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Ogre

2017
GenresScience Fiction and Futuristic, Cards & Board Games, Simulation, Top-Down Perspective, Strategy, Single Player, Multiplayer
AvailableOct 5, 2017
PlatformNintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
DeveloperAuroch Digital
Overview

Ogre is a 2D turn-based strategy game, and a direct computer conversion of Steve Jackson's board game of supertanks going against conventional infantry with howitzers. It plays exactly like the board game - on a hex-based board one player controls ordinary military units (soldiers, tanks etc.), and defends against the second player, who controls a supertank named "Ogre" - Ogre is very powerful, and can easily destroy normal weaponry and ground forces.

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6 reviews found

85

Gaming Nexus

PC

Nov 6, 2017

Perfect for anyone that remembers playing the original in the previous century or folks looking to visit gaming of the past, Auroch Digital's OGRE is a faithful re-engineering of a venerable classic. You get all of the strategy and tactical action of the original absent the bookkeeping, lost game pieces, and requirement of having friends actually in your house to play. * The product in this article was sent to us by the developer/company. I've been fascinated with video games and computers for as long as I can remember.


70

Digitally Downloaded

PC

Oct 19, 2017

Most of the people reading this review will not carry with them the positive burden of Ogre’s historical heritage. To them, it’ll be just another turn based strategy game, and therefore for them it’ll be harder for me to recommend Ogre over competitors offering a nicer, smoother, experience. However, if you are an old timer like yours truly, or if you simply love turn based strategy enough to never miss a chance (like yours truly), potentially also seeking a tool with which to saw the seed of strategy with friends and family, I’d say: let this Ogre trounce you.


60

Areajugones

PC

Dec 3, 2017

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50

Digitally Downloaded

Nintendo Switch

Jun 1, 2022

Ogre is a highly influential and important game, and on that basis, there might be some value in picking this title up for nostalgia’s sake. However, it is also one of the poorest board games on the Switch. The lack of decent AI, and multiplayer that’s only available offline, are issues that no strategic board game in 2022 is ever going to be able to overcome.


50

God is a Geek

PC

Oct 11, 2017

Digital tabletop games are a great idea, but Ogre is simply too harsh for anyone but the most stubborn of players, thanks to some of the worst RNG I’ve seen. When played with friends however, it shows how good the game could have been.

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