Absolutely adorable. My stream loved it! The art and animation are adorable and the concept is cute. 10/10 I will absolutely be looking for more from this studio in the future!

The game can get a bit repetitive, especially early where you don't have a ton of options unlocked. Definitely something to pick up though, if for no other reason than the interesting mechanics involved in the "Sauron's Army" aspect. And not just the domination either. You can carefully guide and enable your chosen orc like nourishing a beloved tree until he's ripe for the harvest and you kill him for a bunch of points. And honestly, the GoTY edition is so inexpensive now that it's not a terrible dip to pick it up. The Beastmaster DLC is pretty fun too, and you get some neat abilities from it.

Overall 8.5 out of 10. Nice solid mechanics and gameplay, but the pacing suffers at times.