Escaping the Monster in Kaiju Wars

Kaiju Wars’ demo is a stylish entry in the strategy RPG genre

Brandon R. Chinn
SUPERJUMP
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3 min readOct 7, 2021

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The city is quiet. Limned by a black and pink skyline silhouetted against foreboding ocher, there is a sense of impending dread. An apocalypse is soon at hand, one spurred forward by the sudden emergence of a radical and terrifying kaiju. Even with the terrific military might available, there’s little that can be done to staunch such a titanic force of nature. The kaiju is a sledge against the fragility of the city, a walking monstrosity, a living natural event.

Fighting the King of Monsters

In Kaiju Wars (published by Foolish Mortals Games), your task is not to defeat your opponent, but resist them. In this stylish, action-packed demo, Kaiju Wars showcases a fun and intelligent understanding of what an actual kaiju emergence might feel like, high-powered military or no.

(via Steam)

Inspired by games such as Into the Breach and Advance Wars, Kaiju Wars lets players engage in battle on a grid, utilizing units and resources to stave off the kaiju menace. Battles are tactical and strategic, each mission asking something new and…

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Brandon R. Chinn
SUPERJUMP

Author of the Kognition Cycle. Works featured in Hawk & Cleaver, Twist in Time, Selene Quarterly. For inquiries contact brandonrchinn@gmail.com.