Coloured territories meet along a hexagonal front with terrain features.
Coloured territories meet along a hexagonal front with terrain features. Credit: Wilhelm Tranheden.

A front line you can push

Everfront is a strategy roguelike from solo developer Wilhelm Tranheden, with a playable Steam Next Fest demo. Its central idea replaces individually controlled armies with territory that expands and fights in real time. Clicking tiles activates or halts expansion, making the shape of the front the main thing the player commands.

Concentration has a cost

Strength is spread along the active front, so pushing in several places can weaken each advance. Terrain affects expansion, and doctrines and upgrades change the available tactics. That gives a simple input a useful strategic question: is this the place to concentrate pressure, or is the wider position asking you to wait?

The doctrine-selection screen offers six different strategic approaches.
The doctrine-selection screen offers six different strategic approaches. Credit: Wilhelm Tranheden.

For strategy players who like a clean central idea

The attraction is being able to read a military problem through the map itself. A narrow opening, a difficult stretch of terrain or an overextended border can become the important piece of the puzzle. Everfront's demo is an interesting prospect for players who enjoy territorial strategy and adapting a plan between roguelike runs.

Playable demo: Yes — Download the Everfront demo on Steam.

Sources and reporting

  1. Everfront — Wilhelm Tranheden / Steam. Published or updated: date not listed. Supports: developer and publisher credits, advertised game premise and features, and Next Fest demo.
  2. Everfront Demo — Wilhelm Tranheden / Steam. Published or updated: date not listed. Supports: released, free playable demo and download destination.
  3. Everfront — official developer website — Wilhelm Tranheden. Published or updated: date not listed. Supports: official developer and game information.

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