ORX is a gorgeously illustrated dark fantasy universe in which you play a card game that combines tower defense with deck building. With each card you play, you can increase your territory, mobilize your troops, and strengthen your fortress.
A total of more than 300 new cards will become available to you as you advance through the game’s extensive Campaign; all of these cards can be utilized to strengthen the defenses of your kingdom. And by utilizing the strong objects, referred to as Artifacts, that are discovered all throughout the earth, you
For those who enjoy real-time card games, Orx has an interesting twist:
It is actually tile placement, similar to the well-known board game Carcassonne. It’s also not so covertly a tower defense game where you have to quickly put together a strong defense against advancing hordes of the titular Orx. In many ways, it is like They Are Billions crossed with Carcassonne.
For those who are unfamiliar, each card places something on the board, such as a section of road, a farm, or a portion of a castle.
Parts of each are frequently included on a single card. The catch is that these objects aren’t functional until you complete them; for example, in Orx, you have to create a castle before its towers can fire.
This can be challenging if you can’t manage to draw the final corner piece. The gold you need to play cards can best be obtained by finishing roads, but in order to finish roads, you must first sketch the crossroads or communities.
Spending some time with the demo was beneficial because it revealed a clever strategy gaming twist that isn’t quite in any particular genre at the present. You can check out a demo of that right now on Steam if it appeals to you. (new tab opens) John Bell created Orx, which is distributed by Critical Reflex.
