Special Tactics

Buy83%

Very Positive · 130 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Beast Mode Games · Real Time Tactics · Apr 26, 2016

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
10
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Special Tactics?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 75 sampled reviews

Based on 130 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 75 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise57% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
11 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
It is a simple structure, but it complements the tactical mechanics nicely while offering a place to experiment outside competitive matches.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
7 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Special Tactics takes an interesting approach to tactical combat by combining deliberate turn-based planning with actions that resolve simultaneously.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
7 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Overall it is pretty fun to play--though might be most fun to play with friends.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay11 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
93% still recommend
Story
80% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Characters
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

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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