Brawl Tactics: Origins

I've got almost 200 hours in this game and I keep coming back to it. It scratches the same itch as Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for me while having the quick playability and random element of a roguelite. The dev team pushes out updates and fixes frequently, and you can see a lot of love in the design. Classes are interesting and offer different playstyles, keeping your games fresh, while offering a leveling system that adds more perks and the ability to add stats or trinkets that can carry over into your new games. I do feel there should be an option to have these also carry over to the additional units you pick up across your runs- the additional units end up feeling somewhat flat each run as you can only modify their stats on runs or add new cards- you cannot remove cards from their decks, and the perks you unlock on units as you level them do not carry over if you aren't actively playing them. I think adding in some ability to either carry over earned perks and soul stones or allocate stats to units you add into your runs would also encourage players to level up or try classes they might not normally try out, as they'd have more incentive. However, I still enjoy the runs- …

I started with the developers' first game, Tower Tactics, and enjoyed it a lot. I was pretty excited hearing about another game, and so I got it pretty quick when it came out - and I don't regret it! Brawl Tactics is fun and engaging, sort of a mix of FFT or similar genres with a "Rogue-lite" feel and a card system that works pretty well. The map moves on a sort of slay-the-spire format, with location choices being battles, shops, upgrade centers, random events - e.t.c. Multiple gameplay modes (though Campaign is still my favorite) mean a lot of variety. The developer is also extremely responsive and quick to update/balance the game. I have more than the 3.2 hours displayed played, a lot of it was offline during a week of power outages and this game helped keep me sane. It reminds me of the certain charm that Nerdook offers in his games, which I definitely enjoy. What you see is what you're gonna get, so if you like what you see...get it! Its worth it.

UI is a mess. Not for me, definitely.

Great tactics game!!! but missing more content and endgame. Might need expansions like tower tactics did. Love it but want MOOAARRRRRR

I love Brawl Tactics! It combines two of my favorite genres into one game and I love being able to replay it with new content over time. Definitely check this out if you like Grid Tactics games like Final Fantasy Tactics and/or Roguelike Deckbuilders like Slay the Spire!

Really fun game but I have an issue with the art style being inconsistent (the tiles are sharp cell shaded blocks, while characters and items are pixelated and it makes it feel like it was very haphazardly thrown together). Fun game mechanics though! Feels a little slow aswell, but the art style is what makes me feel strangely uneasy.