#MiniReview #VideoGames Songs of Silence is a breath of fresh air in the saturated genre of 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXtract, eXterminate) with a gorgeous art direction and an opinionated real-time battle mechanics. Except it's unclear what the outcome of most battles will be, especially at the start of a map, and the retreat action is on a cooldown at the start of skirmishes?

Die and retry can work in many games, but I'm not convinced it has a place in 4X games.