The Cyclist: Tactics
Camshaft Software Ltd · 2021 · Cycling, Management, Simulation, Turn-Based Tactics, Board Game
PC
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About The Cyclist: Tactics
The Cyclist: Tactics is a compelling, turn-based pro-cycling simulation with highly-customisable, user-friendly rider and team management. Manage your riders' races and career progression, build your team’s prestige and ride to victory in an infinitely-replayable board game representation of professional cycling.
The Cyclist: Tactics breaks with traditional sports management games, in that the racing itself is the focus of the gameplay, rather than a distraction. Guide your team through multi-day tours, gruelling classics and blisteringly fast time trials, while contending with challenging terrain. Use your team’s strengths to your advantage, and plan your strategy to offset their weaknesses. Realistic tactics are vital; use positioning within the field and slipstreaming to ensure your riders are in position to press your advantage when the time is right. Balance your riders’ resource use between keeping up with the field, versus making the big push for the win, while ensuring they aren’t exhausted for the next day’s stage!
Start your rider in the amateur cycling circuit, building a team from local riders, and attracting a sponsor. Build your team’s prestige with good results and attract more attention both from prospective riders as well as more lucrative sponsors. Hire and fire your riders, scout new talent and develop them with an innovative RPG-style progression system into the superstars that will propel your team to the top of the professional cycling world.
From punishing climbs in the mountain passes of Hetvesia, winding through the challenging cobblestone streets of northern Gasmea, to brutally hot time trials in the deserts of Dalluha, the unique and varied game world of The Cyclist: Tactics gains a life of its own, becoming a friend - or an enemy - during your journey to the top of the professional cycling tour. The Cyclist: Tactics uses intelligent procedural generation to create the stages upon which you race, allowing for nearly infinite and meaningful variation in landscape and terrain. Use the flat smooth roads in a given stage to conserve your resources, or mount your charge over the rough cobbles while your opponents are forced to back off - playing your strengths off the game world is vital to success!
The Race - Your Decisions Matter
The Cyclist: Tactics breaks with traditional sports management games, in that the racing itself is the focus of the gameplay, rather than a distraction. Guide your team through multi-day tours, gruelling classics and blisteringly fast time trials, while contending with challenging terrain. Use your team’s strengths to your advantage, and plan your strategy to offset their weaknesses. Realistic tactics are vital; use positioning within the field and slipstreaming to ensure your riders are in position to press your advantage when the time is right. Balance your riders’ resource use between keeping up with the field, versus making the big push for the win, while ensuring they aren’t exhausted for the next day’s stage!
Career Mode - From Humble Beginnings, To The Top
Start your rider in the amateur cycling circuit, building a team from local riders, and attracting a sponsor. Build your team’s prestige with good results and attract more attention both from prospective riders as well as more lucrative sponsors. Hire and fire your riders, scout new talent and develop them with an innovative RPG-style progression system into the superstars that will propel your team to the top of the professional cycling world.
The Game World - Your Secret Teammate
From punishing climbs in the mountain passes of Hetvesia, winding through the challenging cobblestone streets of northern Gasmea, to brutally hot time trials in the deserts of Dalluha, the unique and varied game world of The Cyclist: Tactics gains a life of its own, becoming a friend - or an enemy - during your journey to the top of the professional cycling tour. The Cyclist: Tactics uses intelligent procedural generation to create the stages upon which you race, allowing for nearly infinite and meaningful variation in landscape and terrain. Use the flat smooth roads in a given stage to conserve your resources, or mount your charge over the rough cobbles while your opponents are forced to back off - playing your strengths off the game world is vital to success!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Simply the best and most fun cycling sim on the market. Even though it was released five years ago. And the dev is still working on it too.1 found this helpful
General idea is good, but it just does not work for me. The difference between mountain rider and sprinter is not noticeable. Each race feels more or less the same...1 found this helpful
great game if you like cycling and some strategy :)1 found this helpful
The Cyclist: Tactics is a bit like Football, Tactics & Glory but with a Flamme Rouge cycling management twist I didn't know I needed. If you've played FTG, you'll recognize the foundation. The Cyclist: Tactics takes it further with its team synergy system that makes it stand out: success isn't about any single rider's stats, it's about formation. Shielding your team leader from the wind, blocking rivals at the right moment and setting up your sprinter for the final push. It turns each stage into a genuine tactical puzzle, where positioning matters much more than raw ability. The learning curve is steep, don't skip the tutorial. The interplay between roles, terrain and timing can take a while to click if you're new to cycle racing and turn-based tactics. Early stages might feel more confusing than fun. It didn't ruin the experience for me, at all. This is worth my time and money, I highly recommend buying it.
Great game, layers of complexity and great replay-ability.
Very interesting and tactical concept. Focus is on the races itself. Develloping your riders and leading through several seasons comes a little short unfortunately. Still recommended.
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