TFC: The Fertile Crescent

TFC: The Fertile Crescent

Steam Deck Verified

Wield Interactive · Action RTS · Jun 13, 2024

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $10.99. It has been as low as $6.59.

89%
Very Positive
387 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 280 sampled reviews

Based on 387 player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 280 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
As in many classic RTS titles, victory often depends on reading the opponent’s strategy and adapting quickly, but TFC’s unique economic mechanics ensure that every campaign carries a sense of realism—wars are fought not for conquest alone, but for survival.
49 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game has a classic style to it, and I generally love 8 bit games, the game has a good art style, there is a variety of animals, houses, etc.
33 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The management of knowledge points—earned through research and growth—adds a layer of progression, allowing the player to unlock village improvements that shape the direction of their civilization.
28 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Along with an Multiplayer to play against real players!
25 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Obviously the graphics can offer a lot of enjoyable nostalgia along with the nice music plus ''voice acting'' the game does not offer much innovation aside from the food management.
10 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Has a horde wave defesne mode you can play coop with up to 3 friends.
6 of 280 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters49 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Multiplayer25 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Co-op6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty22 reviews
68%
Combat10 reviews
80%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $10.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $10.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.