A brilliant little game with some passion behind it.

The gameplay seems most comparable to FTL, but trust me, Convoy is a whole different bag. Basically, the entire game is an escort mission in which you guide a delivery truck from place to place. Your delivery truck has no means of actually defending itself, and that's where the strategy comes into play. You start with 2 cars equipped with light firepower, and they drive along side your main truck. You have to move them around the road,getting them in position and selecting targets for them to fire upon, or to ram into another space. You also have to factor in being slammed out of you lane, managing your shields, and deciding whether or not a car can take the heat to soak up incoming damage on the convoy leader. To help you fight enemies and get your units into position, you can hit the space bar at any time to pause the action, just like FTL.

While you're not in combat, you have to drive around a randomly generated map, completing 3 main quests to collect parts to repair your ship, completing side quests,and collecting scrap to repair your vehicles and buy new weapons and fuel, and to prepare for the final boss fight. in between each of the battles you fight, the 3 factions gain more territory and the land gets more dangerous, to encourage you to hurry your ass up.

While the humor of the game is largely "hey, pop culture reference!" the absurd amount of variety in encounters more than makes up for it. I also haven't felt like a reference was "out of place" as they do a fantastic job of blending these silly characters into the absurd gameplay. I highly recommend downloading the Johnny Bavo mod, as it's fun to have a squad of 4 Johnny Bravos rolling in your convoy.

I highly recommend this game, it's a great strategy game to just pick up and play, and it's great if you want something close to FTL, but you want to mix up the gameplay.

A brilliant little game with some passion behind it. The gameplay seems most comparable to FTL, but trust me, Convoy is a whole different bag. Basically, the entire game is an escort mission in which you guide a delivery truck from place to place. Your delivery truck has no means of actually defending itself, and that's where the strategy comes into play. You start with 2 cars equipped with light firepower, and they drive along side your main truck. You have to move them around the road,getting them in position and selecting targets for them to fire upon, or to ram into another space. You also have to factor in being slammed out of you lane, managing your shields, and deciding whether or not a car can take the heat to soak up incoming damage on the convoy leader. To help you fight enemies and get your units into position, you can hit the space bar at any time to pause the action, just like FTL. While you're not in combat, you have to drive around a randomly generated map, completing 3 main quests to collect parts to repair your ship, completing side quests,and collecting scrap to repair your vehicles and buy new weapons and fuel, and to prepare for the final boss fight. in between each of the battles you fight, the 3 factions gain more territory and the land gets more dangerous, to encourage you to hurry your ass up. While the humor of the game is largely "hey, pop culture reference!" the absurd amount of variety in encounters more than makes up for it. I also haven't felt like a reference was "out of place" as they do a fantastic job of blending these silly characters into the absurd gameplay. I highly recommend downloading the Johnny Bavo mod, as it's fun to have a squad of 4 Johnny Bravos rolling in your convoy. I highly recommend this game, it's a great strategy game to just pick up and play, and it's great if you want something close to FTL, but you want to mix up the gameplay.