If you are looking for a wild ride that mixes up a bunch of different genres, Outpost: Infinity Siege is definitely one to put on your radar. When it comes to crazy ambitious PC games, this one goes all out by mashing up first-person shooting, base building, and intense tower defense into one massive package. It is the kind of game that eats up your weekend before you even realize it, offering a seriously addictive loop of looting, building, and surviving.
Storyline
The plot drops you right into a grim sci-fi future where humanity is fighting a losing battle against a rogue machine army known as the Mechanos. These self-aware robots have pushed the human race to the absolute brink of extinction. You step into the boots of Fae, a newly promoted commander in the Earth United Army (EUA). Tasked with commanding the heavily armed Mobile Outpost 11, your mission is to push back into dangerous, off-limit territories, uncover lost technology, and basically blast the robot empire to scrap metal to take back your dying planet.
Gaming Experience
Playing this game feels like juggling a bunch of awesome mechanics at once. You start by going out on foot to scavenge ruins for resources, kind of like an extraction shooter, picking off robot grunts and grabbing whatever loot you can carry. But the real meat of the game happens when it is time to extract. This is where you switch gears into a frantic tower defense mode, defending your massive, walking mobile base against literal swarms of mechanical enemies. You can heavily customize your outpost with heavy artillery, automated turrets, and energy shields to survive the onslaught. The combination of tactical base management and raw FPS combat makes it a uniquely satisfying grind, especially if you team up with friends to unleash absolute chaos.
