Star Tactics Redux
Devil's Dozen Games · September 7, 2016 · Strategy, Indie, Simulation, 2D, Space
Star Tactics Redux is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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About Star Tactics Redux
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Star Tactics is a hardcore turn-based strategy and tactics game full of spacefleet battles.
30+ hours of gameplay, infinite randomized battles, huge campaign with different ways of completion. Experience infinite tactical situations and outsmart the tricky AI using dozens of ships and special abilities.
Do expect fierce battles with dozens of ships involved, infinite amount of challenging tactical situations, tough decisions of how to compose your fleets and pure joy when destroying an enemy ship. Because battles are tough.
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Main features:
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Star Tactics is a hardcore turn-based strategy and tactics game full of spacefleet battles.
30+ hours of gameplay, infinite randomized battles, huge campaign with different ways of completion. Experience infinite tactical situations and outsmart the tricky AI using dozens of ships and special abilities.
Do expect fierce battles with dozens of ships involved, infinite amount of challenging tactical situations, tough decisions of how to compose your fleets and pure joy when destroying an enemy ship. Because battles are tough.
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Main features:
- Turn-based tactical gameplay with top-down perspective;
- Campaign featuring large-scale fleet battles. 30 missions, different ways to compose your fleet to increase replayability and involve thinking;
- Skirmish mode - infinite randomized battles. Level up your Commander and access new ships;
- Special abilities like missile or torpedo strike, afterburner, forcefield, U-turn and other awesomeness;
- 36 ships from smallest Scout to tremendous Command Dreadnought;
- Ship variants with different stats, weapons and abilities. Total of 60+ different units;
- 9 weapons of different tactical roles which projectiles shine like little stars;
- Advanced AI: ships avoid missiles, fly from the most vulnerable side, set targets according to priority (capitals target capitals, fighters target fighters) and take into account their most effective side, firepower-wise;
- Different map objects like damaging gas field, nebulas to hide and make an ambush, asteroids and mine fields. Battles are really diverse;
- Interesting, skill-based achievements with meaningful rewards;
- Rare visual style with holographic vibe;
- Great visuals overall: a lot of VFX, particles and postprocess aligned to make the game look astounding;
- Carefully handcrafted UI and user experience;
- Music by X3 and X-Rebirth composer.
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Star Tactics Redux — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
DLC & expansions
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Star Tactics Redux is a turn-based space strategy game that delivers surprising tactical depth beneath its simple presentation, with players praising the creative fleet-building system featuring over 60 units, engaging positioning-focused combat, and the straightforward approach that prioritizes strategy over lengthy narratives. The campaign offers 30 missions plus endless skirmish mode with procedurally generated maps, giving players plenty of replayability and opportunities to experiment with different fleet compositions and tactical approaches.
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Turn-based strategy in another way to play, very creative, I like this.1 found this helpful
Star Tactics Redux is a turn based space strategy game that is much more serious than the simple presentation makes it look. I am controlling fleets of ships in large battles where positioning, movement and the type of ship I bring can completely change how a fight goes. There is a campaign with 30 missions, along with an endless skirmish mode where I can keep fighting random battles. I like that the game gets straight to the tactical side instead of filling everything with a huge story that I do not really need. The fleet building is probably the part I enjoy most. There are 36 main ships ranging from small scouts all the way up to huge command ships, with different versions giving me more than 60 units to work with. I have to think about what I want my fleet to do before a battle even starts because taking too many slow ships can leave me vulnerable, while bringing too many small ships can make it harder to deal with heavily armoured targets. I like that there is not one obvious fleet that works for every situation. The way I build my force actually matters. The battles themselves are where Star Tactics Redux gets much better. Everything is turn based, so I have time to think a…
Игра 'Star Tactics Redux' - это восхитительная космическая пошаговая стратегия, достойная внимания поклонников жанра. Простой, но захватывающий геймплей быстро затягивает, предлагая игроку тактически мыслить и принимать непростые решения в каждой битве. Разнообразие юнитов и способностей позволяет создавать уникальные комбинации и находить нестандартные решения. Отдельно стоит отметить грамотно выстроенную систему прогресса. Каждая победа дает ощущение достижения, открывая новые возможности и перспективы для развития флота. Реиграбельность обеспечивается случайной генерацией карт и возможностями для экспериментов с различными стратегиями. Несмотря на свою кажущуюся простоту, игра обладает скрытой глубиной, которую можно открывать для себя часами. Любителям тактических баталий в космосе, ценящим умный геймплей и увлекательный прогресс, настоятельно рекомендуется к ознакомлению.
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