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Is End State worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want turn-based mercenary missions with multiple tactical approaches
- Players who enjoy managing operatives, equipment, skills, and contracts between battles
- Tactics fans interested in stealth, destructible environments, and simulated bullet penetration
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a finished campaign rather than a game still undergoing Early Access development
- Players looking for real-time combat instead of turn-based battles with action points and interruptions
- Players who prefer a narrow mission format without a separate strategic management layer
Our take on End State
Its defining detail is the reaction system: when an enemy enters view, the encounter can trigger a mutual shooting test that turns movement into an unfolding firefight.
What is End State?
Manage an international mercenary company tracking terrorists in Brekovia, a war-torn country contested by rebel groups, criminal organizations, and private security forces.
Use a strategic satellite map to hire operatives, buy equipment, develop skills, follow leads, and select missions. Exploration includes enemy patrols, roadblocks, and faction encounters. Missions shift to turn-based tactical battles in which soldiers act with action points and interruptions. Available approaches include stealth, coordinated assaults, sniper positions, and explosive entries using C-4. Combat spaces contain cover, windows, corners, and destructible objects. Bullets travel through the scene and interact with walls and other materials according to penetration and resistance. End State is in Early Access and remains under development.
How End State plays
- 01Reaction-based firefights
- Enemies entering view can trigger reaction tests that let participants choose whether to shoot.
- 02Ballistic environment model
- Bullets travel through the scene and interact with walls and objects according to penetration and material resistance.
- 03Strategic campaign map
- The organization layer covers operatives, skills, equipment, leads, missions, patrols, roadblocks, and faction encounters.
- 04Interactive tactical spaces
- Combat areas include cover, corner peeking, window traversal, and destructible surroundings.
- 05Mercenary development
- Operatives gain experience, develop skills, and can receive customized appearances.
- 06Equipment selection
- The arsenal includes more than 10 weapons alongside armor, helmets, grenades, and other gear.
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End State: platforms & release
Is End State worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want turn-based mercenary missions with multiple tactical approaches. Skip it if: players seeking a finished campaign rather than a game still undergoing Early Access development.
Where can I download End State?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens End State's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is End State on?
Windows only.
