They Are Billions
Release Date: June 18, 2019
Strategy, steampunk, RTS, zombie, survival, indie games, Game Pass, EA Play, singleplayer
Steam
They Are Billions is a steampunk real-time strategy where we have to defend a human colony from hordes of zombies. It was developed by Numantian Games, creators of Lords of Xulmia: A Story of Gods and Humans. Our primary objective is to manage and upgrade our base. We will have to gather resources, build and upgrade buildings, create a power grid, and so on. Hordes of zombies are a constant threat that we will face.
Last Update: January 10, 2018
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Videos and Screens
[2:30] They Are Billions launch trailer
[1:42] They Are Billions trailer #1 (PL)
The main pros of the game
- Engaging Gameplay: Players find the gameplay fun and satisfying, especially the combination of tower defense and city-building elements.
- Visual and Thematic Appeal: The steampunk aesthetic and post-apocalyptic setting are praised for their creativity and immersion.
- Challenge and Replayability: The game offers a high level of difficulty that appeals to players who enjoy strategy and micromanagement, with many finding it rewarding to overcome tough challenges.
- Interesting Tech Tree: The tech tree provides various options, allowing players to experiment with different strategies.
- Campaign and Survival Modes: The campaign mode adds a sense of purpose and narrative, while the survival mode offers endless replayability with randomized elements.
The main cons of the game
- Punishing Difficulty: Many players feel the game is excessively difficult, with a steep learning curve that can lead to frustration, especially with the potential for long play sessions to end abruptly due to a single mistake.
- Lack of Save Mechanisms: The absence of a save and reload feature means that players must restart entire missions upon failure, which can be demoralizing after investing significant time.
- Unbalanced Upgrade System: Users report that the tech tree is poorly balanced, with certain upgrades being essential while others are traps, leading to potential soft-locks in progress.
- Repetitive Gameplay: Some players mention that the gameplay can become tedious and repetitive, particularly in longer missions where waiting for waves can feel drawn out.
- Quality of Life Issues: There are complaints about the lack of options to speed up gameplay, limited notifications for unit statuses, and a user interface that could be improved.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Difficulty Adjustment Options: Many players suggest the inclusion of difficulty settings or options to toggle the ironman mode on and off to cater to different player preferences.
- Save System Improvements: A more robust save system or checkpoints would significantly enhance the gaming experience, allowing for recovery from mistakes without restarting the entire mission.
- Respec Options for Tech Upgrades: Players would appreciate the ability to refund or reset tech upgrades, allowing for more strategic flexibility.
- Increased Variety in Challenges: Some users desire more diverse weekly challenges or additional campaign content to keep the game fresh.
- Improved UI and Game Mechanics: Suggestions include enhancing the user interface and addressing various quality of life issues to streamline gameplay.
Summary
- Overall, "They Are Billions" is viewed as a complex and engaging strategy game that offers a unique experience, but it comes with significant challenges and design flaws that can detract from the enjoyment for many players.
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GAMERS Score
Average score from 228 votes. 156 players anticipated the game.
They Are Billions Description
They Are Billions for PC is a steampunk real-time strategy game developed by Numantian Games, creators of Lords of Xulmia: A Story of Gods and Humans.
Plot
The game takes place on an alien planet that was colonized by the mankind a long time ago. This civilization is now on the brink of extinction due to a zombie epidemic. A couple of thousands of survivors has to find a way to survive in a world infested by billions of zombies.
Developers combined typical science fiction and horror elements with steampunk influences. Much of the game’s world technology runs on steam and its culture is similar to that of the Victorian era Europe.
Mechanics
They Are Billions for PC is a strategy game where action takes place real-time. We can pause the game anytime we want to give orders. Gameplay is quite different from what we can see in other RTS games. We will spend most of our time on managing and upgrading our colony. We will have to gather resources, build and upgrade buildings, and create an energy network.
Hordes of zombies are a constant threat that we will face. Numantian Games created their own game engine that allows the presence of even twenty thousand units on the map, each of them having its own A.I. Thanks to that, zombies can react to sounds, sights, and will try to avenge their fallen comrades when they will find their bodies.
Only one zombie is enough to infect the entire building. Not reacting quickly enough to such situations will lead to the infestation of our entire colony. We have to build defensive structures like watch towers and walls and recruit and trained mercenaries in order to keep our survivors safe.
Game Modes
They Are Billions for PC offers a single player campaign with all kinds of missions and a survival mode where we end up on a procedurally generated map and have to survive for 100 days.
Last updated on July 12, 2017
They Are Billions Summary
Early Access:December 12, 2017
Platforms:
PC / Windows June 18, 2019
PlayStation 4 July 5, 2019
Xbox One July 5, 2019
Developer: Numantian Games
Publisher: Numantian Games
They Are Billions System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 3 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10
Recommended: Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 670 / Radeon HD 7950 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10
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