When comparing Uniwar vs Hoplite, the Slant community recommends Hoplite for most people. In the question“What are the best turn-based strategy games for Android?” Hoplite is ranked 1st while Uniwar is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Hoplite is:
You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. This makes for a game that the player can pore over their options, for as long as they like, which can be pretty enveloping.
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Pros
Pro True multiple races to play
There are 3 races to play and each are actually different. It's not just changing colours and costumes. The units have different prices and abilities, strengths and weaknesses. So to win strategy needs to change, making the experience rich.
Pro Great social features
Team games up to 8 players. Friendlist. Chat in game (and out). Tournaments. A huge and very active community.
Pro Ad free if you want it that way
Ads are" pull", you only watch them if you want to earn in-game money more quickly. It's perfectly possible today forever without seeing any.
Pro A true competitive game
No place for luck, only the skill prevails. In particular when all players have the same race, and maps are mirrored.
A rating system ELO style, that matches you with players of your level. Multiple tournaments every months.
Pro Balanced in-app purchase
There are in app purchases, most are cosmetic and don't affect game play. There's even one which is simply "support our developers".
There are some key purchases which DO affect game play: extra unit types and extra undo turns. However these are available through watching commercials and can also be had permanently without money for the patient by saving the in-game rewards. It does take a long time though.
Undo is the most important one. Get it first.
Pro Variety of maps makes each game different
Variety of maps created mostly by other players (voted if good or bad) make each game different. Combined with necessity to adopt your tactic to which race you and your opponent play and his moves, makes each game unique.
Pro Asynchronous turn based system
With generally 24h or 12h turns. Notifications when it's your turn
Pro Deep gameplay that harkens back to chess or other grid based games, where planning and strategy take a front seat
You must plan your movements and attacks, paying attention to all enemy positions and their attacks. This makes for a game that the player can pore over their options, for as long as they like, which can be pretty enveloping.
Pro Easy to understand the rules as any pertinent info is relayed before a move decision is needed
Someone called it "Chess, the roguelike". You have all the information before you move, every time. Enemies follow a simple ruleset, with no variation. There is almost no randomness. You know that you will die the turn before you do, and you will die because you painted yourself into a corner.
Pro Great replay value thanks to the roguelike random generation
There is a good list of achievements, which creates a high replay value. It encourages the user to play very differently in subsequent replays. Which is great for keeping the game fresh.
Pro Can be played at your own pace thanks to the turn based nature of the title
Hoplite is a turn based game, making for something that people can take their time with, deciding on their strategy for each move.
Pro Extended gameplay when you finish the title, with the fun but difficult game+ gameplay mode
Starting on level 16, the altars get replaced by a portal. The player has the choice to "win" the game by exiting through the portal, or to ignore the portal on that level and venture deeper, aiming for higher scores on progressively more difficult floors. This is great for those that enjoy more challenge and extra content past the regular ending.
Pro Well-balanced
Other, more popular, mobile roguelikes are far too random. A lot of people associate roguelikes with randomness, but a lot of effort goes into making sure that they provide consistently winnable games. When you lose a game it should be because you did something dumb, not because the RNG didn't deign it today. Hoplite nails this.
Pro Large assortment of enemies keeps the gameplay and strategies required fresh
There is a wide array of enemies to encounter and fight, which keeps encounters fresh as well as the strategies needed.
Cons
Con Can be hard to get to the "I get it!" phase
It takes some patience and determination to get to the point where the richness of the gameplay opens up, especially if you're following the totally free path. Many players give up before they get that far, which leads to thinking "it's pay to win!" when it really isn't. (It is "pay or watch ads to get the cool stuff sooner" though.)
Con Short game
Hoplite does not take that long to complete as it can be finished in an average playthrough in around an hour.