Разработчик: Mokus
Описание
Kepler 42-C. A faraway planet of little significance. At least, it was until a malfunctioning drone crashed into its ocean, forever altering the course of life and inciting a battle to claim the planet, one microorganism at a time.
Claim vital positions to replicate and mutate into seven specialized units, such as the fast and vulnerable Scout, the explosive Kamikaze, and the life-draining Leach. Press your enemies for weaknesses, outflank their ambushes, usurp their bases, and amass an unstoppable swarm to overpower your adversaries.
This is more than a battle for your survival. It’s a fight for all life to come.
- Fight to claim the planet in an 10-hour, single-player campaign
Available as DLC, the single-player campaign takes you on a journey to claim the planet and teaches you everything you need to succeed in multiplayer. Only the single player campaign is paid in BOID - everything else is free. - Create the perfect skirmish with bots and four difficulty levels.
Bots allow for easy practice in multiplayer matches. - Go online with ranked, unranked, and private 1v1 matches.
Featuring a full-on league system - The more you play, the more your list of Friends & Rivals grows.
BOID keeps track of your opponents for easy challenging - Create custom maps to share, and subscribe to your favorite creators.
A fully functional level editor allows you to create your own multiplayer maps - Color blind mode for heightened game accessibility.
- Super easy to pick up gameplay, no base building to worry about - it's all about mutation and classes
- Rock paper scissors style class system. Do you go for the heavy/strong/slow units or for the fast/weak/rush ones?
- Twitch Integration for multiplayer matches
Поддерживаемые языки: english, ukrainian
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 and up
- Processor: 1Ghz and up
- Memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Graphics: Works fine on integrated laptop graphics, but you NEED Direct X 10
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: A working one
- Additional Notes: This game runs fine on low end devices, tested with core2duo laptops w/ integrated videocards.
Отзывы пользователей
Boid is a nice little game for in between with little game depth! Maybe a bit too easy ...
A nice concept, but very sloppy execution.
You control swarm type units and use them to assimilate and eliminate the enemy. You have places where base units are produced and these can be converted to other units for a rock paper scissors advantage. Main problem is controlling the units and their behavior. Controls are very clunky, movement and positioning isnt easy. The behavior of your units is also very inconsistent. When you position your units they may or may not decided to attack the nearby enemy. Sometimes they dont retaliate when youre attacked at all. Such bad control and bad Ai ruin the game.
Playing the campaign there are several types of mission. The puzzle types, where you need to use a limited number of units correctly or the eliminate enemy ones, where you need to produce the right amount of units to defeat the enemy. Sometimes you have a goal, like escort or gathering a certain amount of base units at a building. Variety is decent, I must say.
Story seemed kind of weird and the presentation element is simple.
The main selling point of this game is the gameplay. And its tedious. Thats why I wont recommend this to the majority of people. It turns into a slog for the most part due to the bad controls and weird AI.
This was for singleplayer, by the way. I dont know how the multiplayer is, but I doubt the issues are better there.
4/10
This is the best puzzle game in my mind what I have ever played my my life. The little green and red things reminds me of DNA what it would look like inside my or your body. It is very challenging when you try the DLC single player campaign. I am saving my money for another Steam card and I will spend it on the DLC of Boid because that is how much I love the game. If it is O.K. try on the next update to the game Boid if you can try and change the color of your team. Please try and put that on the next update. This is the best puzzle game I can ever play in my life.
Odd game i dont understand it at all.
But im giving it a positive review as the music was good and it was free.
Keep up the good work on these games.
Really looking forward to the Hello neigbour game you guys are bringing out.
BOID is a great game with nice looking graphics, it is highly tactical and competitive, but easy for anyone to get into.
Positives:
Simple but fun
Great looking
Good to play with friends
Negatives:
Networking is a little glitchy at times
If you don't have friends it will be hard to find a game since there aren't many people online most of the time.
Good game. I'd love to be able to recommend it to people who enjoy rts style games. However, for the second time since buying this game I'm having major issues with it. It no longer loads the game despite having tried the same fixes as before. My software and hardware are up to date, all requirements arev met but I am once again unable to play this. I may be one of the few who are experiencing problems but still, as much as I've gone through to play this, I can't say I would recommend this game until they fix this issue. I loved the game when I could play it. Great graphics, smooth gameplay on most maps, only issue came from overpopulation of bots on custom maps. It's not a bad game. Just has bugs that still need to be worked out.
So imagine you're playing another RTS game, like, say, Starcraft or Command and Conquer.
Then strip away the detailed sprites, the intuitive and responsive controls and the intricate map. Done? That's Boid.
What I mean is that the game designers have opted for a graphically simplistic RTS. And while it still looks good in it's way (kind of like neon sperm.... who doesn't like that?), it creates it's own set of problems:
The minions move in swarms, which makes it difficult to distinguish between different classes of minions. Not that unit diversity is really noticeable anyway, but still....
The way point "dots" can be difficult to click on and move for some reason.
There is no way (that was made apparently by the tutorial at least) to hotkey select groups of minions... you can only select them by class, which makes directing your forces an exercise in frantic click-and-drag motions to separate and direct them accordingly.
Add to these issues the fact that the AI is INSANELY fast and proficient in making an enormous force in about 10 seconds, while you're still desperately trying to drag the first way point to the predetermined spawn point.... the game becomes boring and repetitive very quickly.
I got this from a bundle on the sale, so wanted to try it out
Multiplayer only, which was a surprise, and something to keep in mind.
Did not get much gameplay, considering I couldn't stand the lag issue with my mouse, I'm not sure if this is a problem with my specific setup, but since I can run Fallout 3:NV and similar games that are pretty heavy, this smaller game shouldn't have this problem..
From the very little I saw otherwise, I would definitely give this game a try, were it not for that issue. As it stands though, I can't play it, so no recommendation unless you can handle mouselag and/or it's not an issue any longer
I have just spent several hours with Boid, a simplistic 2D RTS that has you take control of several amoeba like organisms in underwater cavernous environments and pits you against an equal foe located on the other side of the map. Brought to us by indie developer tinyBuild Games, also known for the satrical "No Time To Explain".
The idea is simple, take over all control points on the map before your opponent can. Control points are broken into two basic categories, spawn points that slowly spawn new troops up to a maximum of five at a time, and evolution points which allow you to morph your creatures into various upgraded forms, like a strong crab like creature, a long range laser canon, and speedy scouts among other variations. You are tasked with controlling your flow of new units while strategically choosing which path to take and which upgrades to use and balance everything accordingly. All actions are controlled by a simple click of the mouse, and a side panel gives you a brief summary of units available, and selected, and you can use waypoints to help automate some of your troops to specific defense points or upgrades to capture.
Both offline and online modes are already included in the most recent build. The offline version features a fairly good A.I. which can challenge new comers to the game and is a good way of getting acquainted with most of the unit types, and general gameplay. Multiplayer of course is where a game like this shines, as adapting to a human player's differing strategies and changes of pace are where the real challenge and fun is. With the recent addition of leagues, and ranked play, you can easily lose hours to Boid.
Graphically Boid's 2D graphics are simple, yet colourful and make it easy to identify unit types by their shape, as well as identify enemies. Winning and losing spawn points is shown graphically by quick flashes of light on the screen to give you a quick clue that you may need to investigate elsewhere. The submerged aquatic setting is full of life, and the lighting effects give great depth on what is otherwise a flat world.
Available now on the Steam Early Access program at a measly $3.29 CAD, Boid is a steal for anyone looking for an easy to pick up, but competitive RTS. One that is being well supported by the developer with regular updates and improvements.
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A somewhat unique campaign, however, the ranked online multiplayer is dead, due to the lack of an active player base. As for 2022, and the foreseeable future, I would not recommend this game.
Oh god, it's so boring. Here is the enturety of the game:
1. Wait for units to spawn
2. Select units and send them to a circle
3. Now you have multiple spawn points, send those units to other circles
4. Repead ad naseum
The gameplay is very unique. There is almost no player base at the moment, but that is to be expected with a smaller company and the game being in early access. Seems like a great game assuming the devs keep working on the game. Definitely would recommend. Very fun game with a tough learning curve.
One of the best early access I've ever bought! Only had it a few days, can't stop! Looking forward to seeing where the game will be in the next few weeks!
RTS-All the clutter= Boid
This game is already amazing and is just going to keep getting better. Get it for $3 while you can!
The early access bit:
TL;DR - It's an excellent game, well worth the price of admission. Everything seems to work, and work well.
This is a very simple to learn RTS, with good level design (thus far), a pretty good base mechanic, and a brilliant art style (literally and figuratively, the lighting is a bit intense).
The basic premise is that you control a constantly-spawning highly mutable lifeform, and by taking and holding various points around the map you gain access to different sets of abilities for your units. Basic units spawn at a constant rate, and the biggest challenge lies in determining what to turn them into and where to attack. Resource management boils essentially down to "how long do I wait before expanding", which is a simple enough thing to measure.
The good stuff:
As I've said, the art design is excellent. Seriously, everything is pretty clear in its function at a glance and the game looks gorgeous.
It's got a really intuitive interface. Even novice RTS players should be able to pick this up and figure out just about everything extremely easily.
Speedy matches aren't something I'm used to in any RTS. It's nice to be able to knock out a quick game or two instead of an hours-long slog sometimes.
It's quickly engaging, and the additional features that are supposed to make that even better.
The downsides:
If you're looking for something with a lot of depth, look elsewhere. There aren't lots of resources to juggle, there's no campaign, it is exactly what it appears to be.
It's really heavy into micromanaging units for a sizeable portion of each game. Towards the end it can get a bit more macro, but misplacing half a dozen guys (not tough to do) can have pretty dire consequences early on.
Momentum is massively important. This isn't a negative thing necessarily, but it becomes pretty clear pretty quickly who has the advantage in a battle. It's possible to come back if you're behind, but there's an obvious tipping point.
You can't control units while you're zoomed out. That's a bit of an odd design decision and I'm sure there's a reason for it, but it's a little bit frustrating.
All in all this is extremely well done, and for the price you seriously can't beat it for entertainment value.
Its a good game, very simple strategy game but still requires you to be fast and smart about your moves the player base is a little low but it seems to be picking up very fast and for only 2.99 why not give it a shot and see if you like it. The devs seem to be doing a good job so far, the rest is up to you but id give it a 10/10 for the price.
I like this game. It reminds me of an online game we used to play in highschool(dont remember name. Better graphics and new concepts.
bad thing and idk if this is just me but everytime i start the game NET frame work has to reinstall and take like 5 or more min.
Although RTS is not my usual genre of game, I really enjoy this one. Boid has a quick pace to it and adds meaningful variety by including the mechanic of converting base troops into specialists. There is a diverse map selection in the single player mode and an online match making system.
YouTube video here: http://youtu.be/pjnaWfx3Eqg
That's a perfect game if you want to play some dynamic rts, but do not want to spend more than 10 minutes for one play session.
Decent balance. Simple to start playing, but hard to master your skill. Nice art work. Overall feels very good.
This game is a lot familiar to the mobile game: Galcon the only difference is that there some different units to use. There are minion spawners, you capture them to generate more minions and you can upgrade standart minions using the different unit upgrade points.
This game is fun if you liked Galcon and that type of micro strategy games you will like this one. The only let down for me so far was: There is no 3,4,5... multiplayer support and I am not sure if it is coming or not. All you can do is a 1v1 match as far as multiplayer is concerned. AI(Single player) is not so bad, hard difficulty provides some challenge but if you are familiar with the genre; it is really trivial to beat them.
Graphics are nice and Sounds are better. Game UI and menus are a bit dull, but hey! It can be improved. Units are balanced and game itself allows players to micro manage units. You can't put hotkeys to units( like AOE(M), Starcraft etc... CTRL + number ) or I could not manage it anyway, that was another let down for me.
All in all, I recommend this game. It is really worth the price. Single player is a bit boring after you figure out units and stuff but multiplayer is hella fun. We need more players for multi so, buy this game!!
It's an early access game. But it has a strong core mechanics.
There are a lot of space for improvements. But the core right now is just good enough for you to take your times with your friends until the improvements get in.
2v2, FFA, map editor, replays, workshops.... so many things to come.....
Definite buy. great addition to the RTS genre. It's even chep right now in Early Access, so I guess I don't have a reason to not recommend this game.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Mokus |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 19.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 79% положительных (90) |