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Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Science fiction
Attack of the Earthlings combines turn-based combat and stealth in a dark comedic single player campaign, where you the player, take control of the native alien race to defend your homeworld from the invading humans.
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Funny, unpretentious, cool and knowing.
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Digitally DownloadedMar 20194/5 starsIf lastability and replay value are the sacrifices needed for tight and innovative design, then Attack of the Earthlings signals a welcome change in a saturated genre. I for one welcome our new insect overlords.
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COGconnectedLouis StoweFeb 201875/100The cartoony graphics and over-the-top character animations give it a nice, retro horror-flick feel that compliments the gimmick it seems to be going for.
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GameSpotDaniel StarkeyFeb 20187/10Attack of the Earthlings is a humorous, inverted take on the familiar alien invasion story, packaged within a decent turn-based strategy game.
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Screen RantNiv M. SultanMar 20192/5 starsThe turn-based strategy-stealth hybrid is a rote slog that proves powerless against a foe stronger than both aliens and humans: itself.
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GameSpewRobert GammonMar 20194/10Attack of the Earthlings has the ingredients to be a unique entry in the turn-based strategy genre – but it’s missing vital elements that would’ve made the gameplay tolerable.
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IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 5 ratings.
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