Iron Marines vs Meeple Station
Iron Marines
Iron Marines offers an addicting strategy space odyssey as you strengthen up your defenses and launch tactical offenses in an epic storyline with a hint of humor.Developed by the very people behind the breakout tower defense game, Kingdom Rush, Ironhide Studios, this game brings 14 challenging campaign missions based on two unique out-of-the-box worlds in which you will have to build your base, train your troops, manage resources and form the perfect strategy to defeat armies of evil bosses. You also get to play 10 special operations with their own combat rules along with an Impossible mode if you are up for the challenge. Moreover, the game features nine heroes with special upgradable abilities and a wide range of military units for you to manage and deploy.
Put your strategic tower defense skills to the test and manage your space bases in an epic planetary world in Iron Marines.
Meeple Station
Meeple Station is a space-themed, sandbox simulation game that focuses a lot on exploration, trading and team management. In this game, you’ll need to build your starter space station and then venture out into the galaxy to find a place to set up shop, so to speak. Mine nearby resources and refine them into valuable bars and other alloys, and trade the resources you have with passing spaceships for resources that you don’t. Don’t forget to assign your meeples with tasks that suit their respective personalities, and give them everything they need to be content despite being cooped up in a tightly-packed space station.The game doesn't have a multiplayer mode (yet), but I can see the potential of having the game mode added in the future where players will be able to trade with each other and even raid other player’s stations to plunder resources. It’ll probably be somewhat similar to Minecraft’s multiplayer mode.
Overall, Meeple Station is definitely an early access game with plenty of potential. Despite the bugs and game issues, it is a rather fun sandbox game to play where you can build your own space station, explore the galaxy, mine and trade for resources, and manage your team of adorable meeples. If you’re interested, Meeple Station is currently available for purchase on Steam. Check it out!