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Is Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want to divide each turn between exploration, recruitment and repairs
- Zombie-action fans who want shooting sequences alongside city management
- Players who enjoy developing teams through research, equipment and character classes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a single consistent pace may bounce between turn-based planning and real-time defense combat
- Those who prefer simple management systems may hit a wall with the research tree, recruitment, fortification and equipment choices
- Players looking for a purely tactical strategy game may not want direct shooting against undead creatures
- Players uninterested in zombie survival settings may not connect with the game's enemies and setting
Our take on Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
The bounce point arrives when turn-based planning gives way to real-time defense shooting. Players focused on allocating Action Points and rebuilding sectors may stop at the barricade, where weapons, grenades and advancing undead armies become the immediate focus.
What is Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse?
Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse combines turn-based resource management with real-time defense shooting in a zombie-ravaged future.
Players choose a character, spend Action Points to scout sectors, maintain equipment, recruit survivors and repair defenses. A multi-branched research tree covers scientific advances, industrial development, economic growth and alliances with merchants and mercenaries. Reclaimed sectors can receive infrastructure improvements and automated defenses, while the team gains experience and improves its skills and equipment. Players can find or buy weapons, modifications and usable items. Campaign and skirmish modes offer unlockable areas, enemies, classes, bonuses, challenges and additional content as play progresses.
How Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse plays
- 01Action Point Planning
- Each turn allocates actions among exploration, equipment upkeep, recruitment and defensive repairs.
- 02Branching Research
- The research tree covers scientific advances, industrial development, economic growth and alliances with merchants or mercenaries.
- 03Survivor Development
- Recruited survivors gain experience, while team skills and equipment can be improved.
- 04Equipment Acquisition
- Weapons, modifications and usable items can be found or purchased for the team.
- 05Sector Fortification
- Captured areas can receive infrastructure improvements and automated defenses against invading undead.
- 06Campaign And Skirmish
- These modes provide unlockable areas, enemies, classes, bonuses, challenges and additional content.
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Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse: platforms & release
Is Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want to divide each turn between exploration, recruitment and repairs. Skip it if: players seeking a single consistent pace may bounce between turn-based planning and real-time defense combat.
Where can I download Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse on?
Windows only.
