Quar: Infernal Machines

About

Quar: Infernal Machines is a turn-based strategy RPG built for PlayStation VR that tasks you with commanding insectoid armies in tactical combat. You manage resources, deploy units, and outmaneuver opponents across a war-torn world where every decision impacts the battlefield. The gameplay mixes base building with deep strategic planning, requiring you to adapt to shifting alliances and environmental hazards. Combat plays out in grid-based arenas where unit positioning and ability timing determine victory. The game stands out for its layered strategy and VR integration that adds a tangible dimension to map navigation and unit control. While the learning curve is steep, the combination of resource management, unit customization, and asymmetric warfare mechanics offers replayability for tactics enthusiasts. With a 78% on Metacritic, it’s a niche title that rewards patience, though the lack of multiplayer and limited unit variety may deter some. The VR format brings a fresh perspective to the genre but demands comfort with motion controls for full engagement.

Storyline

It seems the Quar have always been at war. When the first wandering clans of insect gatherers built their low, mud-walled buildings, it was as much to keep out other Quar as the wild animals. As they first learned to make tools to get food, they quickly learned to make tools to defend themselves. The mud walls quickly became fortified citadels, and then city-states. In five thousand years of civilization, the constants of their culture have been the changing of the seasons and the threat of war. For the last 700 years the Quar have been waging The Long War to a bloody stalemate that has wracked their world. But the balance of power is shifting, and Alykinder’s Crusade is attempting to end The Long War by conquering all the Quar nations. This game takes you to one battle in one theatre of The Long War, between the Crusader Army and the Royalist Coftyran Crymuster.