Necrosmith 2
Publisher: Alawar Entertainment
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Necrosmith 2 blends strategy, management and base defense. You play as a necromancer who assembles undead creatures from body parts, gives them abilities and sends them into a generated world to gather new resources.
Creatures then act with a large degree of autonomy. You develop the Necrosmith's tower, unlock recipes, improve facilities and choose combinations of heads, bodies, arms and legs that define each servant's strengths. The day and night cycle alternates exploration and enemy attacks, so defense must be prepared before the next wave.
We loved: Creature construction. Trying a new combination and observing how it behaves is as entertaining as the strategic progression.
We liked: The automation. Servants keep working while you think about the next recipe or tower upgrade.
Our favorite part: The maps and biomes. Each world introduces new body parts and changes your building priorities.
Our tip to help you: Do not try to create a perfect creature immediately. Build several specialized units, observe their strengths and keep resources for tower defense. Secret recipes are discovered through experimentation, so note combinations that unlock new options.
