Parents' Guide to rymdkapsel

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Strategy Games
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Chris Morris By Chris Morris , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 9+

Terrific strategy game does a lot with very little.

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Why Age 9+?

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What's It About?

Players build a space station, constructing hallways and rooms to both collect and transform resources as well as defend the station from attacks. Naturally, the attacks get more difficult as the game progresses, but the overall focus never veers from strategy. Should you focus on building more workers? Should you build hallways to nearby monoliths that give upgrades? What's the best way to fit the room and corridor shapes together to get the most from each? The answers are all at the heart of the puzzle. The game is controlled by you swiping workers to different areas at the bottom of the screen, where they work on one of several tasks. Building rooms or halls is just a matter of lining up a Tetris-like shape, twisting it as necessary, and then confirming its placement.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Really good strategy titles are hard to find in the app world. RYMDKAPSEL not only nails the formula, it adds enough variety to reignite some interest from lapsed fans of the genre. As an odd fusion of space opera, Tetris, and a classic strategy game, rymdkapsel is definitely best played on a tablet. The small print is almost illegible on smartphones. With a larger screen, the addictive nature of the game will quickly become obvious.

Victory is rather open-ended, but this app is about the journey rather than the destination. Our only notable complaint is the sometimes inconsistent nature of the AI, which doesn't always make the wisest choices. It's the only part of the game that isn't intuitive. Otherwise, the game's balance is just right. Rather than focusing on joyless micromanagement, rymdkapsel lets players keep an eye on the bigger picture, which is what makes strategy games so fun in the first place.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Encourage them to play other strategy games such as chess.

  • Discuss the importance of planning before acting, not just in the world of games.

App Details

  • Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
  • Subjects : Math : geometry , patterns , sequences , shapes
  • Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : strategy , thinking critically
  • Pricing structure :
  • Release date : August 1, 2013
  • Genre : Strategy Games
  • Version : 2.0.0
  • Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
  • Last updated : November 11, 2020

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