Menace

Mechanics

The Impetus Cruiser is the player's HQ, serving as means of transport, orbital support and a place to rest. This makes it necessary to upgrade and customize it, so it provides us bonuses fitting our playstyle.

Since we're the primary commander, we must decide ourselves which distress calls we'll respond to, when will we strike and how much resources we'll use. The choices we make affect our relationships with the local factions. Doing favors for arms dealers will bring us better equipment, working with shipbuilders will upgrade our ship, etc.

Starting off, we must rely on our marines, but soon they'll be joined by mercenaries and even criminals. Equipment - such as weapons, war machines, tanks and mechs - can be acquired in combat or purchased on the black market.

Combat is turn-based. Since we're often outnumbered, good tactics matter a lot. We must make use of the environment and react to the changing situation on the battlefield, flanking enemies and choose our equipment well.

The latter matters a great deal - would we rather have a mighty tank or an agile mech? Should we equip our infantry with heavy armor to make them sturdier, or additional accessories to have more options in combat? Every choice has pros and cons - we must balance them well to come out on top.

Our squad leaders help a great deal, but they all have different, often contradictory expectations and aspirations, their opinion of us affecting the soldiers' performance. We should therefore get to know them well, select them in various combinations, upgrade them and make sure they don't die.

Technical aspects

Menace only features a singleplayer story campaign. The missions are procedurally generated, making each playthrough unique.