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Phantom Squad

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90%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
90% User Score Based on 167 reviews

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Phantom Squad is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a violence theme. It was developed by Ctrl Freak and was released on July 18, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Phantom Squad drops you into the chaos of top-down tactical combat built for co-op. Squad up with friends in 1–4 player missions where communication, coordination, and smart planning are the difference between clean execution and total wipeout. Plan Your StrikeUse voice chat and in-game tools to coordinate your approach. Move fast and adapt as things change; the enemy won’t hesitate. Intens…

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 167 reviews
story24 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Excellent cooperative multiplayer experience emphasizing teamwork, coordination, and communication.
  • Engaging tactical gameplay with planning mechanics, strategic gadget use, and varied mission objectives.
  • Well-polished with solid gunplay, intuitive controls, good map design, and active developer support.
  • Solo mode is very challenging and can feel frustrating due to lack of AI teammates and steep difficulty curve.
  • Certain missions, notably the penultimate one, are excessively difficult and have design issues requiring replays from start without checkpoints.
  • Lack of matchmaking, server browser, and replayability due to mostly static enemy placements limits player base and longevity.

  • story

    120 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 76% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The story in Phantom Squad offers a solid tactical campaign with 11 diverse missions that emphasize careful planning, varying objectives, and strategic teamwork. While the narrative includes unexpected plot twists and engaging mission variety, some players find the difficulty spikes and certain mission designs frustrating, particularly the penultimate mission. The game’s tactical depth and mission structure appeal to fans of strategy shooters, though replayability and mission variety could be improved with future additions like procedural or user-generated content.

    • “Phantom Squad is tasked with eliminating terrorist threats across the world, taking on missions such as hostage rescue, bomb defusal, and priority target elimination.”
    • “The campaign takes place in over a dozen missions in locations like nightclubs, schools, prisons, and the deep jungle.”
    • “Rather than encouraging improvisational run-and-gun tactics, Phantom Squad challenges players to think several steps ahead, rewarding those who treat each mission like a carefully choreographed operation.”
    • “The inconsistent enemy reactions, especially in co-op, made me unable to finish the game, stopping at the second to second to last mission.”
    • “It only shows where you might possibly need to go and it never points the way to where you need to extract in order to end the mission.”
    • “The game seriously needs a checkpoint system (at least toggleable) for almost every mission.”

  • gameplay

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 44% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The gameplay masterfully blends tactical planning with intense, fast-paced action, excelling in co-op mechanics and offering a smooth, engaging loop suitable for both solo and multiplayer. Its diverse arsenal and strategic depth provide a unique mix of careful decision-making and reflex-based combat, creating an immersive and challenging experience that evolves well throughout the campaign. While some enemy detection mechanics feel inconsistent, the overall gameplay is praised for being fun, balanced, and highly customizable.

    • “Developed by Ctrl Freak and published by Super Rare Originals, the game presents itself as a modern interpretation of classic tactical operations gameplay, viewed from a clean top-down perspective that emphasizes situational awareness and deliberate decision-making.”
    • “The biggest selling point is the sharp gunplay and combat - every gun and option feels viable and changes the gameplay and approach - big guns kill faster but draw more attention and might get hostages killed.”
    • “I am a huge fan of co-op tactical squad games and games like Door Kickers, Ready or Not, etc. This game scratches the quick but careful tactical gameplay itch in a really fun way.”
    • “Zero detection mechanic or viewcone for enemies, so it goes from 'haha idk where you are' to instant aimbot out of nowhere.”
    • “Doing that make the gameplay experience a better, more interactive and less cheesy.”
    • “Well at £11.99 full price this game offers 11 campaign missions with a decent enough story to justify the tactical swat gameplay loop.”

  • replayability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    Replayability varies across the game, with some modes and well-designed levels offering multiple ways to play and extend engagement. However, certain parts like Phantom Squad and the main campaign lack depth and incentives for repeated playthroughs, limiting long-term appeal. Additional features or community-made content could significantly enhance replayability.

    • “There's plenty of well-designed levels, and you can play each of them in a variety of modes that keep the game endlessly replayable.”
    • “On top of that, you can replay those maps in the new T-Hunt game mode, offering a bit of extra replayability.”
    • “Overall, the game was fun and incorporates replayability, which makes it easy to sink more hours into the experience.”
    • “Phantom Squad currently lacks replayability (outside of getting 3 stars on every mission), which is a pretty big issue.”
    • “Overall, the game is mediocre and offers no replayability.”
    • “If there isn't, then replayability suffers a little.”

  • humor

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game incorporates humor through unexpected, intense battles and humorous moments like team-kills and janky gameplay, complemented by hilarious bad guy screams. It doesn't take itself too seriously, adding to its comedic charm.

    • “Doesn't take itself too seriously and allows for some funny moments like team-kills and other janky-ness.”
    • “Hilarious bad guy screams.”
    • “Unexpected, intense battles (sometimes funny).”

  • graphics

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a simple top-down art style but impress with detailed, polished visuals and great artwork. Overall, the visual presentation is pleasing and complements the tactical gameplay effectively.

    • “Graphics and attention to detail are on point.”
    • “Don't be fooled by the top-down view and simple art style.”
    • “Slick real-time tactical game with pleasing visuals and sound.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The game's stability is generally positive with no lag or glitches reported by some users, while others experience significant bugs such as unpredictable explosions during gameplay. Overall, it shows inconsistent stability, needing fixes to improve reliability.

    • “No lag, no glitches.”
    • “This game made me want to lobotomize myself with a wooden spoon. I like the game, but holy moly is it buggy. When it works, it works, but sometimes the suicide bombers will explode in my face while I'm handcuffing them. You need to fix your game!”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features excellent optimization, delivering smooth performance across most systems, which complements its mastery-driven design that encourages replaying missions to improve tactics and achieve higher ratings.

    • “Replaying missions to refine tactics or pursue higher performance ratings becomes a natural extension of the game’s mastery-driven design.”
    • “Excellent performance on most systems.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is subtle and effectively enhances tension, complementing the game's deliberate pacing without becoming distracting.

    • “The soundtrack stays restrained, heightening tension without distracting from the careful pacing of each mission.”
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Phantom Squad is a tactical shooter game with violence theme. Common tags for Phantom Squad include co-op campaign, indie, military, team-based and top-down.

Phantom Squad is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing Phantom Squad.

Phantom Squad was released on July 18, 2025.

Phantom Squad was developed by Ctrl Freak.

Phantom Squad has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Phantom Squad for its story but disliked it for its replayability.

Phantom Squad is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Door Kickers 2, Police Stories, Door Kickers, Thunder Tier One, Hot Brass and others.