Steam Tactics
- September 12, 2017
- Igor Rashkuev
Get on SteamIn Steam Tactics, become a mercenary tactician and command a squad of airship pilots in a steampunk world with turn-based combat similar to Fire Emblem. Upgrade your ships, weapons, and crew, and make creative decisions in battles with little randomness. The queen seeks your help to save the ailing king – will you answer the kingdom's call?
Mac OS
Nintendo Switch
PC
Playstation 4
Playstation 5
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
PlayStation
Playstation Vita
Xbox
Reviews
- The game features cute art and engaging characters, making it visually appealing and enjoyable.
- Gameplay is simple yet addictive, with a surprising depth in strategy and customization options for ships and weapons.
- The game offers good replay value with multiple difficulty levels for missions and a satisfying progression system.
- The game can become grindy, requiring players to replay levels for upgrades and materials, which may lead to repetitive gameplay.
- The user interface for inventory management is clunky, lacking sorting options that could enhance the experience.
- The story and writing are considered weak and generic, with some translation issues that detract from the overall narrative.
- story38 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally considered light and generic, revolving around a typical evil vizier trope with some side arcs involving family matters. While some players find the characters and cutscenes charming, many feel the narrative is not essential to the gameplay, which focuses more on mission-based grinding and customization. Overall, the storyline lacks depth and complexity, but it offers enough intrigue to keep players engaged during the missions.
“The story is interesting enough, featuring a zealot religious alligator who seeks to complete his imagined divine plan.”
“It includes an interesting storyline, decent upgrade system, and tons of replayability.”
“Adorable characters, exciting story.”
“The story is generic evil vizier type, with some family matters side arcs.”
“The story told in the cutscenes isn’t reflected in the level design.”
“Everything is tedious and relatively basic; the story is very light and uninteresting.”
- gameplay24 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by solid mechanics that are easy to grasp, making it accessible and engaging, though it can become repetitive over time. Players appreciate the depth provided by strategic positioning and loadout choices, despite the absence of area-of-effect or multi-hit mechanics. Overall, the visuals are pleasant, and the game serves as a satisfying, straightforward experience between more complex titles.
“I quite enjoyed the mechanics, and feel that there's a lot more that could be done within the same engine.”
“The gameplay is engaging and satisfying, visuals are pleasant to look at.”
“The basic gameplay is rather simple: different guns have different attack patterns and damage types, you choose an optimal loadout for your ships, and the combat is basically about positioning: place your ships so you can deal maximum damage while avoiding or minimizing damage from counterattacks.”
“Despite having the word 'tactics' in the name and having sufficient complexity of mechanics, the most important thing in the game is leveling up characters and gear.”
“However, there are some drawbacks; the gameplay can seem repetitive at times.”
“There is no area of effect or multi-hitting mechanics in this game.”
- grinding12 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, especially as they progress and repeat stages for achievements. While the combat and RPG elements are enjoyable, many feel that the game could benefit from reducing the grind and enhancing strategic engagement, particularly in the late game. Overall, the experience remains fun, but the repetitive nature of grinding detracts from the overall enjoyment.
“Addendum: three hours in, still fun, but it's gotten kind of grindy.”
“Everything is tedious and relatively basic; the story is very light and uninteresting, ship/team building is rather basic, and combat is only based on some basic mechanics.”
“I certainly enjoyed my time with the game and got my money's worth, but there are ways to increase strategy and engagement in the late game while still respecting the player's time, minimizing grinding and level replays.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by a unique art style that is visually appealing, particularly in character design and overall aesthetics. However, the environments tend to lack variety, often featuring a repetitive cloud/sky theme. While the visuals are generally nice, they do not stand out as particularly special.
“The art style is amazing.”
“Art style is cool, both for talking heads and for the gear.”
“The gameplay is engaging and satisfying; visuals are pleasant to look at.”
“The Starfox aesthetics are different from the usual, and the battlefield is always a cloud/sky theme, which doesn't offer much variation.”
“There is nothing really special about the graphics here; however, overall, Steam Tactics looks very nice, and the character art is very good.”
- music10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as catchy and fitting well with the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience. However, many users note that it can become repetitive over time and express a desire for more variety in the soundtrack.
“I liked the music; it is catchy and fits in the game pretty well.”
“There could be more variety in the music.”
“The music could've been more varied.”
“Music can get repetitive if you play long enough.”
“Even though the music is repetitive, the simple game mechanics and lovable but simple cast make up for it.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers strong replayability, featuring higher star missions and an engaging storyline complemented by a solid upgrade system, encouraging players to revisit and explore different strategies.
“It includes an interesting storyline, a decent upgrade system, and tons of replayability.”
“Good replay value with higher star missions as well.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game often arises from absurd and unexpected gameplay scenarios, such as a low-range ship outmaneuvering a higher-range opponent, leading to comical situations that players find entertaining.
“Hilariously enough, this can create situations where a 1-range ship can continually close the distance on a 3-range ship without the latter getting a chance to attack.”
