Nemesis: Retaliation Has Launched On Gamefound And I’m Scared For My Financial Wellbeing

Awaken Realms has officially launched the campaign for its latest game, Nemesis: Retaliation. The campaign will run until December 14 and fulfillment is scheduled for April 2025.

The third and final installment in the critically acclaimed Nemesis board game series, Retaliation was first announced in March of this year, with further details drip-fed to us since then. Mixing up the formula somewhat, while staying faithful to the two games it’s following, Retaliation is a semi-cooperative horror board game that will out one to five players in the armour of marines, ordered to irradicate a deadly alien threat.

Arguably the biggest change to the format is the introduction of a modular board. Unlike the first two games, Retaliation will see you slowly uncovering the layout of the installation you’re exploring, not just the room types. Similar to something like Betrayal at House on the Hill, this fog-of-war-style approach to exploration fits well in a horror setting, so I’m keen to see how it adds to Nemesis’ already insane tension.

As hardened marines, fully aware of the horrors that await, you’ll be packing bigger and better equipment, and combat will be more frequent and more involved. Kitting yourself out with weapons and supplies, you’ll be taking on more creatures at once than ever before. Accompanying the increased focus on combat is the introduction of a chain of command, allowing higher-ranking characters to issue orders to those below them. Certain characters from previous sets will also be compatible with this new set, letting them see the end of the long-running story.

Right, let’s talk content. The pledge levels for Retaliation are thankfully quite easy to follow for a big box game. Here are all of the pledge levels available for Nemesis: Retaliation:

Nemesis Retaliation Core pledge (Standard Edition) – $99

• Nemesis Retaliation board game
  • 50+ Primeblood standees
  • Five character standees
  • One robot standee
  • Five dual-layer player boards
  • Ten+ character tiles
  • 40+ corridor tiles
  • 180+ standard cards
  • 160+ small cards
  • 80+ plastic markers
  • Five plastic card holders
  • 140+ cardboard tokens
  • Intruder bag
  • Six dice
  • Five rubber rings
  • Scanner
  • Help Sheet
• Stretch Goal box (at time of publishing)
  • New character – Bioenhancement Expert

Nemesis Retaliation Core pledge (Special Edition) – $165

• Nemesis Retaliation board game
  • 50+ Primeblood high-quality miniatures
  • Five Character high-quality miniatures
  • One robot high-quality miniature
• Stretch Goal box

Nemesis Retaliation Collector’s Pledge – $287

• Nemesis Retaliation board game (Special Edition)
• Stretch Goal box
• Terrain Expansion
  • Six robot module models
  • 14 door models
  • One lander model
  • Eight egg models
  • Five corpse models
  • Three oxygen generator models
  • One Anti-air model
• Acrylic Pack (replacing all cardboard tokens with acrylic)
• Untold Stories #4 (comic book)
• Neoprene playmat
• Nemesis: Retaliation artbook

Nemesis Trilogy Pledge (with miniatures) – $524

• Nemesis Retaliation board game (Special Edition)
• Stretch Goal box
• Nemesis: Lockdown Core Pledge (including Stretch Goals)
• Nemesis Core Pledge (Inlucing Stretch Goals)

If you missed out on any of the previous games, expansions, Stretch Goals or add-ons, or you’re just late to the party, this campaign gives you the option to tack on any previously released content with your pledge. Lord help me.

As I said, this campaign runs until December 14 and the soonest you’ll see the game itself will be April 2025. If you’re keen to jump on the bandwagon, you can head on over to Gamefound to make your wallet cry.

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