Live by the Sword: Tactics

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 74 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Labrador Studios · Indie · Oct 28, 2022

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Live by the Sword: Tactics?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 50 sampled reviews

Based on 74 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 50 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 50 sampled reviews raised it
The story is pretty good: Standard D&D style fantasy story and setting, complete with arguing brothers and a whole bunch of snark.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 50 sampled reviews raised it
The art is fine, the writing is fine, the story is fine (but feels incomplete at the end), and the gameplay is simplified for the genre but pretty good.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
8 of 50 sampled reviews raised it
My first impressions about this game summarized: great pixel art and solid foundation for the combat, but it still needs a lot more time in the oven.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
6 of 50 sampled reviews raised it
The developers has done a great job, in each battle you choose your fighters and then go into battle, each fighter in your team has their own skills , so choose wisely... the game has a cool/sweet tutorial - story base battles, skirmish - which are great for trying out difference strategies and there is a multiplayer option to...
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 50 sampled reviews raised it
Art style and music are nice with good variety for player characters, looking forward to future updates!

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story23 reviews
Gameplay14 reviews
Combat8 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Co-op
67% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$14.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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