They Are Billions

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  • Summary: They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Wccftech
    Jul 15, 2019
    85
    They Are Billions offers an almost perfect gameplay loop, mixing tower-defence with city building and exploration, as you balance resource-management, defence and offense, all against your ever-impending doom at the hands of a world infested with the undead. The only downside to a game that looks and sounds great, offering a tense experience in a compelling setting, is a campaign that doesn't fully make-use of the gameplay loop perfected by Numantian Games, leaving the campaign feeling weak, compared to the survival mode, which is the real draw.
  2. Critical Hit
    Jul 1, 2019
    85
    They Are Billions is a game based on just a single trick that’s up its undead sleeve. But it’s a hell of a trick, one that’ll keep you ensnared in its tangled web of survival for dozens and dozens of hours as the undead march upon your best base-building efforts.
  3. Game Informer
    Jul 23, 2019
    80
    They Are Billions is an interesting mashup of classic RTS, tower defense, and survival that successfully conjures up that “one more game” feel, assuming you can persevere through countless defeats.
  4. New Game Network
    Jul 3, 2019
    75
    Establishing and expanding a colony while defending against increasingly difficult hordes of infected makes for a very engrossing experience in They Are Billions, though some questionable design choices make shambling through the lengthy Singleplayer campaign a bit of a slog at times.
  5. 3DJuegos
    Jul 9, 2019
    75
    They Are Billions is an atmospheric mix of strategy and Tower Defense game. It isn’t without some hiccups, especially in the story mode, but this is such a great and different experience for RTS fans that you should check it out.
  6. 4Players.de
    Jul 3, 2019
    75
    The mixture of base building, expansion and defense works well - especially in survival mode. The campaign is a big disappointment, though.
  7. PC Games
    Jun 25, 2019
    70
    After starting the game, we soon felt disillusioned. The structure of the missions nevery changes and there isn‘t really a story to the campaign. The are Billions shines the most when playing outside the boundaries of the campaign, especially when playing on high difficulty.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 51
  3. Negative: 12 out of 51
  1. Chaltor
    Oct 23, 2019
    10
    Polished. Fun. Hard. Addictive.
    A bit of a hard learning curve.
    Get it and shut up and play.
  2. Bibikelis
    Dec 7, 2021
    10
    На пс 5, просто очень мало и конкурентов. Достойная игра , всё кто любит стратегии обязательно к покупке!На пс 5, просто очень мало и конкурентов. Достойная игра , всё кто любит стратегии обязательно к покупке!
  4. zeroram
    Jun 20, 2019
    9
    Very good RTS, tower defense cross-over. I say cross-over because of the 'zombie horde' invasions. There is quite a bit of standard builds youVery good RTS, tower defense cross-over. I say cross-over because of the 'zombie horde' invasions. There is quite a bit of standard builds you must master as in late game you will get shut down. Art style is very good and the tech tree in campaign mode is pretty extensive. Can be punishing if you start on wrong foot. Must have for RTS fans. (see; Starcraft fans)… Expand
  5. TheTota
    Feb 29, 2020
    8
    They are billions is a very captivating strategy game, that takes you through a campaign of "reconquest of the world" that has been overtakenThey are billions is a very captivating strategy game, that takes you through a campaign of "reconquest of the world" that has been overtaken by hordes of zombies. Completing it will take well over 60-70 hours that include missions with their own goals and specific environment where base building and map cleaning will be the main focuses. But the campaign also contains some third person exploration missions where you will slowly get pages of newspaper that will help you understand what happened to the world and what caused the infection.

    While the campaign contains a lot of hours, and diverse experiences, at some point the missions will feel very similar and less interesting, despite the addition of new enemies and technologies.
    It's important to know that there is NO recovery points in missions, losing mean starting all over again, which could be pretty frustrating, but once you've figured out how the game works I haven't found it that difficult overall.

    The game runs on a very powerful engine, allowing really thousands of units to live their lives on the map. The post-apocalyptic feel has really been nailed too, and the steampunk universe is very well represented. Some characters seem interesting but lack of a bio or some kind of history. For example, one of the units is a small british man (or perhaps a dwarf?) piloting a massive zombies killing machine. It just feel pretty random without any explanation on the character.

    So, They are billions is a very unique game, with its own feel and gameplay that will hook you up into a pretty long campaign, that will sadly lose interest mission after mission once passed the 50% because you will be repeating the same patterns over and over again. But don't get me wrong, the feel of having a big army crushing zombies, or seeing your defenses take down some hordes, or even having your economy thrive makes an overall enjoyable experience.    … Expand
  6. MaximumGaming
    Aug 7, 2022
    6
    I think the developers dropped the ball big time, the campaign missions are very bland, there are no interesting characters or set pieces.I think the developers dropped the ball big time, the campaign missions are very bland, there are no interesting characters or set pieces.

    The hero missions are a bore, you walk your hero around a large complex and slowly shot things. where's the interesting dialog or interactions? The hero is underutilised the points you put into him are simple things like higher attack or health, why can't you give him abilities that help your army or make him semi powerful by himself to encourage reply. He doesn't even join your army.

    The swarm missions are dull, we could of been given different objectives with a small force etc.

    Games like Starcraft 2, warcraft, spellforce, command & conquer deliver a much more immersive story which this game sadly lacks.

    To sum up the campaign disappoints in every way possible, it's only worth buying for the survival mode.    … Expand
  7. hoanns
    Jun 5, 2020
    5
    Kinda repetitive, but cool setting. Kinda repetitive, but cool setting .....
  8. Metagrikling
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Failed my research points and had to reset whole 33% campaign.... spend 20 hours to find out that I can not advance because of trash gameFailed my research points and had to reset whole 33% campaign.... spend 20 hours to find out that I can not advance because of trash game development.

    Just refunded the game and uninstalled. DO NOT BUY IT.

    Really, the game is not worth any money yet. Game is a deep testing/development stage.

    Come back after 2-3 years... maybe?    … Expand

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