Ben of Netto's Game Room reviews the space survival management and city building game IXION.
George writes: IXION should be celebrated as a resounding success; an exemplary RTS game. Just be prepared for an often overwhelming experience.
"The Leicester-based (the UK) indie games publisher Kasedo Games and Angoulême-based (France) indie games developer Bulwark Studios, are today very happy and proud to announce that their award-winning sci-fi city builder "IXION", is coming to consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series X/S) in Q1 2025." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
This game is brutally difficult at times but great nonetheless. Soundtrack is incredible.
In Ecclesiastes, the Bible says, “Where There’s Life, There’s Hope.” Ixion replies, “Then let there be neither.” Ixion is a game that hates you. I don’t mean that it's hard, well, it is, but this game wants to cause you as much anguish as possible, and I’m mostly okay with it. Well, that, or I am suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. In Ixion, you are responsible for a colonization effort in deep space. The planets you find are frozen, burning, corrosive, toxic or otherwise awful in various esoteric ways. Think of it as a combination of Sim City, Tetris and a realistic simulation of the Donner Party. So, get ready, the universe is a (very) hostile place. Let’s have a look at Bulwark Studios Ixion.
