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Bionic Dues

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2013

Should you play it?

Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.

What works

  • Deep tactical and strategic gameplay
  • Extensive mech customization
  • High replayability with procedural generation
  • Engaging sci-fi setting with humor
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Basic and unpolished graphics
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Inventory management can be tedious
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Forgotten Mines

  • Shortest Trip to Earth

  • Mech Engineer

  • Space Hulk: Ascension (Classic)

  • Drill Core

  • Fantasy of Expedition

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Bionic Dues but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Escape The Mad Empire

  • Templar Battleforce

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • FTL: Faster Than Light

  • Shardpunk

  • The Last Spell

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Bionic Dues but with less leadership over others

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • Rogue Fable III

  • Runestone Keeper

  • Demon Lord: Just a Block

  • Rift Wizard

  • Rogue's Tale

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Bionic Dues: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026