''Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator'' (''UEBS'') is a battle

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developed and published by Canadian developer Brilliant Game Studios. The game was released in

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on April 12, 2017 for

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, and was fully released on June 2, 2017 for Microsoft Windows. The sequel, ''Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2'', was released into early access on May 12, 2022.

Gameplay

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), film and comic characters (e.g.

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), animals or fantasy beings (e.g. orcs or trolls). These have different skills and weapons available. The player also has the option of defining the battlefield and the positioning and number of units. Using

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, the units fight against each other until there are no enemy units left.

Reception

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'' described ''UEBS'' as less a game than a technical toy. Since there is no unit limit, all computer hardware will eventually fail the more they are added. ''PC Games Hardware'' called it an indie game by a one-man team, which offers the player a huge sandbox to simulate gigantic mass battles between thousands and thousands of units. In general, however, some players criticize the lack of game content and say that it is nothing more than a nice tool, but it has a lot of potential and offers funny scenes and moments.

References

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