Invisible, Inc.

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  1. MoreBokeh
    Oct 29, 2015
    10
    This is one of the best turn based games I've played this decade. Off the top of my head, if I had to name the best designed turn based games it'd be Civilization and this. The design, execution, and atmosphere of this game are top notch. The only thing I'd wish for is a slight UI/gameplay optimization for dragging bodies (there's a loophole a dragged body can be stacked on another,This is one of the best turn based games I've played this decade. Off the top of my head, if I had to name the best designed turn based games it'd be Civilization and this. The design, execution, and atmosphere of this game are top notch. The only thing I'd wish for is a slight UI/gameplay optimization for dragging bodies (there's a loophole a dragged body can be stacked on another, leading to unfun gameplay as it's pretty powerful). Also, some characters and loadout options are just inferior to others, making "Random" fun but definitely subpar (which reduces replayability).… Expand
  2. roccit
    Nov 14, 2015
    10
    Great mixture of TBS and stealth, perfected stealth. Overall quality game and intriguing setting. Could have expanded the plot nevertheless. My GOTY. Very short base story as well. But none of these even pauses it from being fun, replay in different modes , to get unique maps, Overall a well packaged product worth every penny you pay for it
  3. Hatge
    May 16, 2015
    10
    Great intense tactical game. The game itself feels well designed and programmed. Everything runs smooth. Sound is great too. You have a lot of tactical decisions to make. One of the best tactical games I played in a while. In a mission the play-style can be compared with XCOM (but ouside of missions it has no base-building or reaseach), Outside of a mission it feels more like FTL, you canGreat intense tactical game. The game itself feels well designed and programmed. Everything runs smooth. Sound is great too. You have a lot of tactical decisions to make. One of the best tactical games I played in a while. In a mission the play-style can be compared with XCOM (but ouside of missions it has no base-building or reaseach), Outside of a mission it feels more like FTL, you can select between different next missions and you can upgrade your agents with items or skills.… Expand
  4. scarab5Q
    May 14, 2015
    8
    Absolutely great !
    Imagine X-com meets splinter cell (sort of).
    Really quite fun . A solid challenge (hard is not for the faint hearted) and endlessly re-playable.
    If you are stuck for a small game to play between big AAA titles then I would highly recommend it.
  5. majorpickle01
    May 15, 2015
    9
    A solid game all around. The instant death mechanic and the fact that guards never just reset to default patterns after detecting you gives the stealth proper meaning. Literally the only downside to this game is the length. 72 hours gives you approx 9 missions based on my own experience, which feels a tad short. Since this game throws itself into the roguelike mix, i would have hoped for aA solid game all around. The instant death mechanic and the fact that guards never just reset to default patterns after detecting you gives the stealth proper meaning. Literally the only downside to this game is the length. 72 hours gives you approx 9 missions based on my own experience, which feels a tad short. Since this game throws itself into the roguelike mix, i would have hoped for a longer experience. This didn't need the length of X-Com or Sword of the Stars: The Pit, but i wish it could have followed on with the ending twist. Luckily it appears to have good replayability.

    Also a surprisingly good lunchtime game. Individual mission play length runs about 5-15 minutes based on difficulty rating.    … Expand
  6. Khitchary
    May 15, 2015
    10
    Most fun I have had for quite some time.
    Invisible Inc is a turn based stealthroguelike. Not really sure why people are comparing it to X-Com though. The main game type is just 72 hours. You choose from different missions and agents in order to gear yourself up for the final mission, not too dissimilar from some other roguelikes.
    The stealth in this game is awesome fun and I never would    Most fun I have had for quite some time.
    Invisible Inc is a turn based stealthroguelike. Not really sure why people are comparing it to X-Com though. The main game type is just 72 hours. You choose from different missions and agents in order to gear yourself up for the final mission, not too dissimilar from some other roguelikes.
    The stealth in this game is awesome fun and I never would have imagined that a turn based game would have such awesome stealth. The game frequently makes my heart race. Depending on which agents you use and which implants weapons and upgrades you get you will want to handle different situations differently which means there is a lot of replayability.
    Customisable difficulty and game modes also really add to the replay value. There are 3 base difficulties and two extra game modes and a super ruthless difficulty (expert+). Endless for people who don't like things ending and time attack to really put the pressure on by timing your turns. Perhaps the best aspect of this though is the fact you can tweak your difficulty with a myriad of different options.
    When I play this game I feel like I have literally nothing to complain about. Its just pure heart attack inducing roguelike fun. Buy it and lead a team of Ninja today !    … Expand
  7. Sjalka
    Jun 6, 2015
    8
    Great art style, good UI and fluid game-play. It is a lot tougher to beat than its simplistic look might suggest. What looks at first glance like some simple IOS title for - well.. IOS title players - turns out to be quite a hardcore turn-based strategy game that is uncommonly unforgiving.

    I would have wished for a little more character immersion and a longer campaign that does not rely    Great art style, good UI and fluid game-play. It is a lot tougher to beat than its simplistic look might suggest. What looks at first glance like some simple IOS title for - well.. IOS title players - turns out to be quite a hardcore turn-based strategy game that is uncommonly unforgiving.

    I would have wished for a little more character immersion and a longer campaign that does not rely too much on being so hard that gameplay-length is mostly generated by brutal difficulty sometimes.    … Expand
  8. GrumpyDan
    Jul 10, 2015
    10
    Invisible Inc is an amazing game. I've been playing it over the past 2 weeks, and the more I play, the more I like it. Currently have 45 or so hours clocked in the game, which is actually the second highest playtime of any game in my Steam library! It's also one of the most addictive games I have played in recent memory that keeps drawing you back for more. Those 45 hours were played inInvisible Inc is an amazing game. I've been playing it over the past 2 weeks, and the more I play, the more I like it. Currently have 45 or so hours clocked in the game, which is actually the second highest playtime of any game in my Steam library! It's also one of the most addictive games I have played in recent memory that keeps drawing you back for more. Those 45 hours were played in under 10 days.

    Anyways, the gist of the game is that it is a punishing "rogue-lite" turn-based strategy game, with a heavy emphasis on stealth. It draws inspiration from XCOM Enemy Unknown and has got similar interface, but the core tactical gameplay is very different.

    The game's campaign can be completed pretty quickly (on your first try on Beginner, you should do it in under 4 hours), but this game has been thoroughly designed with increasing difficulty levels in mind. From Beginner to Experienced, and then to Expert, you should get three complete runs at least, each offering a unique playing experience. Also, you will die a lot, particularly when you get to expert, so the game makes you learn from your mistakes to improve future runs.

    I myself played the game on Beginner first, then after 15 or so tries I got through Expert, after which I played Expert Ironman and finally completed Endless 5/10 days in the same run.

    The game's levels are always randomly generated. Initially, I didn't like this, cause sometimes you can be dealt an unfair hand and the level generated could be extremely difficult to traverse. But eventually, over time, you learn to deal with it.

    There's an element of risk vs reward. Do you go slow, at the expense of your alarm tracker increasing quickly...or do you go faster, at the expense of being spotted by the enemy?

    Even though I've played for 45 odd hours, there are so many unique combinations of augments, programs, items and weapons that the game has got an incredible room for experimentation. Since all of these are randomly obtained or bought along the way, you always have to adapt your playstyle, and as such, the game doesn't become boring or repetitive.

    There are 4 different enemy corporations, each of them having a different unique threat, so that adds to keep the game fresh as well. There's also around 7 or 8 different mission types, and you have to make your choices count on which mission type to select, based on your needs.

    When I played the game on Beginner at first, I liked it. Then moving on to Expert, I found it too frustrating to the point I was almost going to stop playing. However, once I cleared that hurdle and moved on to Ironman and Endless runs, I have grown to absolutely love the game.

    Recommended if you like turb-based strategy like XCOM, and/or if you like stealth games, and/or if you like challenging games that punish and make you learn from your mistakes.    … Expand
  9. sh4dow
    Sep 6, 2015
    5
    Everybody says this game is really great and I really wanted to enjoy it since the last truly turn-based game I've played through was Xenonauts about a year ago (which I by the way played on the hardest difficulty on my first try and finished it that way). But somehow, it just doesn't feel right to me. Even in the beginning on beginner difficulty, you have barely time to scout the areaEverybody says this game is really great and I really wanted to enjoy it since the last truly turn-based game I've played through was Xenonauts about a year ago (which I by the way played on the hardest difficulty on my first try and finished it that way). But somehow, it just doesn't feel right to me. Even in the beginning on beginner difficulty, you have barely time to scout the area before additional cameras fire up, you have to repeatedly hack drones while you barely get any power after each turn, have to spend credits on both attributes and upgrades. Upgrades which get thrown at you in masses (at time literally more than you can carry) but mostly seem useless to me. Things I'd really find useful like more power per turn, having enemies stay KO for longer, extend wireless hacking range and so on I haven't seen so far. I gave it a shot twice but I'm afraid it's no use. I also find it interesting that I had the exact same experience with Shank and Don't Starve, two other critically acclaimed Klei games. The only Klei game I really loved and played through twice was Mark of the Ninja, oddly enough.… Expand
  10. Skulb
    May 26, 2015
    8
    Invisible Inc is a turn based stealth infiltration squad game with a very distinct visual style, nice sounds and music. You have new agents to unlock, gear for them to look for and buy, as well as a hacking AI you can also upgrade, and which you need to bypass building security and other objects you find while on mission. The levels are randomly generated which gives you quite a lot ofInvisible Inc is a turn based stealth infiltration squad game with a very distinct visual style, nice sounds and music. You have new agents to unlock, gear for them to look for and buy, as well as a hacking AI you can also upgrade, and which you need to bypass building security and other objects you find while on mission. The levels are randomly generated which gives you quite a lot of replay value. The actual stealth mechanic is very well implemented and it is possible to avoid detection to a remarkable degree, once you learn to trust it. The more invisible you manage to be the longer you can stay on a mission and the more loot you can collect. And sneaking around is great fun as we all know.

    All in all another highly polished title from Klei who once again get the gameplay just right, as they did with Mark of the Ninja. It is a bit on the short side, with the campaign ending after 72 hours; meaning that you will have to finish gearing up etc within ca. 6-8 missions, depending on travel times. The narration manages to be both sparse and slightly annoying by repeating itself every time you restart, which will probably be quite often if you play on the harder difficulties. This is the same problem of roguelike games vs narrative text that plagues Sunless Sea, although it`s not quite as bad here. A volume control for the narration voice might have been nice though.

    Other than these two slight criticisms Invisible Inc. is a great little title, and quite possibly the best (Or the only?) squad based tactical stealth game in existence. So if stealth is your thing and you like tactical turn based action then this game is certainly worth a look.    … Expand
  11. Underpants158
    Aug 3, 2015
    7
    Do you like xcom? Do you like stealth and high technology? Well here ya go. The game has a great graphical style that is simplistic, futuristic, and stylistic. Lot of bang for your buck.
  12. juanval
    Jun 18, 2015
    9
    Great game. It mixes futuristic spionage setting with the turn-based gameplay of XCOM. This game is not complex like XCOM, and is short in duration. In 7-8 missions (you can choose the type of mission each time) you can finish the game in 5-6 hours of gameplay. And it has procedural generation of areas. Therefore each mission and each campaign is different, adding to this game a highGreat game. It mixes futuristic spionage setting with the turn-based gameplay of XCOM. This game is not complex like XCOM, and is short in duration. In 7-8 missions (you can choose the type of mission each time) you can finish the game in 5-6 hours of gameplay. And it has procedural generation of areas. Therefore each mission and each campaign is different, adding to this game a high replayability. You can set the difficulty of the campaign controlling each aspect: number of rooms per mission, number of guards, etc.
    I like the way you interact with the enviroment, the aesthetics, the habilities of each agent, the use of gadgets, very important at the end of the game, and the strategy to overcome the different missions.
    If you like short-time strategy high quality games, like FTL, this game can be interesting for you.    … Expand
  13. eon_tal
    Oct 5, 2016
    3
    Unfortunately, I must go against the masses and say I ended up uninstalling Invisible Inc a week after I bought it. This choice largely came down to personal taste but, then again, that is how we grade most games anyway. Simply put, I found the artwork and atmosphere to be unbearably childish and naive. It's not that I dislike cartoonish style as such. But Invisible Inc was just tooUnfortunately, I must go against the masses and say I ended up uninstalling Invisible Inc a week after I bought it. This choice largely came down to personal taste but, then again, that is how we grade most games anyway. Simply put, I found the artwork and atmosphere to be unbearably childish and naive. It's not that I dislike cartoonish style as such. But Invisible Inc was just too "Disney" for me. Together with a lack of a good storyline noted by many other reviewers, the game just did not have the backbone to make it worth my time (making it different from something like Militia which never tries to be anything more than what it is). The strategic mechanics, while fun for the first few missions, failed to make up for complete lack of immersion in the game world. For those who remember the oldies, a similar criticism on style could be leveled against the change that took place between X-Com Terror From the Deep and Apocalypse. Yet the incredibly immersive mechanics of Apocalypse, together with a strong story, helped one look past the catastrophic choice of color scheme (and I admit having completed it countless times on different difficulty settings). The strategic side of Invisible Inc pales in comparison and there is thus little to make up for its lack of style and storyline. Today, I would pick up something like Frozen Synapse over Invisible Inc any day. It is too bad since I really, really wanted to like this one.… Expand
  14. bancandrei
    Jun 3, 2021
    5
    While the graphics are beautiful and the gameplay offers strategic choices, I found it to be just too forgettable and not as engaging as simply shooting opponents in the face in similar tactical games. If the game looks good to you get it, I don't think you'll regret it, but maybe you won't be returning to it.
  15. ave
    Jul 2, 2016
    8
    Invisible Inc is a very good surprise. I usually enjoy team-based tactical games, and this blend of stealth and hacking is really engaging for me.

    I think the game truly shines by the way it manages tension. During a mission, even if you can crawl and hack your way discretely to your objectives, the alarm level still rises and you're only a turn away from a very stressed situation where    Invisible Inc is a very good surprise. I usually enjoy team-based tactical games, and this blend of stealth and hacking is really engaging for me.

    I think the game truly shines by the way it manages tension. During a mission, even if you can crawl and hack your way discretely to your objectives, the alarm level still rises and you're only a turn away from a very stressed situation where guards surrounds you and make you sweat like hell. In between mission, since you have a time limit, you'll have to make tough choices between gaining access to facilities, acquiring money, items or improving your agents.

    Depth and replay value comes from the procedural map generation and the multiple improvements for your agents (skills, augments, items) or your IA (programs),

    The art direction is excellent and really contributes to the game's readability (an important feature since you have to monitor multiple agents, sometimes in different places, and also the Incognita network).    … Expand
  16. Wizard1200
    May 31, 2015
    9
    The early access of Invisible, Inc. was great, but the release version of the game is simply amazing: The player has a lot of useful options to customize the agents and the difficulty settings. This results in an interesting character development and challenging turn based missions.
  17. Matseb2611
    Jul 10, 2015
    8
    All right, so I do recommend the game, but I'll say right away that it's easily not for everyone. In short, if you're expecting a well-pieced together story, you won't find it here, but if you're after a rogue-like turn-based dungeon crawler, then this game will be right up your alley.

    The presentation is probably the game's biggest strength. It's put together well in shiny visuals,    All right, so I do recommend the game, but I'll say right away that it's easily not for everyone. In short, if you're expecting a well-pieced together story, you won't find it here, but if you're after a rogue-like turn-based dungeon crawler, then this game will be right up your alley.

    The presentation is probably the game's biggest strength. It's put together well in shiny visuals, clean UI, and a fun gameplay concept that takes isometric turn-based combat and makes it stealth-oriented, where you're better off avoiding the enemies rather than engaging in fights. The game is fun, if you enjoy turn-based tactics that let you plan your every ally's move.

    The gameplay concept is solid, but some of its execution was a fair bit annoying to me personally. A lot of the challenge presented felt simply artificial and unfair. The raising security level each and every turn forces you to rush each mission. Exploration is simply not rewarded under this system, because the longer you stay on your mission, the more security measures will be added after every few turns, which will eventually put you in a tight spot. I never came across any way for me to freeze or reduce the security level. It's just a rush against time, but on turn-based basis.

    I was also not fond of the fact that I couldn't buy any equipment for my party in between missions. The only time I could do it was if I happened to find an automated shop during missions, when I had virtually no money to spend. Of 4 agents I had in my missions, 2 were running about without weapons and just being used to sit on the guards. This brings me to another annoyance. If you don't have a weapon, you have no way to deal with the guards. No idea what sort of agents these are who can't even take out a guard from behind unless they have a tazer. Things start to get more complex when you meet enemies in armour, who are invulnerable to most weapons, and your only chance is to play a cat and mouse game where you're constantly running away.

    But, I really did like being able to improve my agents in between missions by upgrading their stats, even if stats themselves did feel a bit unbalanced. Speed felt like the most useful stat by far, since it gave you more action points, with hacking being a close second, since everything requires hacking. But strength and anarchy felt next to useless. Strength only lets you carry more items, and anarchy makes you steal slightly more money from the guards.

    And lastly the story, well, it was mostly on the background. The most of it you'll see is in the opening and ending cutscenes. But the rest of the game you're just dungeon-crawling really. It was pretty neat to get to pick which mission to do from a wide selection. It's very non-linear and each mission simply increases your assets - either you rescue an extra agent to add to the team, or you find some new shiny gear to use. Though because of that, it also meant that there were no story-related reasons to do any mission. You could expect the same approach in each one and merely doing as many as you can to pass 72 hours in-game before having to do the final one with what you've got.

    I was also hoping there'd be some more character development. All the agents in your team were just mute puppets for you to control. They never showed any personality or had anything to say aside from a witty one-liner at the start of each mission.

    Having said this, if you are a dungeon-crawl fanatic and like challenge, you should enjoy this game very much. It has higher difficulty modes, as well as an endless mode too where you have to survive for as long as you can. Overall, it's a worthy game to try and I have had my fair share of fun with it, even though the main campaign is rather on the short side.    … Expand
  18. Cinetyk
    Dec 26, 2015
    9
    In short:
    - Striking and stylish design - covert, secret agent feel
    - Addictive, engaging, suspenseful turn-by-turn strategic gameplay - continuously planning your next moves carefully - Satisfying stealth mechanics allow you to sneak about, kite and otherwise outplay the guards - Multiple characters, abilities, gear, augments, equipment and software provide different approaches -    In short:
    - Striking and stylish design - covert, secret agent feel
    - Addictive, engaging, suspenseful turn-by-turn strategic gameplay - continuously planning your next moves carefully
    - Satisfying stealth mechanics allow you to sneak about, kite and otherwise outplay the guards
    - Multiple characters, abilities, gear, augments, equipment and software provide different approaches
    - Atmospheric music setting the right tone of stealth and suspense of imminent detection
    - Good procedural generation of levels creating non-repetitive, non-impossible levels
    - Challenging but fair, with high ceiling for experience and skill
    - Interesting story and characters
    - Only one campaign but lots of replayability with multiple characters, gear, difficulty levels
    - Only suffers by being a bit on the short side; mitigated by replayability

    In detail:
    Invisible Inc. is a turn-based, grid-based stealth tactical espionage game which has inspirations from XCOM Enemy Unknown and F.T.L. Gameplay is divided between the world map, where you manage your agents and equipment and choose between the different available missions, and inside the missions themselves, where you control your agents in a similar fashion to XCOM EU.

    Stealth is key, since guards will shoot you if they see you. There are, though, deep and diverse mechanics that make it possible to have different tools and approaches allowing you to dance unnoticed around or divert/kite guards, infiltrate where you need to or even use lethal tactics if necessary, although you should use them as a last resort. Your agents move in an AP point system, you’ll constantly be planning how to move, taking care to notice guards’ movements for the next turn, in order to better place your agents. You can engage sprint in the beginning of the turn to get more AP should you want to risk making more noise… Moving around guards unnoticed is best, but you can and will be knocking guards unconscious to make progress. You can even grab and move their bodies across rooms, only they will wake up (more alert) after a few turns if no agent is pinning them to the ground. Other than your agents you have your AI available to you, which uses power you drain from on-site consoles to execute programs in order to break firewalls on other devices such as cameras, security gates, turrets, safes, mainframes, that will allow you to access them. Power is a limited resource, however, so you’ll need to plan its use carefully as well. Also each 5 turns the alarm level goes higher introducing some new measure by security: a new guard may spawn, firewalls on enemy devices may increase, previously disabled devices can be rebooted, and even daemons (enemy software) may be implemented. Whatever way you look at it, it’s a race against time, and either rushing or extending your stay will make it much more likely to be detected, and a full alert will make it virtually impossible for you to complete your objectives or even exfiltrate your agents alive.

    All this makes for a tense, suspenseful and exciting strategic turn-by-turn gameplay. Will you risk overstaying your welcome to fully explore your surroundings, possibly getting more of the precious loot? It’s always on your mind, especially since more loot, be it more credits or finding items, software, gear or augments, will allow you enchance your agents’ capabilities and since you can also level up your agents’ attributes with credits.

    The procedural generation is spot on, I could never rely on previous map knowledge, I always had to access the situation I was currently in. And never did I encounter a situation where the level was unbeatable due to bad placement or impossible patrol routines. It’s always of question of not getting yourself into too difficult missions if you are not ready (with better gear or software, leveled-up agents, etc), and solving your current puzzle.

    The game is challenging, but it you can tailor the difficulty with the different levels, in particular with regards to the number of “rewinds” to the previous turn you have. I found that experience, most of all, made me improve my skill from mission to mission and run to run making for a high skill ceiling and a fun game to try and master.

    The presentation is unique and striking, both visually and in the writing, with spot-on hi-tech secret agent jargon. The soundtrack is excellent, featuring suspenseful music that actually progresses as the alarm level goes up, building a crescendo in tension and excitement as you play. All of it is just so engaging I found myself losing track of time as I played.

    My only regret is that the main story isn’t a bit lengthier. But since the atmosphere is so right, the mechanics are so well built and balanced, the gameplay is so engaging and addictive, and there are so many different agents and gear/equipment, I find myself on my third playthrough and not even a bit tired of it.    … Expand
  19. psylife
    Apr 3, 2016
    8
    One of the finest tactical games I have experienced. The turn-based stealth blend is refreshing and new. The mechanics are quite deep yet approachable. It would take quite a few paragraph to describe the game's mechanics but they can be summed up by saying it is a deeper more rewarding take on the Xcom formula from which it borrows heavily; That said, the mechanics are much deeper thanOne of the finest tactical games I have experienced. The turn-based stealth blend is refreshing and new. The mechanics are quite deep yet approachable. It would take quite a few paragraph to describe the game's mechanics but they can be summed up by saying it is a deeper more rewarding take on the Xcom formula from which it borrows heavily; That said, the mechanics are much deeper than Xcoms and ultimately quite a lot more rewarding and thoughtful. The game is capable of putting you in some really challenging situations that will put you on the edge of your seat until the very last turn; The thrill and suspense it is capable of generating, is where lies the true heart and genius of this game. The sustained stream of new gadgets and mechanics combined with the randomly generated levels, ensures a high replay value. The audio-visual compartment is polished and the overall atmosphere is quite immersive. This game is clever, fun, thrilling and ultimately enjoyable.… Expand
  20. Hack
    Dec 31, 2017
    7
    Well made from top to bottom, no major complaints. I was a big fan of the visuals especially, as well as the audio, the voice work was top notch. Gameplay was solid and enjoyable, and even on the easiest difficulty it's still a challenge, but you can make it insanely hard if you wise. Overall a very good TBS that I can happily recommend.
  21. smilzoboboz
    Oct 16, 2016
    10
    Extra solid turn based strategy, unique art style, procedurally generated levels (for real, far better than XCOM:EU) and if you like challenge I assure you that you can enjoy yourself since there are a lot of different options to make the game insanely hard.
    I fell in love with this title because of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi theme (some kind of cyberpunk I crave for) and because of the    Extra solid turn based strategy, unique art style, procedurally generated levels (for real, far better than XCOM:EU) and if you like challenge I assure you that you can enjoy yourself since there are a lot of different options to make the game insanely hard.
    I fell in love with this title because of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi theme (some kind of cyberpunk I crave for) and because of the first mission which was damn hard (played only in expert mode because I'm a masochist).    … Expand
  22. HenriBlanche
    Aug 10, 2015
    9
    It's been a while since I played a game that made me just excited to keep playing. Yes, the campaign is a little short but the various play modes and difficulty settings ensures that the game will remain playable for quite some time to come. And they keep updating and improving the game; not just resting on their laurels. We had a new version released just this month. I reserve 10 forIt's been a while since I played a game that made me just excited to keep playing. Yes, the campaign is a little short but the various play modes and difficulty settings ensures that the game will remain playable for quite some time to come. And they keep updating and improving the game; not just resting on their laurels. We had a new version released just this month. I reserve 10 for the very best of games and this one comes close. As 9.5 isn't available....… Expand
  23. raorian
    Oct 17, 2015
    8
    i'd give it an 8.5.
    it's a really good game and if u like mark of the ninja or any turn based tactics u should get it.
    after playing a lot i managed to break the game in endless plus mod. i got 8 aoe stealth items. basically making all my team permanently immune. i wish it was harder, and had more content.
  24. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
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  25. Blanel
    Oct 29, 2015
    8
    A solid game for a reasonable price.

    Random levels and multiple ways to challenge yourself in the settings menu, make this a Spy Thriller that cannot be cheated with save & re-load tactics. You will die, you will fail. BUT you will get better and win if you put in some time and learn how to be the master Spy.
  26. Frojoe
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Invisible Inc is an intense turn based strategy game about infiltrating corporations and staying alive. You start off with two agents (you can get more as the game progresses) who have limited resources and, quite frankly, are pretty weak. As you infiltrate facilities, you can buy new gear, augments (which are basically power ups) and programs for your AI, Incognita. For a turn basedInvisible Inc is an intense turn based strategy game about infiltrating corporations and staying alive. You start off with two agents (you can get more as the game progresses) who have limited resources and, quite frankly, are pretty weak. As you infiltrate facilities, you can buy new gear, augments (which are basically power ups) and programs for your AI, Incognita. For a turn based strategy, it is rather fast paced. The alarm level escalates slowly even if you aren’t spotted in your turn which adds an extra layer of pressure to the game play.

    PROS:
    The graphics are great. They are cartoony, but the style works perfectly with the darker, ominous, cyberpunk look of the surroundings.
    It is challenging, even on the beginner difficulty. This is a pro because it is a lot more rewarding when you complete a mission that you have previously failed.
    The controls are easy. It takes a while to adjust to the gameplay, but the controls are very easy to pick up and use.
    There is a wide variety of gear. It is not limited to guns and tasers, there is a variety of other gadgets like adrenalin shots, distraction devices and even an EMP.
    The gameplay outside the mission is engaging. You have to choose targets around the world, buy/sell items from your contact and manage your agents.
    The voice actors are great. There is no shortage of dialogue in this game and it adds a lot the ste personality of some simple animations (my personal favorite is Monst3r)
    As you get stronger/faster/more efficient, the guards will to. You will encounter guards with armor and augments of their own. There are even drones that you can hack.
    The game is very entertaining/addicting. It’s worth the money, you will come back to the game time and time again.

    CONS:
    The gameplay is relatively short. There is plenty to do in the game, but once you complete beginner difficulty, the missions in experienced mode are the same except for the added difficulty. If you buy it with Contingency Plan, you won’t have this problem.
    Though the worlds are randomly generated, there isn’t a huge variety of how your surroundings look. There are four very subtle changes (they vary depending what corporation you’re infiltrating) but otherwise, the setting is the same.

    Fundamentally, the game is phenomenal. I would highly recommend it. Put it on your wishlist and get it when it goes on sale. It’s thoroughly entertaining and worth every penny.    … Expand
  27. bdurmaz
    Apr 29, 2017
    7
    A really unique and surprisingly difficult turn-based stealth game. I didn't get my hopues up that much, and it certainly exceeded them. I ended up playing it for over two weeks and still explore new stuff.
  28. OBH
    Feb 28, 2018
    8
    There are very few isometric turn based strategy games that don't use random numbers to dictate the gameplay, so it's nice when one not only comes along, but is also very well designed and good fun to play.

    Stylish looks, procedural level design, escalating difficulty, plenty of unlocks, and simple but well done voice acting. If games such as XCOM of FTL are your thing, then this    There are very few isometric turn based strategy games that don't use random numbers to dictate the gameplay, so it's nice when one not only comes along, but is also very well designed and good fun to play.

    Stylish looks, procedural level design, escalating difficulty, plenty of unlocks, and simple but well done voice acting.

    If games such as XCOM of FTL are your thing, then this will be well worth a look.    … Expand
  29. SilverOrlov
    Feb 28, 2021
    8
    I didn't finish the game, but I can give it a fairly objective rating - 8. This is a kind of "piece product" of an indie studio and therefore some of the claims can be smoothed out. But still there are things that pushed me away from the game. I decided to give an objective, not subjective rating, because I think the game is good in itself, just not for me:
    I don't like the art style of    I didn't finish the game, but I can give it a fairly objective rating - 8. This is a kind of "piece product" of an indie studio and therefore some of the claims can be smoothed out. But still there are things that pushed me away from the game. I decided to give an objective, not subjective rating, because I think the game is good in itself, just not for me:
    I don't like the art style of the storytelling, it has too simple and flat picture. I completely ended the last X-Com in similar art-style and that's enough for me. I didn't like the music. I didn't like the diminutiveness of the icons and the game-play in general, because of this there was a feeling of excessive accumulation of everything on the screen. Moreover, in such a linearly simplified and very colorful design.
    But the most important thing is that I personally didn't like and that is what pushed me away from this game - the global timer.
    I played X-Com 2 and I know what it is. There I enjoyed the game and all its elements, so this timer did not cause discomfort(besides, there you can increase it by performing certain actions). But in this game for me there was nothing that would make me plunge into this "game-play ahead of the curve" again.    … Expand
  30. Babutto
    Oct 7, 2020
    7
    Pros.:
    - If you like X-Com (new ones) tactical mode, you may like his rogue-like game.
    - The game represents many different abilities to finish the missions. - The story is decent. - The game has its own cyberpunk-sixties style. Cons.: - Unfortunately, the game seems imbalanced. - If you play on harder levels, be ready to see 'game over' and start again. - The game requires high    Pros.:
    - If you like X-Com (new ones) tactical mode, you may like his rogue-like game.
    - The game represents many different abilities to finish the missions.
    - The story is decent.
    - The game has its own cyberpunk-sixties style.

    Cons.:
    - Unfortunately, the game seems imbalanced.
    - If you play on harder levels, be ready to see 'game over' and start again.
    - The game requires high precision in making the decisions. However, the ability bank seems one sided. The limitation of the mission fulfilling is disappointing. There could be so many opportunities about the limit: cutting of the rewards, loss of the equipment, debuffs next mission, etc. They just chose time and exponential growth of the headache while finishing the mission.

    I still recommend the game, because for some gamers it may seem easy or fulfilling. For me, the game doesn't deserve replaying, unlike many other rogue-like ones. Still, not disappointed I bought it.    … Expand
  31. raspberryshake
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    First things first: This game makes you feel like James Bond.
    Although simpler than it's stealth counterparts such as the Hitman games, Invisible Inc manages to perfectly capture the feeling of breaking into a top secret base, stealing the secret documents, and then tripping every single alarm in the building and somehow making it out alive while being perused by hoards of very angry    First things first: This game makes you feel like James Bond.
    Although simpler than it's stealth counterparts such as the Hitman games, Invisible Inc manages to perfectly capture the feeling of breaking into a top secret base, stealing the secret documents, and then tripping every single alarm in the building and somehow making it out alive while being perused by hoards of very angry armed men and screaming at the top of your lungs.
    Buy it. It's only twenty bucks, and it wont take long to finish.    … Expand
  32. loquesea57
    Jun 18, 2020
    7
    Really fun and addicting stealth game. It's really hard when you start but all of it feels fair, with no RNG in gameplay or unfair AI.
  33. starssun
    May 28, 2021
    7
    Fun turn based game . Has stealth which I liked, not like X-Com much . I had a lot of fun with it
  34. Middersnags
    Jan 13, 2022
    9
    This is pretty much the slickest turn-based tactical game I have ever played - it barely feels turn-based at all. It actually succeeds where the new XCOM games fails - smoothing out and simplifying the turn-based action without dumbing it all down into ridiculousness.

    My gripes are minor. First, the "time pressure" aspect of the game is completely unnecessary - the game is suspenseful    This is pretty much the slickest turn-based tactical game I have ever played - it barely feels turn-based at all. It actually succeeds where the new XCOM games fails - smoothing out and simplifying the turn-based action without dumbing it all down into ridiculousness.

    My gripes are minor. First, the "time pressure" aspect of the game is completely unnecessary - the game is suspenseful and tense without it. It can be turned off (thankfully), but it shouldn't have been there in the first place.

    Second, the game takes the trouble to create interesting characters - and then proceeds to do absolutely next-to-nothing with them.

    Third, and somewhat related to my second gripe, is that the game is pretty thin on plot. Come now... you can't get away from plot with this kind of game.

    Apart from that, though, this game is a gem.    … Expand
  35. AliceGross
    May 6, 2022
    7
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#38 Best PC Game of 2015
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#80 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#97 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. DarkStation
    Sep 11, 2015
    60
    Invisible Inc. is a game with a lot of hidden depth that is waiting to be explored and exploited; and while the story is severely lacking it’s still worth the $20 to checkout and run through a few times.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Aug 5, 2015
    85
    Smarter than an AI supercomputer. [Aug 2015, p.72]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Jul 31, 2015
    85
    Klei Entertainment once again delivers a completely different experience with top quality. Its newest game manages to create a very accurate feeling in taking control of a highly skilled group of agents acting in shadows. The whole structure of the game is very addictive thanks to the unique mix of stealth and turn based mechanics.
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