but I’ve been an Armored Core player since day one. This grand old mech-battling series has had its gunmetal claws in the pleasure centers of my brain since I was a child, its measured tactical action and gloriously in-depth machine tinkering combining to make for something...
Tactical RPGsare practicallytailor-made for the Switch. Loading up a quicksave, you can usually tell by a glance at the battlefield what the situation is and start forming a strategy. Being able to pick the game up and put it down again without fear of losing critical information or progre...
yourself while entire planets are put to the torch by overzealous Space Marines. Aboard your personal voidship, you'll travel across uncharted sections of the galaxy, gather allies, and ask them to help you slaughter the enemies of the God-Emperor in a game of isometric turn-based tactical ...
spin-offs, and spiritual successors might sound warnings of an industry’s creative bankruptcy. Our list of the 25 best video games of 2023, though, signals just the opposite, with developers pushing familiar properties in exciting new directions. ...
While it has much in common with its predecessor, the game also shares many similarities with tactical RPGs like Fire Emblem as well as Final Fantasy Tactics. In it, three nations vie for control over scarce resources and find themselves thrust into turn-based battles that emphasize positional ...
This tech-noir RPG features a rich urban setting to explore with its vision of Berlin in the year 2054 and especially the Kreuzbasar hub area, satisfyingly tactical turn-based combat, and an array of different ways to play, whether you want to be an elite ork hacker or an elven street ...
Abiotic Factor restored my faith in survival games The Allmother is dead, long live the Allmother!: Why 1000XResist is the best sci-fi story I've experienced in years Best Tactics 2024: Tactical Breach Wizards A part of my brain will always be dedicated to the time someone in the Vatican...
Battles focus on Slay the Spire-like card-battling as well as making difficult tactical decisions and positioning characters to get the most from every turn and card in your deck. To this point, the game places a major focus on deck customization, allowing you to build a party that’s prep...
If you like your FPS games to be tense, tactical and high-staked, thirds few better experiences thanEscape From Tarkov. Thanks to regular updates that level the playing field, EFT is actually quite friendly to newcomers, if you get in at the right time that is. It's extremely stressful,...
The first multi-resource economy makes for more shrewd campaigns, in which your expansion isn’t driven only by objectives or petty grudges, but economic necessity. Battle maps are more varied, introducing choke points and tactical terrain on top of the flat fields that have characterised the ser...