Underplayed Gems

Vactics (2023)

Vactics cover
Developer
The Lemur Conspiracy
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Strategy
Rating
4.9 of 5, 51 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A methodical turn-based strategy where you build and pilot a custom mech through procedurally shifting city streets, facing robotic enemies in a tense chess-like fight for liberation.

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What players say

Players describe Vactics as a minimalist hex-based tactics game reminiscent of Hoplite and Into the Breach. They praise its easy-to-learn but hard-to-master combat where careful positioning matters, though some find enemy AI behavior tricky to predict.

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