PlayStation Plus Just Added The Best Physics-Based Strategy Game

"Strategy games test your tactical skills, and if you have what it takes to come out on top in large-scale conflicts - or whatever you call it when a herd of mammoths slams into an army made up of knights, wizards, and musketeers. Coming to PlayStation Plus this month, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator is a playground to pit massive armies made up of all kinds of troops against each other in skirmishes of physics-based carnage."

"Totally Accurate Battle Simulator comes from Landfall, one of the two developers that teamed up to make this year's indie sensation, . Like Peak, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator grew out of a game jam, this one lasting just a week in 2016 and, according to Landfall, taking place in a castle in Sweden. From there, the game was built up over the next few years, entering early access in 2019 and getting a full release in 2021."

"It's a strategy game, but not in the way you might be expecting. In Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, combat happens automatically, rather than having you giving orders to specific units. The strategy here isn't in the precise movements of your troops, but in the composition of your army. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator has more than 100 distinct units spread across armies representing different historical periods, civilizations, as well as more outlandish combatants like animated skeletons."

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator delivers physics-based large-scale skirmishes where diverse units collide in chaotic combat. Players spend a limited budget to assemble armies from more than 100 distinct units spanning historical periods, civilizations, and fantastical types like animated skeletons. Combat proceeds automatically without direct unit orders, so the core strategy centers on army composition and countering enemy choices. The title originated from a weeklong 2016 game jam in a Swedish castle, later entering early access in 2019 and achieving full release in 2021. The experience includes standard battles and survival stages, and units possess varied strengths, weaknesses, and tactical roles.

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