I saw the mixed reviews and some some playthroughs of the game, I decided to pick it up.
I do enjoy this game very much. Game wasn't developed by Paradox Interactive, only published, and to me that should give this game plenty of leeway.

There are some points that are rough around the edges but actually a really good 1st release for the company.
It requires a different mindset compared to jumping in a game of Civ or Stellaris but from someone who hates tutorials, I managed to pick up the game relatively well and evolve strategies based on the feedback from the game.

It's enjoyable, requires a different mindset, and still a 4X experience and imo much much better than Humankind.

My one wish at this point would be to improve the diplomacy feature as that feels like it's lacking and doesn't give much dynamism.

I saw the mixed reviews and some some playthroughs of the game, I decided to pick it up. I do enjoy this game very much. Game wasn't developed by Paradox Interactive, only published, and to me that should give this game plenty of leeway. There are some points that are rough around the edges but actually a really good 1st release for the company. It requires a different mindset compared to jumping in a game of Civ or Stellaris but from someone who hates tutorials, I managed to pick up the game relatively well and evolve strategies based on the feedback from the game. It's enjoyable, requires a different mindset, and still a 4X experience and imo much much better than Humankind. My one wish at this point would be to improve the diplomacy feature as that feels like it's lacking and doesn't give much dynamism.