Gremlins, Inc.
Gremlins, Inc. is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Steal resources, extort bribes, manipulate elections, arrest other players and send them telegrams of misfortune… Unleash your inner gremlin!
What it feels like
The absurd premise of corrupt gremlins and the comedic tone invite teasing, mischievous play despite the serious strategic depth. The game gleefully disrespects ethics and decency through its gremlin mechanics and satirical jabs at capitalism.
What it's about
The game is explicitly set in a steampunk world and that aesthetic defines the setting and flavor throughout. Corrupt capitalist competition for money, power, and prestige is the core theme—gremlins racing to accumulate wealth and influence. The game satirizes capitalism and political corruption through exaggerated gremlins engaged in bribery, extortion, and manipulation.
How it plays
Players take turns spending actions and resources to move around a board, with limited actions per turn—a classic worker placement structure. Turn-based strategic gameplay where players alternate actions, though combat is indirect (arrest/extortion mechanics rather than direct fighting). Buying, selling, stealing, and extorting create a dynamic economic system central to winning.
How it looks and sounds
Steam tags and descriptions note hand-drawn art, giving the steampunk gremlins a distinctive illustrated aesthetic. Steam tags mention 'Great Soundtrack' and steampunk setting often uses retro-electronic scores; fits the tone but not definitional.
How it's structured
Core experience is players competing directly against each other for dominance and victory in single and multiplayer modes. Multiple paths to victory, procedural elements, and emergent player interactions create substantial replay value noted in reviews. Local multiplayer in a turn-based board game naturally supports pass-the-controller hotseat play alongside online modes.
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