Frozen Synapse 2 is an almost instantly recommendable game, with some of the most tense, tactical gameplay you can find online. Unfortunately, its single player experience isn’t as much fun as the hugely thrilling multiplayer experience.

Well, that’s not exactly true. The core of the single player is still a lot of fun. While the AI will never prove as formidable as the human brain (unless you crank up the difficulty to insane) the strategic gameplay is still fun and thoughtful. The story mode, however, while ambitious struggles to engage the player. The world map with its buzzy electric city is a great idea, but a few mistakes keep it from being a great distraction between multiplayer turns.