Frozen Synapse

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Frozen Synapse
84

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    6
  • Good:
    6
  • Average:
    0
  • Bad:
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80

In one sentence: Frozen Synapse Prime is what you get when you take a turn based strategy game and cover personality-less combatants in Crysis Nanosuits, have them run around the Sarif Industries building from Deus Ex (with the musical score to match),...

By Gaming Nexus on
78

Frozen Synapse's main selling point is its solid and somewhat innovative strategic gameplay. It scratches an area of the brain that most strategy games dance around without ever quite hitting. But with mediocre visuals and very weak storytelling, the...

By New Game Network on
85

Frozen Synapse is a great turn-based game with stirring tactical multiplayer battles that reward clever...

By CNET Australia on
80

One of the freshest takes on turn-based strategy in recent times, and remarkably manages to be almost as strong a singleplayer game as a multiplayer one....

By PC Advisor on
93

Rainbow Six Meets Tron Meets Chess. Laser Squad Nemesis Meets The Matrix. Fire Emblem Meets Call of Duty Meets Uplink. There are really no games I can directly compare Frozen Synapse to. It MUST be played. If you’re a strategy game fan who hasn’t...

By Diehard GameFAN on
85

Instead of the drawn-out affairs so common to the turn-based strategy genre, Frozen Synapse delivers brisk tactical encounters that are loaded with risk and excitement. The subtle tension that builds as strategic plans are hashed out and executed...

By ign.com on
89

An elegant game of pure tactics and psychology, won by wits instead of reflexes. Good against AI, great with...

By PC Gamer on
90

Indie games come in all shapes and forms, but while many offer creative designs and experiences to those who are willing to look for them, just as many can be a bit derivative of old designs. That isn't the case with Frozen Synapse, a game that...

By Destructoid on
80

Last year I took a look at Mode 7 Games' tactical shooter Frozen Synapse, noting its uniqueness and depth, but lack of polish. 13 months later, the studio has released the game to the public, polished it up a bit, and added in a 55 mission single...

By Neoseeker on

Frozen Synapse may look simple, but it’s a powerful tactical combat simulator. Players control remote humaniod combat units called nodes, as they fight it out across a variety of random level types. In every level, single player and multi, the levels...

By Icrontic on
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