Calyx is a strategy game developed and published by Studio 568. It is a real-time strategy title where you have to build bases, gather resources, and assemble your forces to fight against deadly plant-like aliens. There are tons of powerful advanced technologies to unlock to defend yourself against these creatures.

Calyx features a thrilling campaign mode that takes you across hazardous landscapes in space. It also has a skirmish mode that lets you customize and tweak different gameplay settings to your liking. It is a game that offers endless activities to do for both serious and casual RTS enthusiasts alike.

Build your base and expand your forces

Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost with the goal of eliminating plant aliens on a barren, lifeless planet. You start by establishing key structures around your base, such as power networks for energy, turrets to defend your base, and, later on, tanks to drive these aliens away. There is a tutorial present in campaign mode that carefully teaches you the basics.

Research points can be earned by protecting data archives. These points can be invested in the tech tree to unlock more powerful units and buildings, giving you something to work on in the long term. There are many ways to defeat these alien parasites, either by utilizing powerful technological weaponry or strength through numbers. It’s up to you whether you want to be destructive or subtle about your war tactics.

Despite the strategic depth that the game offers, the pacing is overall slow, and combat can feel sluggish at times. It also doesn’t help that the user interface is clunky and the unit details are unclear most of the time when trying to read them. That and the dozens of other pieces of information displayed around your screen make it really overwhelming for new players to understand.

Easy to learn, hard to master

Overall, Calyx blends real-time strategy and base-building gameplay in one, creating a slow, yet intriguing game that rewards patience and smart decision-making. While the game is easy to learn due to the tutorials, it’s very hard to master, requiring careful resource management, unit production, and territorial expansion. It’s not for players looking for a casual, laid-back experience, but it’s catered to those seeking an in-depth strategy experience.