to keep peace on the map, the game will just throw random enemies across the whole map to make you fail. Repetitive.

It's not a bad game, but sadly, it wasn't really enjoyable. While the graphic is nice and it has a nice atmosphere, it just feels too shallow. For a simple mobile game, sure, it could be alright - but not for players used to more complex games within the same (or similar) setting. The gameplay is derived from Plague Inc.; it's easy to learn, hard to master. But in Rebel Inc., it somehow feels off. One of the biggest fun factors in Plague Inc. was crafting a specific, horrible disease. Here, you simply go for the most efficient "perks" and have to focus heavily on corruption and military (Corruption rises very quickly, and the anti-corruption perks are a must-have. Also, you have to fight the rebels sooner or later and coalition troops are only available for a limited time. Because of this, you're forced to prepare national troops, which require a lot of time and money. There's really no way around). There's not much variety in how you can play. After just 1.6 hours, the game already felt repetitive. I felt forced into a single playstyle, and fighting back the rebels felt more frustrating than fun. While it's not a bad game, there are simply too many other - and better - games out there to justify spending money on this one.