Fit check
Is Ground Pounders worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy fans who want hex-based warfare and varied military unit types
- Players who prefer science-fiction battlefields over historical settings
- Multiplayer groups seeking cross-platform matches with customizable combat cards
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a large campaign structure beyond two campaigns and ten scenarios
- Players who prefer real-time combat instead of turn-based battles on hex maps
- Players looking for a role-playing game centered on character stories rather than army command
Our take on Ground Pounders
The listing foregrounds more than 80 unit types and broad battlefield systems, but the stated campaign structure is limited to two campaigns and ten scenarios. The result is a focused wargame package rather than an especially large strategic campaign.
What is Ground Pounders?
Ground Pounders is a hex-based, turn-based strategy wargame set in the Sword of the Stars universe.
Players command either the Human or Hiver faction, with armies containing more than 80 land, sea, and air unit types. Battles take place across alien environments such as airless moons, lava plains, and meteor-scarred wastelands. The campaign structure covers two campaigns, during which units gain experience and abilities. Players can build airfields, fortify positions, repair or destroy bridges, seize orbital superiority, and launch bombardments. Combat cards add effects to single-player battles and multiplayer matches; decks can be assembled and adjusted for particular battles. Ten scenarios support skirmish play or cross-platform multiplayer, while the SotSdex provides lore about units, figures, battles, and weapon systems.
How Ground Pounders plays
- 01Two Playable Factions
- The available armies are the Humans and the Hivers.
- 0280+ Unit Types
- The roster spans land, sea, and air forces.
- 03Alien Battlefields
- Scenarios use settings such as airless moons, lava plains, and meteor-blasted wastelands.
- 04Battlefield Engineering
- Players can construct airfields, fortify locations, and repair or destroy bridges.
- 05Orbital Bombardment
- Controlling orbital superiority enables bombardment attacks against opposing forces.
- 06Unit Progression
- Units gain experience and abilities across two campaigns.
- 07Combat Card Decks
- Cards can add effects to battles and be tuned for specific engagements.
- 08Ten Scenarios
- The scenarios support skirmish play and cross-platform multiplayer.
Ground Pounders compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles with direct, hands-on control of individual units, while Ground Pounders uses turn-based hex maps, alien settings, and combat cards. Xenonauts centers on defending Earth from an alien invasion with small squads of persistent soldiers, whereas Ground Pounders commands larger land, sea, and air forces across two campaigns.
Ground Pounders: platforms & release
Is Ground Pounders worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy fans who want hex-based warfare and varied military unit types. Skip it if: players seeking a large campaign structure beyond two campaigns and ten scenarios.
Where can I download Ground Pounders?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Ground Pounders's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Ground Pounders on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
