Nemesis Lockdownis the digital adaptation of one ofBoardGameGeek’smost popular games of this year. After a brief early access period, its turn-based horror gameplay will get a full release next Thursday, November 17, onSteamfor $24.99, as reported byTurn Based Lovers. Turn-based horror games are common among tabletop board games, but as a video game genre, it has never really taken off, which immediately helps Nemesis Lockdown stand out.
Nemesis Lockdown puts a team of players into an alien-infested space base. Players can craft, hide, or fight in order to fulfill mission objectives, which may include betraying the party. Some player objectives may entail killing another player or sabotaging a piece of equipment. Unlike similar concepts in games likeAmong Us, there is no voting in Nemesis Lockdown, and all players must work together to have any hope of escaping the aliens.
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Nemesis Lockdown has weapons, but it is not a shooter game. Weapons exist mostly for defense, and success entails getting as far away from the aliens as possible. The alien intruders will employ varied tactics to attempt to take down the players, so weapons are not entirely useless, but good cooperation will help players survive longer than any flamethrower.
Collecting and skillfully playing various cards is key to the gameplay. Most of the cards refer to other players sticking together and having a cohesive plan — part of any good survival strategy. As with most board game adaptions, the digital version of Nemesis Lockdown does all the math and calculations for the player. The UI and play screens are not cluttered with notifications about dice rolls or drawing cards, while the bookkeeping required to play tabletop games is completed out of view.
While in early access, Nemesis Lockdown scored “Mostly Positive” with recent reviews after the last round of updates, trending even better with “Overwhelmingly Positive” scores. Nemesis Lockdown can be played solo, though fans of the game will insist that is not how the game is meant to be played. Developer InterStudio is planning on releasing a solo campaign mode at a later date.
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