Crawl Tactics

Did you enjoy [b]Into the Breach[/b] or [b]Tactics Ogre[/b]? Did you love diving into the Deep Dungeon or experimenting with random encounters in [b]Final Fantasy Tactics[/b]? Do you like [b]roguelikes[/b]? Are you fine with a game that skips story to focus entirely on deep, rewarding combat? If you answered yes to most of the above, Crawl Tactics is absolutely for you. It’s a gem for anyone who enjoys TRPG/SRPG combat and roguelike mechanics. [b]The game’s early release looked rough, but since the December 11, 2025 v3.0 patch and subsequent updates, the developer has clearly put in serious work improving it.[/b] [h3]Pros:[/h3] [list] [*] Tactical combat Weather, elevation, traps, terrain reactions, chain reactions, party alignment, light resource management, light base management (in Quest mode), roster decisions, and occasional events all come together beautifully. [*] Unit customization A large ~40 class roster, class stat growths, stat‑up choices, class abilities, skill upgrades, subclasses (for humans), beast races, class rebirth, and equipment decisions provide excellent depth. [*] Two play modes A long‑term Quest mode with base progression, or a single…

Difficulty is a bit all over the place especially thanks to the permadeath roguelike element, but it's a good medium between FFT and Ogre Battle with good strategic use of the environment.

A hidden gem among strategy RPGs. While the UI can be a bit cumbersome and there is basically no story or lore to speak of, you've got a pretty rock-solid core here. Gameplay-wise the most immediate comparison is something like Tactics Ogre, with a bit more emphasis on things like environmental interactions (i.e., wet tiles/water tiles will cause electrical attacks to have AoE, fire spells will light grass tiles on fire, and so on). In terms of class selection it doesn't really break the mold, but it has all the essentials. All the classes you'd expect are here. From knights to paladins, warlocks and bishops, spellswords and dragoons and the whole glut of elemental mages. Even slightly more esoteric picks like the terror knights and fusilier-equivalents show up. Alongside racial variations that provide unique benefits/maluses (i.e., hawk-men who can fly and can evade ranged attacks easier at the cost of being easier to hit with ranged attacks). There are even tameable beast units. Although honestly plain human characters are probably the best overall, as they are the only ones who can subclass. There's two main modes, Dungeon Mode and Quest Mode. Dungeon Mode is a more focused ro…

The most flavorful tactics game ever made

Loving the game so so much, as a fan of other tactics games like Into the breach, it's a complete gem.

only needs more enemy variety and some polish. Still good.