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Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift

68% positive of 44 Steam reviews

Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by QED Games.

About the game

Dive into a top-down, turn-based strategy game with 80's sci-fi flair. Command elite soldiers in multiplayer duels on 24 maps, local hot-seat mode, or a thrilling singleplayer campaign. Master teleportation and gridless movement on the mysterious planet Anthracite.

Tagged by players

Turn-Based
Local Multiplayer
Turn-Based Tactics
Old School
1980s
Turn-Based Strategy
2.5D
Turn-Based Combat
Post-apocalyptic
Tactical
Sci-fi
PvP

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What players say

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Jake and Elwood are tired today, but they just wanted to say "Rawhide" to Tactical Troops. It's good ol' fun, fairly unique gridless turn-based combat makes for some interesting positioning choices. It's not too deep at all, very straightforward, and the first boss was a pushover. He completely stopped moving and attacking me after two rounds, and I was able to defeat him without taking any more damage. Probably a…
6.1 h played when written. 36 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift is a sci-fi tactics game where the player controls a squad of four marines in turn based combat. Each marine has action points to move, shoot, use items, or activate overwatch. Enemies include Human bandits, robots and alien wildlife. On each mission you can find crates hidden inside buildings or caves containing new weapons or items, allowing you to customise each marine’s loadout…
11 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I commend the attempt to update the tacticool planning similar to the "ancient" original RS6 titles, but god forbid you manage to do something a turn sooner than the dev thought you ought to or could; in this overscripted, undertested little adventure, your reward will (on a number of occasions) be an indefinite enemy turn.
9.6 h played when written. 11 found it helpful.
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