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Tenshu General

Tenshu General, is a simple, elegant, Real Time Strategy (RTS) game for those who favor short play sessions over long sessions. Quick casual game play combined with the challenge of continuously adapting enemies allow for a surprisingly challenging exercise in strategy. It is a cross breed between a board game and a classic RTS.

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SmartArt Game Studio
Publisher
Tenshu General
Release
December 1, 2015
10 years and 247 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed32 reviews65.6%

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Tenshu General Description


Tenshu General, is a simple, elegant, Real Time Strategy (RTS) game for those who favor short play sessions over long sessions. Quick casual game play combined with the challenge of continuously adapting enemies allow for a surprisingly challenging exercise in strategy. It is a cross breed between a board game and a classic RTS. If you like Risk or 8 Minute Empire, Tenshu General is your game.

Set in medieval Japan, you will take on the role of a Tenshu General tasked with defending your Tenshu castle against invaders while expanding your own territory. Can you beat the general of the enemy Tenshu at his game?

Tenshu General Features:

  • Easy to play, hard to master concept
  • Campaign mode, to help you teach the fundamentals
  • 10 different maps to allow you a wide variety of battlefields
  • Smart enemies make different choices in each new game
  • Terrain influences your movement and battle outcome
  • Map Editor (for advanced users): Create your own maps
  • Full screen and windowed mode
  • Steam achievements and Steam trading cards
  • Available for Windows, Mac and Linux
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