Underplayed Gems

Tactical Nexus (2019)

Tactical Nexus cover
Developer
Team-Tactical Nexus
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Rating
4.8 of 5, 247 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 22 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A cute pixel-art exterior masks a deeply methodical and punishing puzzle-laden climb where every resource must be carefully husbanded.

pixel graphicsdifficultresource managementlogicalpuzzleretrostrategicsingle-player

What players say

Players describe a puzzle game built on bump combat and stat math, with no randomness and a mountain of metaprogression. The slow, overwhelming start gives way to hundreds of hours of optimization puzzles, though one player reports the developer banned them from the community after a disagreement.

Screenshots

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