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…And i kind of liked it.

I found Aurora by a random Reddit browse, and it said it was free the first 24h, so why not!
I admit that i wasn’t sure what Aurora was, and the screenshots did not give away much. When i first started i noticed the nice flowy feeling of it, very smooth.

I played 2 courses on easy, and i beat them both, i did have some trouble tho on the first go, before I learned the basics.
You control the game with your mouse and the purpose is to gather “stars?!”, or well, dots that pop out of your, what i think look like planets… The dots are kind of like your fighters and you select them by click and drag strategy. At the planets that have outer rings theres a possibility to grow the planet to the size of the rings by dragging more and more dots to it after you gained control.

There are two opponents on each course, or atleast in the two i played, they do attack each other and that can give you an opening to crush them. I do think you should try this game out for yourselves and the download link can be found here! And remember, it’s free for about 20 more hours.

The developer writes this in the site:
“Aurora is an abstract, essentialized, and simplified real-time strategy game.”

“You have only one type of unit to command and only one type of order to give those units. You and your opponents start the game with equal resources. Quick reflexes will get you nowhere. The only path to victory is through clever strategy.

Aurora features a slow, floating feel and gorgeous minimalistic graphics. The entire world pulses to the rhythm of ambient music, and the player’s actions evoke sounds that smoothly coalesce into melody.

This game is meant to provide a relaxing, cerebral experience. Every action has its reaction, and every option has its costs. Aurora is a game in which your choices matter.”

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For some reason thumbnails got screwed, full size still works tho!

Short game-play video

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