Slay (video game)

Slay is a shareware turn-based strategy game made by Sean O'Connor and released in the United Kingdom for Microsoft Windows in March 1995. It continues being ported to modern platforms, such as for Pocket PC in 2002, multiple mobile devices between 2007 and 2013, and on Steam in November 2016.

Slay
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Designer	Sean O'Connor
Programmer	Sean O'Connor
Artist	Liam O'Connor
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, Pocket PC, Palm OS
Release	UK: March 1995
Genre	Turn-based strategy

Gameplay

Slay is a hexagonal strategy game where the goal is to conquer the island by buying soldiers and peasants and using them to capture enemies' hexagons.^[1]

Reception

Slay received highly positive reviews. Eurogamer called it "perfectly honed" and "very satisfying",^[2] and Rock, Paper, Shotgun said it was "perfect", "so simple, so clever and so brutal".^[1] The mobile version also received positive reviews.^[3]