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Artifice: War Tactics (2024)

Artifice: War Tactics cover
Developer
Silvine Game Studios
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
2.8 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, methodical turn-based tactical game where careful positioning and chaining abilities together is key to overcoming relentless enemy waves and deadly traps.

turn-basedtacticalstrategicmethodicalpunishingchallengingfantasyisometric

What players say

Players praise the art and music but are divided on the overwatch-based combat, which some find passive and reliant on a dumb AI. Many say the roguelike campaign is too easy, with healing so abundant that losing is nearly impossible. A few complain about forced movement each turn and a bug that freezes the game.

Trailer

Screenshots

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