Noara: The Conspiracy is a free-to-play 2v2 turn-based game with a unique twist

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You may have played a MOBA, but have you ever played a MOCA?

It stands for Multiplayer Online Chess Arena, and it’s what Atypique Studio likes to call its unique competitive turn-based game Noara: The Conspiracy.

After selling the game on Steam as an Early Access title for the past few months, Atypique has listened to player feedback and has decided to make the game a free-to-play title.

Best of all, that free-to-play model starts today, meaning you can head to Steam now and see what the fuss is without having to spend a penny.

Atypique is an independent studio based in La Ciotat in France, and was founded in 2017 by author and RPG and strategy game enthusiast Jérémy Filali.

After four years of development. Jérémy and his team of developers released Noara on Steam in November 2021, and the response on Steam so far has been almost entirely positive.

Noara is a tactical multiplayer turn-based game, where players take part in competitive 2v2 matches.

By managing their economy, learning how to create combos with their units’ skills and using the map’s environment to their advantage, players can get the edge needed to win each contest.

What makes Noara unique compared to other turn-based titles, though, is that you don’t just make your turn then sit back and watch while your opponent makes theirs.

The twist here is that even when you’re defending, you’re still fully active and can still react to your opponent’s moves.

This means that not only do you have to think tactically when planning your own attacks, you also have to be quick enough to be able to counter any attacks sent your way.

Since the game was first released in Early Access in November, Atypique has been adding new features, and there are now four separate game modes players