Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Steam Deck Verified

Square Enix · Tactical RPG · Nov 11, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $14.99.

73%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 164 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I'm kind of shocked to see anyone praising the story.
164 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
As a result, there are a few different paths you can take, and the game offers significant replayability as a result.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting here is solid and is supported by writing that is very polished and thoughtful.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are pretty decent for this style of game, and especially nice when you consider how old the original game actually is.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It also runs perfectly on a Steam Deck (I played this almost exclusively on the Deck).
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters164 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface13 reviews
54%
Bugs7 reviews
57%
Controls6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat47 reviews
53%
Difficulty35 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $14.99 (−70%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.