Acaratus

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Acaratus is a single player and multiplayer role playing game with a historical theme. It was developed by Nodbrim Interactive and was released on May 25, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Acaratus is a turnbased tactical RPG set in a medieval steampunk world where you build and fight with your mechanized battle suits to help Adina free the people enslaved by the emperor Helios, their oppressor.

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46%

Audience ScoreBased on 41 reviews

story4 positive mentions

stability8 negative mentions

Deep and flexible mech customization allowing diverse tactical approaches and creative unit builds.
Engaging turn-based combat with card-driven abilities that add layers of strategy and adaptation.
Unique steampunk aesthetic and mech designs that contribute to a distinctive tactical RPG experience.

Numerous technical issues including frequent crashes, game-breaking bugs, and lack of autosave, severely impacting playability.
Storyline and dialogue are confusing, unevenly paced, with continuity errors and poorly implemented narrative delivery.
Game interface and UI have usability problems, combined with awkward map design and inconsistent difficulty spikes that diminish enjoyment.

story
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
82%
8%
The story in the game is generally seen as predictable and familiar, relying on common rebellion tropes but providing enough context to support gameplay progression. However, many reviewers found the narrative forgettable, unevenly paced, and hampered by bugs, out-of-order chapters, and heavy text exposition, which disrupt immersion and clarity. While the story anchors the tactical battles with some world-building, it lacks dramatic impact and suffers from design and technical flaws that detract from the overall experience.
- “While the story leans on familiar tropes of rebellion and revolution, it provides enough context to give weight to each mission and to justify the escalating scale of conflict.”
- “The plot does not always deliver dramatic highs, yet it serves its purpose by anchoring the tactical battles within a broader struggle and giving players a sense of forward momentum as they push deeper into enemy-controlled territory.”
- “The story begins with a slave and their master Adina, who are fleeing the punishment of hiding a battlesuit from Helios forces. Now in order to survive, they must fight back; however, their flight from penance stirs the warm coals of rebellion.”
- “The story also makes no sense as it doesn’t seem to be always told in order or even by the correct character.”
- “But being forced to access story chapters out of order, buggy dialogue, randomly self-attacking mechs, and the inclusion of locked locations that you can't reach because there are no keys available is a bit annoying and may be a deal breaker for many.”
- “[b] story/dialogue: [/b] story is meh, it's not that interesting and there are points of long winded nonsensical exposition which amounts to nothing important 9 times out of 10.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
31%
23%
Gameplay in Acaratus offers a unique and rewarding turn-based tactics experience focused on experimenting with mech builds and layered mechanics, though some features feel underdeveloped or tacked-on. Despite its interesting core mechanics and strategic depth, issues like bugs, frustrating crafting, and occasional confusing elements hinder the overall experience. Nevertheless, its functional design and card modifiers help maintain engagement, especially for fans of strategic customization.
- “However, for fans of turn-based tactics who enjoy experimenting with builds, mastering layered mechanics, and overcoming demanding encounters, acaratus offers a rewarding and distinctive experience.”
- “All very fun, if simple gameplay; finding different cores and equipping them with legs, arms and such is all neat but the interesting bits are finding out you can do other things, like putting turrets on a core where the legs go so you can put a propeller and have it fly around harassing things (I called him air-raid) or a big mech that had a huge chest cannon with a ballista on top (I called him firebase).”
- “It has a unique blend of component builds for units matched with a supportive action card system in battles, which gives it a novel approach to this genre of gameplay.”
- “A few mechanics seem to be tacked-on or underdeveloped.”
- “The 'crafting' mechanic, which is basically just gambling slots, is somewhat frustrating, especially in the beginning when you have little money to spend on it.”
- “The game also features a very confusing 'falling stones' mechanic in a few levels.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in Acaratus are dated and modest, resembling last-gen or tablet visuals with some occasional glitches and sparse environmental details. While not visually impressive or polished by modern standards, the graphics support gameplay clarity and the core mech designs are enjoyable, aligning well with the game's nostalgic tactical theme.
- “The core game is innovative, nostalgic of a 'tactics' game, and has enjoyable graphics, good customization, a lot of strategy, and pretty clever writing.”
- “Environmental visuals and character portraits are more modest by comparison, sometimes feeling sparse or repetitive, but they rarely interfere with gameplay clarity.”
- “+graphics are good.”
- “But, with what appears to be a small budget and graphics that are last gen, does this game hold up?”
- “Welcome to the 90s: the game lacks any real amenities that you’d expect in our current generation of gaming, no voice-overs, a serviceable but incomplete tutorial, and graphics that belong on a tablet.”
- “Dated graphics, poorly implemented dialog system, simplistic combat, over simplified world map.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is plagued by frequent freezes, bugs, and glitches that severely impact gameplay, including crashes during key features like mecha customization and story progression. Despite some improvements, persistent issues such as stuck missions, buggy dialogue, and graphical errors make the experience frustrating and often unplayable. While combat and customization can be enjoyable at times, the overall instability is a major drawback.
- “This game is perpetual winter...freezes all the time. If this was the answer to a stable, entertaining turn-based combat strategy game, sorry, wrong answer. Thought it was my computer, but it's not. Disappointing.”
- “Game screen freezes on attempt to open mecha-edit screen.”
- “It fixed the load screen issue, but now it freezes up when I juggle modules in the garage/build mode.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music features epic instrumental tracks that, combined with sound effects and strategic combat sounds, create an immersive and addictive battle atmosphere.
- “The epic instrumental music, sound effects, strategic attacks, and counter melees all balance together smoothly to form a really addictive and immersive battle framework.”