Tales & Tactics

Tales & Tactics

Steam Deck Playable

Table 9 Studio · Hex Grid · Aug 15, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $5.39, but it has been as low as $2.69.

78%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 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
36% of themes are praise46% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game distinguishes itself through its blend of autobattler mechanics and a narrative framework that unfolds like a tabletop campaign.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Ultimately events do become repetitive (always the same bounties offered for example) and some item/skill options almost felt more like a challenge then a fun addition to gameplay variety.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It is an autobattler in the style of Autochess and Teamfight Tactics, albeit PvE for me (did not try the multiplayer), and being familiar with the mechanics of these games helped me to progress smoothly.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5/10 got like 3 more hours on steam deck
6 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 love4 themes
Story and characters81 reviews
Gameplay79 reviews
Multiplayer58 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty40 reviews
85%
Graphics25 reviews
64%
Combat14 reviews
50%
Interface12 reviews
75%
Audio12 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
73%
Crashes6 reviews
33%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $5.39 (−70%). The lowest we've tracked is $2.69.

5 points recordedtoday · $5.39

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
68
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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