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❤ Tactical Turn-Based Combat

Players control a squad of Tech-Priests and Skitarii troops, each with access to a variety of weapons, abilities and tactical options. The core combat revolves around carefully managing "Cognition Points" - a resource that allows Tech-Priests to take additional actions like attacking, using abilities, or moving further. Reviews praise the depth and strategic nature of the combat, enabling players to experiment with different unit compositions, ability loadouts and tactical approaches to overcome challenges. The combat is challenging but fair, rewarding thoughtful planning and execution.

❤ Dungeon Exploration

Between combat encounters, players navigate the tomb environment, making choices that impact the mission. Rooms contain events that present the player with decisions, such as investigating a fallen Tech-Priest, engaging with a mysterious glyph, or pursuing a shorter route. These choices can yield rewards or consequences, further adding to the tactical considerations. Exploration also carries risk, as lingering too long causes the "Awakening" meter to increase, strengthening the Necrons and making later battles more difficult. The exploration layer is praised for providing a sense of atmosphere and evoking the grim, technological aesthetic of the Adeptus Mechanicus faction, with branching paths and event choices adding replayability.

❤ Character Progression and Customization

As Tech-Priests gain experience, players can unlock new abilities, equip powerful weapons and wargear, and specialize into distinct roles. The customization system is deep, allowing players to tailor their Tech-Priests' playstyles by mixing and matching abilities from different skill trees, such as Rite of the Enginseer or Rite of the Magos. This opens up unique strategic possibilities, and the progression system is praised for its depth and the sense of empowerment it provides as the Tech-Priests become increasingly potent.

❤ Difficulty Customization

The game offers a wide range of individual settings that can be adjusted, allowing players to tweak factors like the Necrons' "Awakening" rate, the availability of resources, the strength of enemies, and even the effectiveness of the player's own abilities. This enables newcomers to ease into the experience, while veterans can create a more challenging, punishing run. The ability to fine-tune the difficulty is widely appreciated, enhancing the game's replayability as players experiment with different settings.