Steam Zombie-filled Disaster Report Strategy "They Are Billions": Steam

Cremation is common in Japan due to religious influences. Burial is common in Western culture and is buried with antiseptic treatment. The ghost story born from this burial culture is the "living dead", the so-called zombie. Although it seems unfamiliar in Japan, the sales of zombie works by Japanese users on Steam are high, and it is said that they are a zombie-loving national character in the analysis results.

The 68th installment to send to Japanese people who have many hidden zombie game lovers will introduce the single-player RTS "They Are Billions".

"They Are Billions" 2570 yen

This work does not have Japanese subtitles, but it is planned to be supported. Only keyboard and mouse operations are available, but detailed operations will be described later.

As an option, we strongly recommend that you change only the items in the above image first. By default, you can only move the map with the arrow keys, but you can change it to move with WASD.

Fusion of city planning and defense defense

This work is a child of the genre of city management simulation (city construction) represented by games such as "SimCity" and the real-time strategy (RTS) called "Age Of Empires". Officially sold as RTS, it is okay for people who are not good at RTS because it can be paused and operated slowly during the game and there is no interpersonal part.

At this stage, only survival mode is implemented, and we will compete to see if we can withstand the specified number of days. The map will start by setting four, including the ban on stages, the length of the game, and the quantity of zombies. The score multiplier is determined for each setting, and the next map will be unlocked according to the score. Even with the default setting of 100% difficulty, it is very difficult, so it is recommended that you first get used to it with a low difficulty setting.

At the bottom right of the screen, information such as the amount of resources that can be used for operation / defense and the current man-made information is set. Please see the explanation of the image for the rest of the viewing place (click the image to enlarge). You will manage the resources and personnel you have to expand the city, strengthen your strength, and strengthen your defense. The map can be moved in each direction by hovering the mouse over the edge of the screen or pressing the WASD key (see above).

Zombies are overwhelmingly stronger in the early stages, and although it can be surpassed to some extent, it is necessary to create soldiers at an early stage.

There is a big reason why this work needs to solidify its defense. It's a staple of zombies, and the promise is "infection." Buildings other than walls are destroyed by zombies, creating new zombies. However, the structure is so fragile that it can easily be destroyed. However, the only condition for the player to be defeated is that the center of the city is destroyed. No matter how much the surroundings are destroyed, you will win if you follow the schedule you specified at the beginning.

Then, some people may think, "Isn't it an easy victory if we solidify our defense and endure the number of days?" That is not wholesaled by wholesalers.

A group of zombies running at high speed called "Hoard" attack from a certain direction outside the map all at once every number of days at regular intervals. The number is very large, and "Billions", which is also in the game name, is here. Each one is a vulnerable zombie, but if the number increases, it will not be possible to deal with it and it will be suppressed at once. The group of hoards that rush at regular intervals increases steadily as the number of times increases, but as a result, zombies on the map also rush into the living area irregularly, so defense is not easy. However, when the hoard is rushed, it is always announced how many hours later and from which direction it will be rushed. Let's immediately confirm and respond to the defense in that direction.

It is essential to build and protect walls and defense towers. If you build a research facility and conduct research, you will be able to build a defense facility, but with repeated expansion, the range that must be protected will expand.

Human soldiers become very powerful by leveling up and becoming veterans by achieving certain results. Clean the zombies on the map regularly. After selecting a unit, you can move it by right-clicking the specified position with the mouse, and attack by right-clicking the zombie. Also note that in the case of a unit with a firearm, the sound will bring zombies closer.

Exploring the map may reveal resources from the collapsed camp. The resources that can be picked up are random, but if you can pick them up at the beginning, it will be much easier.

It's not just about fighting, it's a well-crafted internal affairs balance

First of all, you need people to do anything. Workers can secure taxes and workers by building a house. Money is the difference between the population and maintenance costs, but basically, the more people you have, the more money you can think of. However, in the early stages, the range of construction is narrow and defense is unacceptable, so it can only be expanded to a certain extent. In order to expand the range of construction, the range can be expanded by building something like a utility pole called "Tesla Tower". However, construction requires timber, a certain amount of money, and workers, and it is necessary to collect the necessary items backwards.

Technology diagram (click image to enlarge)

Construction gives all instructions from the command center.

The mayor is elected as the population increases. They will be selected by dividing 30/200/600/1200 people, and each person will choose from two people. The quality of the bonus content is also mentioned in the breaks, but the bonus content is random for each game and there is no regularity. Bonuses can change visibly by thinking about your playing situation and later, but if you don't get used to playing a few times, it will be difficult to choose the right bonus at that time.

Furthermore, the resources that this work has are limited. By building a resource warehouse, it is possible to raise the resource holding limit by 50. It is very wasteful to have resources and rot because you cannot have more than the upper limit. Also, since the output of facilities within the range of influence of the resource warehouse will be strengthened, the trick is to build it so as to involve many facilities.

Early Access works that are very promising in the future

The game industry is said to be home to monsters in the works released at the end of the year. It can be said that this work is a game that is just right to evaluate the maxim. From challenging difficulty to laid-back low difficulty, you can set it according to the user's skill, and the well-crafted balance is one of the best single-player strategy titles sold last year. Although it is sold as early access, there are high expectations for future updates, and Japanese subtitles will also be supported.

If you are a player who likes strategy and likes efficiency and domestic affairs more than three meals, I recommend you to buy without hesitation.

They attack with a huge amount of extraordinary material, but let's take a ball and play with it. You are the one who leads the city.

What is the recommended operating environment for "They Are Billions"?

The minimum operating environment graphics requirement is Intel HD Graphics 3000 or higher, and it is light enough to run on a GPU with a built-in CPU. However, in the latter half of the game, the quantity of units was too large, and even in my environment (Core i7-3960X and GeForce GTX 1080), the frame rate dropped to nearly 30 fps, so it seems that some specs are necessary.

"They Are Billions" ● Numantian Games ● 2570 yen (released on December 13, 2017) * Prices are as of the time of article publication Supported OS Windows Genre Strategy, Base Construction, RTS, Zombies, Strategy Copyright Numantian Games 2018.