Fun little game for a while until you realize it's not balanced and simply too hard and frustrating, The moral mechanic tied with the time limit makes it impossible to win against the stacked AI.

Once it has been better balanced or some kind of easy difficulty implemented, I will definitely give it a thumbs up.

Tentatively recommending this, but with some caveats.

First off: this game is hard. Really hard. The morale mechanic is central, to the point its almost all that matters. It slows things down a lot, forcing a more deliberate pace. I feel like a supply truck or two in every army would ease the pain here considerably, but the end result is hard to argue with: different types of units actually matter a lot, but without creating polarizing matchups common to many other games in the genre. It's not quite as simple as rock-paper-scissors.

Still, a bad move probably means an extremely dead unit, which is a massive setback and the weight of attrition means taking anything beyond the lowest difficulty mission on offer is probably not worth it- the bonus Requisition is enough to buy one or two units, and you'll lose more than that in the process. You will likely have extremely limited vision, which will probably mean some amount of walking into disastrous ambushes. Approaching towns- the most visible landmarks through the fog of war- directly is something of a trap that will frequently result in one particularly vulnerable unit getting dogpiled by the enemies behind it, and this can put you in a position where winning is difficult or impossible very quickly, especially in your first fight.

All the negatives out of the way though, there genuinely is something worthwhile here: runs are only a few missions, time limits are well-considered, things don't overstay their welcome. Balance falls short- spending requisition on in-combat repairs in particular feels too slow and expensive to ever be worth it, morale could stand to be a little less dramatic, higher difficulty fights presently border on suicidal, XP for artillery and air units feels almost superfluous and most armies feel like they need something extra starting out to smooth the difficulty curve- but there's an interesting game under all of that and when you strictly prioritize winning scenarios it all gets a little more feasible.

A lot of people might not find this enjoyable in a patch or two, but on release this is interesting and feels like the best kind of lost gem from the early 90's or late 80's, with neat ideas and gameplay that doesn't overstay its welcome. If you get past the first fight of a run and perhaps develop a committed long-term relationship with supply trucks, it's probably worth your time right now. Otherwise, maybe check back after a patch or two.

Simple but quite challenging tactical game. Its fast, fun and sometimes frustrating when it throw hardball at you, So far I am enjoying it greatly.