They Are Billions

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 164 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 41 out of 164
  3. Negative: 31 out of 164

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  1. Teufler80
    Feb 9, 2020
    4
    It was funny at the beginning, but the missing ingame save und sometimes unfair amoubts of enemies are quickly killing the fun
  2. primalsmash
    Jul 8, 2019
    4
    Review from seasoned rts player: even game has good review on steam for all time, recently is mixed and it doesn't mean anything, it got only 9 because it was popular by masses at some point (average player).
    I tell you this best rts release was starcraft broodwar, it was released in 1998 and it already had hotkeys and good interface. Though years i saw a lot of games, which had    Review from seasoned rts player: even game has good review on steam for all time, recently is mixed and it doesn't mean anything, it got only 9 because it was popular by masses at some point (average player).
    I tell you this best rts release was starcraft broodwar, it was released in 1998 and it already had hotkeys and good interface. Though years i saw a lot of games, which had potential, but devs destined them to fail, because terrible interface, controls and balance. Problem is game devs, themselves don't play games much and they seem to not play they own games and not understand issues in them. So to the point not necessarily ranked by order how bad these things are for the game:
    1. don't know how game in 2019 can't have hotkeys for buildings, you build a lot in this game...
    2. if one zombie touches your tent, they instantly multiply in numbers and you autolose
    3. you can't rotate and there are 1 square spaces where zombie can pass, at least you can see grid only with middle mouse button and check with alt for healthbars to spot them
    4. i head campaign is bad
    5. it has no mutliplayer, once you beat it and it is repetitive, it will start to bore you out    … Expand
  3. HowardV
    Jul 23, 2020
    4
    It has many good things, but bad things are much more

    It is a game with good graphics but with absurd and exaggerated difficulty, it is a type of game that at the slightest error you lose everything and you have to start the learning curve again, it is very slow and difficult, it is quite repetitive in its missions and its difficulty is unwarranted It is a great waste of time for    It has many good things, but bad things are much more

    It is a game with good graphics but with absurd and exaggerated difficulty, it is a type of game that at the slightest error you lose everything and you have to start the learning curve again, it is very slow and difficult, it is quite repetitive in its missions and its difficulty is unwarranted

    It is a great waste of time for little or no reward, you could be playing other types of games and make better use of time

    With this game you can lose an entire day of your life, and not advance anything ...    … Expand
  4. SRKNZ
    Aug 6, 2019
    1
    Seriously flawed. That's my impression of They Are Billions. This is essentially a strategic city building game that looks good but for all that eye candy your ability to build defenses is seriously limited. This makes the game impossibly hard from the very first level. I was so unimpressed I walked away and wont be back.

    Suffice to say in my view this one needs a patch released    Seriously flawed. That's my impression of They Are Billions. This is essentially a strategic city building game that looks good but for all that eye candy your ability to build defenses is seriously limited. This makes the game impossibly hard from the very first level. I was so unimpressed I walked away and wont be back.

    Suffice to say in my view this one needs a patch released urgently. I'm amazed it was released in this state.    … Expand
  5. Metagrikling
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Failed my research points and had to reset whole 33% campaign.... spend 20 hours to find out that I can not advance because of trash game development.

    Just refunded the game and uninstalled. DO NOT BUY IT.

    Really, the game is not worth any money yet. Game is a deep testing/development stage.

    Come back after 2-3 years... maybe?
  6. Vasot
    Jun 19, 2019
    4
    The game is disappointing with a tedious and generic campaign that includes mission timers in almost all missions and spawning zombie hordes it feels like a lazy way to make the game more difficult. There are only three type missions (The "hero" missions, "kill the swarm" missions and "Build a colony" type of missions with a large number of colonists required) . The campaign is inferiorThe game is disappointing with a tedious and generic campaign that includes mission timers in almost all missions and spawning zombie hordes it feels like a lazy way to make the game more difficult. There are only three type missions (The "hero" missions, "kill the swarm" missions and "Build a colony" type of missions with a large number of colonists required) . The campaign is inferior from all other modes in the game there is no voice acting and neither a story except from an opening cutscene. Most animations are very poorly designed sometimes this reminds me some old games from the early 2000. Sorry but i can't recommend this game… Expand
  7. GamerGuysNGals
    Jul 8, 2019
    4
    "They Are Billions:
    Reviewed by: Carless Yen
    Platform: Xbox One X Developer: Numantian Games Publisher: Blitworks I usually never give any game a low score. I'm always able to find some enjoyment in someone's art. So I never completely bash it, or feel completely let down by it. I usually play and play it until I'm able to say I enjoyed this or, this was a bright point for me in the    "They Are Billions:
    Reviewed by: Carless Yen
    Platform: Xbox One X
    Developer: Numantian Games
    Publisher: Blitworks

    I usually never give any game a low score. I'm always able to find some enjoyment in someone's art. So I never completely bash it, or feel completely let down by it. I usually play and play it until I'm able to say I enjoyed this or, this was a bright point for me in the title. They are Billions made that really hard though. I played and played it looking for something to say I enjoyed this about it, but really never found any enjoyment in the title. Games usually like this aren't my cup of tea I'll be honest, but I really enjoyed the Townsmen a lot earlier this year. So i thought maybe I'd enjoy this as well. I really didn't, and I have to say it is probably the least fun I have had reviewing a game this year. To be honest it made me want to stop reviewing games, because I hate being negative. I also hate talking down about someone's hard work, and art. I almost didn't review this, and just shut the site down completely. However I said If I'm really honest they will probably never read this anyways so I can be honest about it with the readers, and not worry about offending the Developer. (Hopefully)
    The game just seems so predetermined. Like I have to follow a set layout, or I won't complete it. You aren't able to really do what you want to do as far as building without suffering for it. Even on the easy mode there is very little give to being able to build as you want. It almost feels as if you have to build the same way every time you play, and it just killed all the fun for me. I thought maybe it was just my skill, or lack of like for this genre of game so i researched it a little more, and found most reviewers saying the same thing. I even saw some were bashed for giving this opinion in forums, and blocked. I will say this didn't happen to me though, I just saw a couple of photos of people being silenced for negative reviews and comments about the game. My experience with the emails I have received have been pleasant. Another reason I hate to bash the game.
    It's your basic SimCity type game where you build your town, and all of it's food, energy, etc resources. You have to keep your town happy and protected from waves and waves of enemies. Like I was saying earlier you have to follow pretty much the same routine to survive, because even on easy the Zombies come quick and relentless. You don't even have to get to the billions because if your not ready the little waves will come, and take you out. Its not really a challenge though, because if you follow a set path you will succeed. That isn't fun to me though. I would have enjoyed being able to follow my own path, and had some free zombie free time and then felt the experience and thrill of the horde. The constant attacking of zombies taking out my small unprepared forces just really did nothing for me.
    I will say a few updates to this game, it could take a swing in a better direction. We will see though, they don't seem too be taking reviewer and customer criticism to well so probably set in their ways. I hope not though, because there is a glimpse of hope there. When I was following the pattern, and seeing zombies roll in by the thousands it was exciting for a little bit. If I had to have a bright spot it would be the amount of enemies on the screen at once. If they can slow down the attack though, and have a more exciting build up to that where your allowed to work a little more on your town before hand it could be a lot of fun. Until then they won't be to happy with my score, and neither am I really because it may be the lowest score I have ever gave a game, and I hate doing that with all the potential here.

    Pros: Zombies by the millions
    Potential is there

    Cons: Town development feels scripted
    Even on easy , you can't set back and enjoy building
    Controls a little off on console, screen moved a lot
    Just not a lot of fun at the moment.

    Overall: 4.0 I tried really hard to enjoy this game, but it just doesn't seem to speak to me like I hoped it would. I love zombies, and killing them. I just didn't enjoy it with this title, hopefully some changes are coming for it though. Couldn't find a way to save my game either?    … Expand
  8. AusGamerz
    Jun 20, 2019
    0
    All of these "people" currently scoring the game a 10 sound like one person and mostly likely are the Dev's themselves.

    The game is sold as an RTS game but as a veteran of RTS games like Starcraft 1 & 2, Ages of Empires and many more I can tell you it plays much more like a time based puzzle clicker. No room to create things the way you want either, use the right build order or fail,    All of these "people" currently scoring the game a 10 sound like one person and mostly likely are the Dev's themselves.

    The game is sold as an RTS game but as a veteran of RTS games like Starcraft 1 & 2, Ages of Empires and many more I can tell you it plays much more like a time based puzzle clicker. No room to create things the way you want either, use the right build order or fail, simple as that.

    I guess the worst part is how far from an RTS game this is, also the campaign is so bad, that opening cinematic and voice acting were so cringe worthy its almost worth watching it for the laughs.

    Maybe buy for $5 but no more!    … Expand
  9. marcantoineg
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    I usually like rts. I supported the game in early access but the campaign is uninspired, long, boring and ridiculously difficult. Even mission 1 will take you many tries. Don't bother.
  10. MTR99
    Jun 20, 2019
    0
    No option or button to save/load.
    Do you need another reason to skip this game?
  11. Freem4n
    Jul 25, 2019
    0
    This game crashes every 30 minutes on average and absolutely unsuitable for a playing. Oh, and saves are not allowed in this game. Nice convergence, isn't it? Not that it only crashes, but it freezes your entire PC so you have to switch the power off to forcibly restart it.
  12. Strelock
    Feb 18, 2022
    1
    no saves during the missions. good that i played for free. it is not worse any money

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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Games.cz
    Aug 19, 2019
    70
    Solid, but unbalanced mix of strategy genres. It suffers from several suspect design choices that all but destroy the tempo of the game, further exacerbated by a lacklustre story campaign.
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  2. Game Informer
    Jul 23, 2019
    80
    They Are Billions is an interesting mashup of classic RTS, tower defense, and survival that successfully conjures up that “one more game” feel, assuming you can persevere through countless defeats.
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  3. Wccftech
    Jul 15, 2019
    85
    They Are Billions offers an almost perfect gameplay loop, mixing tower-defence with city building and exploration, as you balance resource-management, defence and offense, all against your ever-impending doom at the hands of a world infested with the undead. The only downside to a game that looks and sounds great, offering a tense experience in a compelling setting, is a campaign that doesn't fully make-use of the gameplay loop perfected by Numantian Games, leaving the campaign feeling weak, compared to the survival mode, which is the real draw.
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