Best $0.99 I Ever Spent
TV commercials? I pull out this game. In line at the DMV? I pull out this game. On the toilet? I pull out this game. Bored with nothing to do? I play this game.
The first video game I ever played was Warcraft 2. I played it, and I was good at it, before I could even read. Some of my fondest memories of my dad are sitting next to him as he played through Starcraft, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 2 when they came out. Even now, Reign of Chaos is one of my favorite games of all time. I love RTS games, even if I suck at Tides of Darkness, Brood War, and Frozen Throne. And this scratches a very similar itch.
Now, this is not on the same level of depth and complexity as Starcraft. or Age of Empires. or Warhammer. or Command & Conquer. or even Halo Wars. It plays more like a pocket sized Risk with a Final Fantasy 7 style active time system. But simple doesn’t mean bad. Far from it. If anything, the developer (who I was already a huge fan of thanks to the likes of The Ensign and A Dark Room, which are also very simple yet masterworks) absolutely knocked the concept out of the park.
There are a few detrimental aspects. Visual glitches, odd control choices, the occasional hard crash when the random map spawns in a piece of impossible geometry, some unearned victory conditions, AI exploits up the wazoo, and sometimes the random maps are literally mathematically unwinnable. But for a dollar, dude, these are but petty grievances.
The longevity alone of this game makes it worth the purchase, and if I could give it another dollar I would. Amir, you knocked this one out of the park.
The first video game I ever played was Warcraft 2. I played it, and I was good at it, before I could even read. Some of my fondest memories of my dad are sitting next to him as he played through Starcraft, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 2 when they came out. Even now, Reign of Chaos is one of my favorite games of all time. I love RTS games, even if I suck at Tides of Darkness, Brood War, and Frozen Throne. And this scratches a very similar itch.
Now, this is not on the same level of depth and complexity as Starcraft. or Age of Empires. or Warhammer. or Command & Conquer. or even Halo Wars. It plays more like a pocket sized Risk with a Final Fantasy 7 style active time system. But simple doesn’t mean bad. Far from it. If anything, the developer (who I was already a huge fan of thanks to the likes of The Ensign and A Dark Room, which are also very simple yet masterworks) absolutely knocked the concept out of the park.
There are a few detrimental aspects. Visual glitches, odd control choices, the occasional hard crash when the random map spawns in a piece of impossible geometry, some unearned victory conditions, AI exploits up the wazoo, and sometimes the random maps are literally mathematically unwinnable. But for a dollar, dude, these are but petty grievances.
The longevity alone of this game makes it worth the purchase, and if I could give it another dollar I would. Amir, you knocked this one out of the park.
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Disappointed
Edit: On iOS 26.1, the app does crash anymore when the opponent uses the taunt ability. Hooray!
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I expected to be mildly interested in this RTS, and here I am, totally hooked. I find myself craving for the next level. I want my interest back. I need it for other stuff, like… life and… work, I guess… ⭐️ Five stars! ⭐️
Since iOS 18, the game crashes every time the AI opponent tries to use the taunt ability. It works fine when the player uses it in the early levels, where the AI never does.
Also, VS Local has never worked for me, even before iOS 18. Trying to find opponents via Bluetooth never showed anyone, even when I tried to play with my brother in the same room with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on for both devices.
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I expected to be mildly interested in this RTS, and here I am, totally hooked. I find myself craving for the next level. I want my interest back. I need it for other stuff, like… life and… work, I guess… ⭐️ Five stars! ⭐️
Since iOS 18, the game crashes every time the AI opponent tries to use the taunt ability. It works fine when the player uses it in the early levels, where the AI never does.
Also, VS Local has never worked for me, even before iOS 18. Trying to find opponents via Bluetooth never showed anyone, even when I tried to play with my brother in the same room with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on for both devices.
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Doesn’t work on iPhone 17
I love MIRTs. I’ve played it an hour every day for the past 4 years. However, since I upgraded my phone, it doesn’t work anymore.
Simple and awesome always beats perfect graphics with zero game play
Great work! Thank you and keep it coming. Please try to make strategy games on major battle events like Julius Ceasear, Alexander the Great, and Napoleon.
Needs update
Great game! Please continue to update for latest iOS
