When comparing Offworld Trading Company vs Dustforce, the Slant community recommends Dustforce for most people. In the question“What are the best indie games on Steam?” Dustforce is ranked 56th while Offworld Trading Company is ranked 77th. The most important reason people chose Dustforce is:
In order to perfect a level there needs to be a lot of abuse beforehand, a lot of deaths. But once it all falls into place there is no better feeling of mastering a level.
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Pros
Pro Economic rather than military focus
The game focuses more on empire building over combat and military might. This means the game is a bit more political, which requires a different line of thinking.
Pro Keeps player coming back for more
In order to perfect a level there needs to be a lot of abuse beforehand, a lot of deaths. But once it all falls into place there is no better feeling of mastering a level.
Pro Concise tutorial
Dustforce has a very detailed tutorial that teaches the player all of the ins and outs of the gameplay.
Cons
Con Short games
There is no real extended gameplay here, especially for an RTS. Games will last about 20-40 minutes and the structure of each game is very similar. Once the player gets the mechanics down and knows what to do when, every game will be pretty much the same. Win conditions are just too easy to come to the conclusion of and repeat with ease.
Con Only local multiplayer
Sadly the multiplayer aspect of Dustforce is local only. For PC gaming to exclude online multiplayer (when there are multiplayer modes) is an odd choice as the platform lends itself better to online play more so than sharing a single monitor.