Gremlins, Inc.
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This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode. Featuring seasonal content updates, regular tournaments, item drops, full support of Steam Community Market – and more! HOW DO YOU PLAY THIS GAME? Gremlins, Inc. is designed for up to 6 players, in multiplayer or in single-player mode (with AI bots). Each player has 6 cards on their hand (replenished from the same deck) and uses them either to move around the playing field or to perform different game actions.
Steam User 14
The best way I can describe this game is that it’s like Monopoly, but with much better structure, more interesting rules, and actual character and ability variety.
It’s structured like a real-life board game, but what makes it unique is the risk-reward mechanic of deciding whether to save cards for movement or use them for potential abilities later.
Similar to Monopoly, everything revolves around currency and deciding what to buy to get ahead after a certain number of turns.
From what I played, this game was pretty fun. I hope I can find more friends who like it so I can play it again in the future.
Steam User 5
Right, so there's this absolutely mental board game, yeah? And let me tell you what's brilliant about it - and by brilliant I mean absolutely ridiculous in the best possible way. Instead of rolling dice like a normal person, you're playing cards. Because apparently, that's what passes for innovation these days. "Ooh, look at me, I'm too sophisticated for dice!"
The characters they've each got their own "quirks." That's what they're calling it. It's like Big Brother, but with cartoon gremlins trying to screw each other over for profit. It's basically capitalism with funny hats, innit?
Now, here's the thing that's properly mental: You're moving around this board, right? But the board's about as exciting as watching my mate Johan try to solve a Rubik's cube. It's just... there. They could've at least put some effort into making it interesting, but no, apparently that was too much to ask.
And don't get me started on the jail system. You can get stuck in this endless loop of being in jail, yeah? It's like being trapped in a meeting with Nathan Fielder, except you can't even excuse yourself to go to the toilet.
The best bit - and this is properly funny - is the multiplayer. You've got all these players forming alliances like they're on Survivor, but they can only communicate through emojis and pre-written messages. "Dear fellow gremlin, would you kindly assist me in destroying our mutual enemy?" But it's just a bloody emoji of a thumbs up and a middle finger.
Would I recommend it? Yeah, actually. It's like watching a bunch of kids fighting over the last chocolate biscuit, except everyone's got special powers and a hidden agenda. It's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Just don't expect to keep your friends after you've thrown them in jail for the fifth time.
Steam User 3
Competitive Monopoly on steroids. Way more complex tho.
If you like competitive board games this game is for you.
Steam User 3
This game is amazing. My friends and I consistently play a couple games whenever we get the chance. Damned is the best class to play especially when disregarding malice. I won a 50 Gear with 120 Malice. People say malice isn't a resource but they are wrong. If you are a true Gremlin you will gain all the malice you can :)
Steam User 3
good, really enjoy it, kinda confusing at first but after a few games i kinda addicted to it, i wish i found it sooner when there are more active player in the game, it takes 5 - 10 minutes queue time, or sometimes i even finish my meal before get a single game *smh
Steam User 3
One of my favorite games of all time I will never get enough of Gremlins Inc. If UNO has the potential to destroy relationships it definitely took this game as a blueprint XD. All jokes aside it is always a fun time challenging yourself to win a game of ranked or trying for a challenge against the bots. Cannot recommend this enough! Props to the devs for creating this absolute gem!
Steam User 3
The game is quite interesting but I can't help but feel I'm gonna be over it in a week.
Pros:
- Interesting take on monopoly
- Cool art and fun sounds
- A lot of mechanics and random events
- Different types of characters and different types of strategies
- An option to create your own single or multiplayer session
Cons:
- Too much random stuff and often I can't understand (and I can't see it in the log) how it happened. First turn of the session, boom, I go to jail for 5 turns. Why, how? Nobody knows!
- Lack of explanations and descriptions, there's often no way to figure things out except of just clicking or guessing. The session goal was 15 Gears. I get them. I don't win. My opponents get their turns, play some cards and one of them wins. And it is displayed "Winner - 13 Gears, Me - 15 Gears". Why, how? Nobody knows!
- Bugs. I go to bank, I have a bank card with no cost to play. I don't get an option to play it and my strategy was replying on it. Why can't I play it? Nobody knows!
- No luck with multiplayer. I couldn't find an open session and when I created a session.. how long should I wait? And I can't go play single player until players come, so gotta stare at the screen and for how long? Nobody knows!
- Subjectively I feel like there are lack of positive fields and events and hella lot of negative ones so I constantly get a feeling of running from a boulder. Which can be fun but gets kinda old fast. Like you get misfortunes and penalties and chaos and fines and anything nice you gotta work for mega long and hard.
Despite all of that, I've won like 8 out of 10 games single-player vs 2 normal ai bots, so... it kinda feels a bit repetitive.
I got the game on heavy sale, so it is totally worth it and worth trying it. But I won't be taking ainy DLCs, just see no point.