My corporate overlords decided I get some vacation during this time of year, it being the holidays and all that. With some free days on my hands I'm planning to mess around with a couple games.
First up is Millennia a 4X game kinda like Civ. The twist is there are different ages that go off the rails from real history—so you can get a steampunk age or one where aliens invade and stuff like that. I barely touched it when it came out but now, after 7 updates, I figure I will give it a proper try.
Then theres Songs of Conquest, an indie game with amazing pixel art that’s sorta like the old Heroes of Might and Magic games- I might play this with a friend early next year as well.
EDIT: OK im feeling a bit tired so Im just gonna play my current Crusader Kings 3 save till I go 2 bed. Happy Holidays everyone
What are the fine folks on Hexbear playing 
I picked up Frostpunk 2 and its cool. I just rounded up a faction of fascists and deported them to go work in a coal mine outpost.
FUCK. You make me feel like I need to go and play it right now but I already have so many games
Not sure if you played the first but it's way different. The politics play a massive part. You can end up with a devoted following of fanatics that you can recruit into a militia and crush opposition factions. Awesome game.
I played the first one for a bit and it was like a survival city builder. Is the 2nd Frostpunk more like a political sim ? If thats the case its gonna be hard to resist NOT playing it. Is it more sandboxy or story focused ? In short. Can I get a rundown how it is ?
I dont care for most city builders (like I did enjoy tropico for example) but Im not really into cities skylines stuff I think at least.
If Frostpunk 2 feels more like a politics game I would be VERY interested (the very reason why some fans of frostpunk 1 dislike game 2 might be why it could be perfect for me I guess)
Yep. Less of a city builder more of balancing relationships with various political factions. It's been fun so far