Atlas Reactor Reviews

Want a game where you have to actually work as a team?Then this is it.Literally one of the best team strat games I've ever played in my life.The community is welcome to new players and the few that are toxic are a rare occurence,which is good if you're just getting into it(cuz let's be real who wants to start a game for their first time and deal with rude people that aren't caring that you're a noob)If you liked X-Com and you like MOBA games such as DOTA or Heroes of the Storm you will love this game due to it being a hybrid of the two genres.I say it's a hybrid due to the 4v4 turn based combat,which is very innovative.

Was really suprised by this game. Easy to get into, high skill cap, fun, unqiue characters. Was a bit worried about people playing but queue times are pretty comparable to popular mmos. Plenty of little challenges to give rewards for grinding games. Every game plays out unqiuely and I've enjoyed every match I've played.

Love MOBAs, but don't have adderall induced Korean level reflexes? This game may be for you! Outwit, and outplay your opponents in a simulataneous turn based 4v4 Deathmatch, and remember "If it tingles, it's working! If it burns... It's working!"

Been playing since open Alpha and stayed with it until Season 4 and even getting involved in the competitive scene of Atlas Reactor, I have to say I enjoyed the game. The game is nice and relaxed for the most part and even though it is a turn-based game, it did not feel slow at all and everyone get to lock their move simultaneously. Some might say it is a chess game on crack, or even a battleship game. I definitely enjoy anticipating opponents movements and and the satisfaction when your prediction hits is amazing. Not to mention, this game has great community even though it is a little small compared to other games but all the friends I met since Alpha are cool and friendly bunch. Of course there is few rotten eggs here and there but a game won't be great if it only have good things :) All in all, I love this game, even though I am taking a break from it but I can see myself coming back to play it again in the future!

Back in the days of X-com and Master of Orion I was in heaven! Turn based strategy games were all over the place and life was good! Unfortunatly we turn based strategists are a dying breed and every once in a while we get somthing good, Final Fantasy Tactics, Advanced Wars etc. But there was never really a NEW game out there to quench our thirst for thinking, and not that RTS garbage. I even tried playing League of Legends for 3 years. *shakes head* Atlas Reactor is a game that we have all been waiting for. 4 v 4 deathmatch turn based strategy. Each turn you have ten seconds to plan your next move on a grid board. Your character can attack and move on one turn. The nice thing about this is when you planned your move and your turn is done, so is everyone else's turn, and everything happens at once in the end. Flashy new age graphics, with added quirks like taunting animations when you pick a move, makes this game grow on you. It is free to play in the sense. They have a couple of characters on rotation every week. Each month so far is a list of objectives like killing 200 opponents for bonus xp. Daily missions are also added. You gain xp to lv up your account. Each lv you gain a loot box with skins, taunts and stuff to customize your profile. Your characters can also lv up to give you character specific loot boxes too. Plus each character's set of abilities are customizable too! If you want to play ranked or unlock all characters you can pay 30 bucks to buy the game and play all characters whenever you want. No character is OP or too strong, and in 4 months I have been playing 3 new characters have been added. So the community is strong. All in all, try it. If in the first 3 matches you dont like it, play somthing else. But if any of my fellow strategists out there are anything like me, you will shell out the 30 bucks gladly!

I'll admit, I first got this after the Overwatch open beta ended, and I was craving more of the same. At first glance it might seem similar if you ignore ALL the information about the game. Fortunately, it was an entirely different game, and has become one of my absolute favorite surprises in a long time. This is a turn based tactics competitive strategy game. First to five kills, 4v4, but you can make custom games which change up that formula. This a purely PVP game, with no PVE aspect (unless you play with bots). You move on a grid and on each turn you have twenty seconds to decide what to do. Within that time frame, you can see your team mate\'s moves but not the enemies. After the twenty seconds, all turns play simultaneously in a specific order of operations. It ends up playing like a very animated game of chess. Your whole team may plan to attack one person, but before the attack phase is the dash phase, and if that enemy dashes all your teams attacks will still play out, each one missing the shot. Which could place them in a bad spot, or maybe another enemy accidentally dashes into someones line of fire and gets killed. The strategy of the game is not the abilities or perfectly placed shots, but correctly guessing your opponents next move or two. This is not a twitch game, which is refreshing. I'm not against twitch games. I've played those my entire life and they are my favorite genre. But this is a nice change of pace. Seeing your team mate's choreographed moves executed as planned and out-smarting the entire team is one of the best experiences I've had in a competitive game in a long time. I cannot get enough of this game even in this state and I sincerely hope it does well once it comes out. It needs more players. No pay to win. Microtransactions are only for cosmetics and taunts. Free updates and characters for everyone. This scratches an itch I never knew existed. [Edit] They have added a free mode, similar to other games with a couple free freelancer rotations and some other restrictions. They actually removed some of the loot box restrictions upon feedback from the community. They have been very active in adding new freelancers since release. I remember at least five new freelancers from when I got the game, with another one just being teased around the corner. Their community support has been phenomenal.

I'm not usually a fan of pvp based games so I was a little skeptical going into this one, however after a few rounds I was completly won over. I don't want to do a super long review, but I do have 3 things I'd primarily like to say: 1. The turn based system is great. This doesnt lead to any real down time, you have enough time to make decions, but not enough spare (if any) to let your attention wander. All the action is both exciting to see play out as well as important to keep track of. It does mean that there's never any wasted time as from turn 2 you can start gunning down the enemy, plus you don't get lost in a sea of confusion where multiple players powers are going off simultaneously so that you can't tell whats going on. 2. All (or at least most) of the characters are fun to play and varied enough to keep them interesting. Often in games like this where you are set a challenge or daily, it used to annoy me as I'd have a favourite hero I'd want to play to death. Here however it's a nice bonus as I'm already regularly swapping between different freelancers by choice. Another thing that's nice to see is that despite their differences every freelancer seems more or less equally balanced. Some characters work better together than others, but I never see a freelancer in a match and think "This is going to be an easy/difficult match" 3. The paywall. It doesn't exist. I've seen a number of reviews hating on the game for having the nerve of wanting to cover their costs, maybe even make a profit. Firstly this game charges you quite fairly. It doesn't try and micro transaction you at every corner, you are essentially playing a trial version, which if you enjoy you can purchase and get full access to everything, which seems entirely reasonable to me. Secondly if I was strapped for cash or not enjoying the game, I just wouldn't have purchased it. As I said before the characters are all interesting and they are the only thing worth mentioning you are locked out of if you haven't paid, but that's okay. Each week you get a rotation of free characters just like in loads of other games like this, the main difference being that everyone gets their own unique selection. This is great because it means that not everyone is playing the same few guys in every match. There is no way to unlock heroes with points or in game currency, but given the game doesnt try and make their money by throwing micropayments at you then that's fair enough. The game didnt have to offer itself for free, it could have simply been for sale at it's current price, but they generously give you the chance to give it a go without paying. In a way I almost regret buying it in so far as now that I have every character, it's harder to decide who to play each match. I'm glad I did though as I'm only too happy to support the devs who made this excellent game. All in all this is a superb game and I would urge anyone to try it out, it deserves much better than the "mostly positive" it currently has.

[b] TLDR: Atlas Reactor is fast chess on drugs. 11/10 would recommend. [/b] I was never great at games that required great hand-eye coordination or quick mechanics. That's why I resorted to playing games that were more strategy oriented or turn-based. That's why I gave Atlas Reactor a shot and have loved it ever since. What do you do in game? Well, you've got 20 seconds to make your decision (with no RNG involved). Your decision involves: 1) choosing a skill to use 2) choosing a direction to attack/run 3) choosing a square to move to 4) predicting which enemy will stay/leave 5) predicting the potential damage you're about to take 6) ..the list goes on (unsurprisingly) Eventually, you would start planning and predicting moves further and further ahead as you'd be facing more skilled or experienced players. The feeling of euphoria when you outpredict and outplay your opponents is something that you have to experience. With the variety of Freelancers to choose from and the varying playstyles and proficiency of your teammates/opponents, [b] every game of Atlas Reactor is different [/b]. Now that the game is going F2P (you can unlock Freelancers with in game currency), you should definitely give the game a couple of rounds. Maybe even join the Reddit and Discord community. We're always here to help :) -seenyou

It's like DotA's concept with XCOM's gameplay and Borderlands' graphics. It's like chess, but with guns and blades. Edit: Admittedly the payment model is not at its best. Think of it like this: the free version is only a demo for you to get a taste of the game, and if you really enjoy it, pay $30 to grab the full game. At its core this game is still B2P, much like other recent game successes such as Overwatch [strike]and Battleborn[/strike]. Personally I am okay with the free version except the inability to join ranked games. The free rotation system seems annoying at first as I really want to play Helio [strike]with his hammer[/strike] but I cannot get him, but then I found the other freelancers also interesting enough to get me keep playing. The core XCOM-like gameplay is solid, and if you are really into this kind of strategy game, the free version should keep you playing for hours and hours. [strike]I have been playing this non-stop plz send help[/strike] It sure does leave a sour taste in the mouth as I could never get to play the locked freelancers (still waiting for the weekly rotation reset), and piling 20 boxes in 12 hours but [b]could not open them all without WAITING A MONTH[/b]. But seeing myself enjoying this game very much, I am probably going to pay for the full game sooner or later. I don't see much room for a P2W situtation in a strategy game so I guess this is safe. Except this is Trion. They could always come up with something evil that you don't see it coming. I am going to pay for the full game now and I am probably going to regret this in three months. [h1]Conclusion: Game is great, price is good, Trion is not.[/h1]

I just saw this game in my library again. Its sad that it is gone, it was such a unique game. I loved to play it, but since i hadnt many friends that played it as well, i couldnt play it often. I miss this game, there was and still is nothing like it. I really wish you bring the game back, or at least do it like Dreadnought (i think) and give the server software out to fans, so they can play their favorite game.. This would be great. 11/10 would love to play it again