Developer Aeterna Ludi and publisher GrabTheGames are set to release DAICE on July 16, a turn-based inventory management game where players control an AI Core managing a series of unique spaceships in battle against rival fleets and defenses.
The game revolves around maximizing your turns and dealing efficient damage across lanes, with the effectiveness of each action determined by the roll of a dice.
Here’s a quick rundown of the game based on its Steam page:
Dice-Powered Weapons
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Use different types of dice to load your weapons and unleash attacks.
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Roll dice to protect against incoming missiles.
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Gain fuel with dice to power your movement and maneuver your weapons.
Inventory Management
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Strategically plan your inventory to optimize your arsenal.
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Expand inventory size to carry more weapons, dice, and upgrades.
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Use chips to buff adjacent AI Cores and enhance your combat efficiency.
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Combine items and upgrades to create powerful synergies.
Weapon Overcharge
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Discover each weapon’s unique Overcharge ability.
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Build up charges to unlock devastating effects.
 AI Core Powers
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Unleash the full potential of your AI Core with powerful abilities.
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Spend energy strategically to turn the tide of battle.
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Unlock more AI cores as you defeat missions with each different ship.
Ship Arsenal
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Buy and unlock 20 unique ships
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Discover starting cores for each ship
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Unlock more AI cores as you defeat missions with each different ship.
 Campaign Progression
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Progress through challenging missions across the galaxy.
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Complete all four acts to advance the story of DAICE.
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Unlock new ships, weapons, and abilities as you move forward.
DAICE playable demo available now
If DAICE is up your alley, you can give the game a try on Steam, as there’s a playable demo that gives you a good idea of how the game plays.
About the Author – Carlos Hernandez
Carlos Hernandez is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Too Much Gaming, where he writes about video games, reviews, and industry news. A lifelong gamer, he would do anything to experience Final Fantasy Tactics for the first time again and has a love/hate relationship with games that require hunting for new gear to improve your character.
