Oasis - Great casual civ like game

[xenobiotic]

I just discovered this. It's a few years old now, but its a great casual game you can play windowed while doing other stuff. Think of it as a mix between civ and casual puzzle game like minesweeper. Try the trial below. You won't regret it. If you wanna buy it you can find it for $6, not the $20 on the outdated official site.

Here's the gamespot review: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy...vert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review

IGN review of the weaker wireless version: http://uk.wireless.ign.com/articles/752/752858p1.html

Here's the official site where you can download the trial: http://www.oasisgame.com/index.php

Enjoy!

 

[xenobiotic]

Has anyone tried it yet? I really think civ fans will dig it. You explore, find cities, build roads, gather armies, develop technology and fight barbarians and each level only takes 3 minutes or so.

The tutorial mode took up most of the 1hr trial and I was hooked. I picked up the game from shockwave for $6.99: http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/oasis.jsp . They also have the trial there. It starts off easy, but it gets much more difficult.

 

[ZeletDude]

no thanks.. I have tons of other games

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Heard it's too addictive so no thx.

 

[xenobiotic]

It's not that addictive. Nothing compared to civ. Each stage only takes a couple of minutes, so its easy to stop at those points.

 

[civplayah]

I like it. It's not really addictive.

 

[Brian Boru]

Thanks for this, Xeno. Played the free trial, and just bought the game for <$5

 

[Leonel]

Viral poster is viral!

 

[Shambler]

It's basically an "anti-Minesweeper." Co-developed by Marc LeBlanc (former Looking Glass Alum)...he talks about it in detail when he was the guest of one of Warren Spector's game industry lectures.


It's a fun, polished game...just don't go in expecting something as deep as Civ.