TFM: The First Men
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
TFM: The First Men is a early access, colony sim and base-building game
developed and published by Gathering Tree.
Released on November 02nd 2022 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 388 reviews of which 249 were positive and 139 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 19.60€ on Steam and has a 20% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows® 7+
- Processor: Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Card
- Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
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Concise Game Reviews: "TFM: The First Men" (Scroll down for the longer version) Game Value: ✅ Highly recommended for fans of deep strategy and base-building simulations, especially those who enjoy complex civilization-building with RTS and 4X elements. Game Tags: ✔Early Access ✔Colony Simulation ✔Base Building ✔Strategy ✔Sandbox ✔Simulation ✔Construction ✔Open World ✔Management ✔Survival ✔Procedural Generation ✔2D ✔Fantasy ✔Tactical RPG ✔Resource Management ✔Exploration ✔Crafting ✔Real-Time Tactics ✔City Building ✔Cartoon-Style Genre Classification: A strategic simulation focusing on character-driven base building, exploration, and real-time tactical combat, with elements of RTS and 4X gameplay. Game Length: Approximately 30~60 hours, with open-ended gameplay and procedural generation adding significant replayability. Challenge Level: High; complex systems require careful planning and strategic decision-making, especially in managing civilization growth and tactical combat. Graphics: Distinct and atmospheric, with a comic book-style aesthetic that blends fantasy elements with historical visuals. Technical Stability: ]Currently in Early Access, with some reports of bugs and performance issues, but regular updates are improving stability. Replay Value: High; procedural elements, diverse character progression paths, and various game modes offer varied experiences across playthroughs. For further insights, feel free to join my [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/MaverickGameVault]Steam group or follow my updates on my [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/MaverickGameVault/curation]curator page . Detailed review: What It Is: 🌟 Real-Time Strategy with RPG Elements: "TFM: The First Men" is a strategy game where you lead a primitive society from its origins as a small tribe to a sprawling empire. The game blends RTS, 4X, and RPG elements to create a deep, complex simulation experience. 🔥 Epic Story and Exploration: Set in a fantasy world, you guide the first humans, Adam and Eve, as they navigate a world filled with mythical creatures, diverse cultures, and ancient secrets. The story-driven gameplay allows players to shape their civilization's history through their decisions. 🎯 Character-Driven Progression: The game emphasizes the growth of individual characters through attributes like body, mind, soul, and heart. These attributes, combined with hundreds of perks, influence the development of your tribe and the success of your empire. 🎨 Unique Visual Style: The game features fully two-dimensional graphics with a comic book-inspired aesthetic, enhancing the mythological and historical themes. ⚙️ Tactical Combat and Civilization Building: Engage in real-time tactical combat with an active pause option, allowing for strategic planning. Build cities, develop technology, and manage resources while interacting with other civilizations, either through diplomacy or warfare. 🌟 Overview: "TFM: The First Men" is a character-focused strategy game that challenges players to lead the first humans through their early history. With an emphasis on strategic decision-making, resource management, and real-time tactical combat, players must balance exploration, base-building, and the evolving needs and abilities of their characters. The game offers a blend of RTS, 4X, and RPG elements, providing a rich, multi-layered experience. 🎮 Gameplay: Step into the role of a leader guiding the first humans, balancing resource gathering, base building, and character progression with strategic decision-making. Ensure survival, explore a dynamic world, and engage in tactical combat. 🌍 Exploration: Discover new lands, interact with civilizations, and uncover ancient secrets in a world of opportunities and dangers. 🔧 Character Progression: Develop characters through attributes, skills, and traits, with each decision shaping their growth and the tribe's future. 💥 Combat System: Engage in real-time tactical combat with a pause function, allowing for strategic planning. Choose between peaceful or martial interactions with other races, adding depth to the gameplay. With deep strategy and character progression, "TFM: The First Men" delivers a compelling and immersive experience. 📖 Story and Depth: Set in a mythological world inspired by creation stories, "TFM: The First Men" delivers a narrative-rich experience. The story unfolds through the lives of your characters, each with their own attributes, skills, and destiny. The game emphasizes character-driven storytelling, where your choices shape the narrative and influence the world around you. The game's narrative depth is further enhanced by its dynamic world and the constant evolution of your tribe, ensuring that every playthrough offers a unique experience. The game also includes RPG-like adventures, where players direct groups of heroes to complete tasks and gather treasures. 🏆 Verdict: "TFM: The First Men" is an ambitious and engaging strategy game that combines deep character development with complex base-building mechanics. The game provides a rich, narrative-driven experience where every decision has lasting consequences. Its unique blend of tactical combat, exploration, and character progression makes it a standout in the genre. While the game is still in Early Access and has some rough edges, the frequent updates and active development promise a bright future. For fans of deep strategy games with a strong narrative focus, "TFM: The First Men" is a must-play. ✅ Good: 👍 Character-driven gameplay: Deep progression with narrative focus. 👍 Strategic combat: Real-time tactics with pause for depth. 👍 Civilization building: Grow from a small tribe to an empire. 👍 Exploration: Engaging world with secrets to uncover. 🛠️ Ways of Improvement: 👎 Steep learning curve: The game's complexity can be overwhelming for new players; a more comprehensive tutorial would help. 👎 Limited content variation: Adding more diverse events and scenarios could enhance replayability. 👎 UI improvements needed: The user interface could be more intuitive and streamlined to reduce micromanagement frustrations. 👎 Pacing: The slow progression of gameplay can be tedious, even with the option to accelerate time.
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I have only just started this game but I felt the need to review it early due to its mixed reviews. I am enjoying it, although I am still learning what is going on I can see the direction its going and I look forward to seeing it develop. There are a few issues and some things I felt the game doesn't particularly explain very well like it took my awhile to figure out how to equip weapons and armour but its a unique little game that I am looking forward to playing.
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Absolutely loved the art and initial story for this game. It's in EA so obviously needs a bit more work, but it's a game I'll keep coming back to and follow.
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what a fun and innovative twist to a city builder haha i dont know much about turkish folklores but love me some dark fairy tales haha the learning curve is a bit steep and the tutorial could use a bit more of a description as to what roles things like heart soul and self actually apply to? uhm only other thing is it becomes a bit clicky with the upgrades once your settlement gets large mabye could do with an automated path like this persons a woodcutter it now automates things along the path that will help in woodcutting and instead of the item being from clicking the upgrade just throw it in the rewards build section? would be nice to be able to also stockpile the reward builds from leveling up gives more wiggle room to plan where you want things to go? but the adventuring part of the game brings back some serious heroes of might and magic vibes :D it could also use a bit of refining in the sense that its very very hard to escape a battle if your already committed to it id actually be stoked to see a more tactical ff7 battle system where can pick and choose attacks at leisure like a BATTLE START then boom into a kind of jrpg style combat, it gets hard to land attacks on multiple opponents in real time but im old school so take that with a grain of salt haha over and all with the updates they have already done and the roadmap for what they plan to do keep an eye on this one if you want a quarky little twist to what your normally used to i see myself getting many many hours deep into this one :D
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Developer
Gathering Tree
Publisher
Gathering Tree
Release
02 Nov 2022
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