Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

I have played many turn-based tactical skirmish games but Cyber Knights is without a doubt my favorite. Rather than list all the things that make this game great it is simpler to say that I have zero complaints. This is the highest praise I can give a game.

what a game! Played their others and knew how much they care about theirs games constantly refining them and making them the best they can be over time while listening to community.. patches roll out all the time and the game, well its just a great balance of tactics and fun! If you like... yes you guessed - 'X-Com' you WILL NOT be disapointed

Cyber Knights is a sleek, captivating cyberpunk tactics game that excels with its atmosphere and depth. The combination of squad-based strategy, RPG development, and a gritty sci-fi story makes each mission feel significant. The universe is richly detailed, characters are well-defined, and the gameplay offers a balanced challenge that maintains engagement without feeling overwhelming. It’s an inventive, immersive experience that is both enjoyable and accessible. The developers are highly dedicated and receptive to suggestions and requests for help.

I bought this game back in 2024 and I didn't get round to playing it up until a couple of weeks ago. My expectations for it were super low coming from the developers of Star Traders: Frontiers. But wow was I surprised, this game is great. It might actually be my favourite in the genre. Having said that it was a very rough start, just like their previous title they have stuffed it with a multitude of mechanics, most of which are unexplained. There is a tutorial, but not only is it not that helpful it actually confuses matters. I think if you'd played this from early access release it wouldn't have been so overwhelming as you'd have been drip fed new mechanics over time. If you force yourself to push past the beginning though it gets much better, you learn which mechanics are important and which you can just ignore. The graphics are pretty bad, all the characters look like they're riding an invisible horse, but it doesn't detract from the gameplay, which as I said is great. The progression system for your base and your characters are in depth and engaging, and there are loads of different weapons and armour to kit out your team. Unfortunately you can generally only have 4 te…

An incredibly refreshing take on the TBT genre. Deep tactical layer with every mission offering a variety of solutions supports a very strong core gameplay loop, haven't yet found myself getting the mission fatigue you can find in an XCOM Long War campaign. Great setting with good writing for the characters, this game oozes that cyberpunk charm. While not quite to the level of something like shadowrun, it's clear the the setting and story here are the vehicle for gameplay, which far surpasses that of any TBT game in the Cyberpunk genre. This is the first time I've ever found stealth a truly engaging option in a TBT game, and it's down to the excellent implementation. While stealth vs combat can be all or nothing, it's much more probable you'll end with a mix, with brief explosions of violence followed by attempting (and in my case often failing) to evade the consequences of such. Enemies feel sufficiently stupid enough to enable stealth gameplay, but also intelligent enough when the guns start blazing to offer a proper threat. The strategy layer is broad, with multiple upgrade paths for just about every aspect, from an interesting amd novel contacts based system for directly upgra…

The game is complex and not super intuitive, but once you commit to learning all the mechanics, the gameplay experience is amazing. The systems build on and deepen mechanics introduced in XCOM, innovating in ways that bring more customization to the characters. As a strong point, I'd say the well-executed blend of combat, stealth, and hacking on the maps. As a weak point, I'd say the fact that dead enemies stop sending vital signs and alert other enemies even when they're taken out stealthily (you can still learn and use some perks to dispose of targeted bodies later on). Great game for fans of tactical combat and cyberpunk. Score: 9.5/10