Phantom Brigade (2023)

- Developer
- Brace Yourself Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, RPG, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 4,434 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 26 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, deeply strategic mech command game where you meticulously plan synchronized attacks and then watch them unfold with satisfying physics-based action.
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What players say
Players love the core time-manipulation combat but split on its execution, calling the prediction system unreliable and the UI ambiguous. Many note repetitive missions and a slow, grindy overworld. The 2.0 update is widely praised for revitalizing the game, but bugs and a lack of story campaign remain common complaints.
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