I just discovered Beast and City of the Great Machine thanks to Shut Up And Sit Down and I’m pretty jazzed to try out Beast this weekend with some friends via Tabletop Simulator. I’ve never actually gotten to play a hidden movement game before, so this should inform my tastes quite nicely. I’ll be sure to update with some impressions/stories when that’s done.
If you haven’t seen it yet, Beast is a all-vs-one hidden movement game that’s conceptually very similar to the defunct video game Evolve. Players take on the role of hunters trying to track, trap and kill a monster played by another player before it can grow too powerful. With various monsters that all play differently I can anticipate a good deal of replayability, and with video games suddenly deciding 90$ is the new average price, Beast can be found for 65$. As a nice plus, it’s got an expansion coming to crowdfunding soon so if I like it I can deep dive even harder!
That said, I’m curious what others in this hidden movement niche I might be missing that people enjoy. If you’ve got a notable example let me know!
Captain Sonar is a very fun game that is best played with the max player count and in “real-time mode”, but can be scaled back in both player count and complexity.
I’ve also heard quite good things about Mind MGMT, but haven’t personally had the chance to play it yet.
Well captain sonar is now going on my list for a non tabletop simulator game night because that looks like a blast