Parse

Parse is a strategy game about protecting yourself from invaders after the population of the Ancient system is occupied. You are a system whose people are engineers and programmers, and whose story is kept in its inventions and projects. You must protect yourself while trying to save as much of that story as possible.

The Ancient system

The Ancient system was home to a largely non-aggressive race of intelligent humanoids. About 80% of its population chose to become engineers or programmers. Large underground structures called clusters gave workers their own rooms, and later housed broader projects known only to the people working on them and their Agoran.

The system had no standing army. A squad called Dyun was created to deal with disturbances and trained to fight criminals considered not very dangerous. The description also refers to an additional exception but does not explain what it was.

Tactical battles

Battles come in two types. In step-by-step battles, you command a detachment of 1 to 4 people. Artillery prevents you from staying in one place, while opponents try to stop you from recovering the story.

In global battles, you configure units, squads and orders before an attack, then watch the battle unfold. A unit and squad system lets you build and configure units to form detachments for these battles.

Randomized equipment and locations

Weapons have randomized properties, so each weapon you find differs from the others. Locations are also randomized and can include deserts, forests and mountain peaks. You can customize a large number of elements.

Opponents and cover

The artificial intelligence is based on a system of shelters, courage, intelligence and personal preferences.