Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods vs Rise to Ruins
Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods
Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods is the exciting sequel to the hit God game, Black & White. You still get to play the role of an unnamed god who now has Eden under control but apparently, this time around, the Aztecs has raised a new undead god through a massacre due to the massive number of human sacrifices made. The new god has its own army of the undead skeletons and other equally undead monstrous creatures to lead them. With this challenge in mind, you now have to either convince these death worshippers to defect to your side with proper nudging and encouragement or you could simply force them to return to worshipping you. Of course, the undead god won't be happy with your actions and will do whatever it takes to keep its own inflow of prayers going.Although you won't be able to obtain a digital copy of Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods, there are still hard copies of the game that you can buy off of Amazon... probably second discs though. That said, the game is amazing for its time and if you love god games, this is a classic that you'll definitely want to own.
Rise to Ruins
Rise to Ruins is a godlike empire-building strategy game that incorporates some elements of tower defense (during night time). Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Banished and Dwarf Fortress, you will need to build a thriving empire, recruit new nomads to join you, manage your empire's resources, and ensure that your people are content in this game. During the night, however, enemies will start hammering at your gates, and as such, set up proper tower-defense-like defenses to funnel your enemies into easily manageable "slaughter zones" as well as appoint guards to patrol your empire's parameters.There are also tons of fun little features that made this game so engaging to play, including your special godlike powers which you can use to help your little people survive or to cause them a huge amount of distress, and how the creatures and people in the game react to the presence of godly powers. You can even completely change the landscape of a map if you wish. The game has a ton of maps and game modes, even in its early access form, for you to play around with as well!
Rise to Ruins is still a work in progress but the game seems almost completely done and ready for launch. So, although it's still technically in early access, you can rest assured that the game is in its playable stage of development - you can immediately dive right in after purchasing the game!
P/S: There's also a trick that you can use to stop enemies from proliferating at all on the map you play on if you fancy a peaceful sort of game.