UK Games Expo will be the first of the supersized gaming conventions where British publisher Absolute Ascendancy will have their newly (ish) printed Black Metro available. As a bonus, it’ll be on sale at a special price of £60.
Developed by Emesh De Zoysa over two years, starting in the summer of 2020 amidst pandemic lockdowns, Black Metro received overwhelmingly positive feedback at its 2022 UK Games Expo showcase, prompting plans for a physical print run following its digital release on Steam PC. Now we’ve got that printed edition.
Black Metro challenges players to conquer a dark city in a battle for ultimate power. This strategic area control game revolves around gathering essential resources to fuel your ascent. Use these to research game-changing technologies, build vital fortifications, and upgrade your military units. Becoming the next ruler involves controlling districts through superior force, dominating your adversaries, and leveraging the immense power gained from syndicate alliances and critical missions.
Dizz at BoardGameFanatic said;
It’s an awesome blend of worker placement and area control which really makes you consider more where to place your units.”
Black Metro features
- Workers have dual use: Winning spaces and using spaces
- Winning spaces prevent other players from fully using them
- Spread workers to use more spaces or consolidate for control
- Powerful technologies to ‘mix and match’ playstyles
- Minimal tokens for ease of gameplay management
Black Metro art preview
The artists who worked on the good-looking game are Diego Sanchez and Nathan Poole, and their illustrations help considerably to bring Black Metro to life.
Black Metro playthrough
Quick Links
- Play Black Metro: Tabletopia.com.
A special thanks to Vortex Verlag for sponsoring Geek Native’s coverage of UK Games Expo. You can meet them at stand 3A-758 and find out about the exciting new Serenissima Obscura crowdfunding campaign.
