Tackle for Loss

A fantastic short indie title in the style of Hotline Miami. Great story, cool mechanics and nice soundtrack. Highly recommended and greatly underrated.

Tackle for Loss is an inventive top-down action game developed and published by Indifferent Penguin that delivers a fresh spin on arcade combat by drawing inspiration from American football. Rather than following the traditional twin-stick shooter formula, it introduces a combat system built around momentum, positioning, and limited opportunities to strike. Players step into the shoes of a former football star whose career has long since faded, forcing him into a desperate journey through a violent criminal world in an attempt to rescue someone important to him. The story presents a darker, more personal tone than expected, exploring regret, sacrifice, and determination while providing meaningful motivation for the brutal action that unfolds throughout the campaign. The game's standout mechanic revolves around its unique interpretation of football's four-down system. Every combat encounter gives players only four chances to perform powerful tackles before they must complete the objective or suffer the consequences. This limitation transforms each level into a strategic challenge where careful planning matters just as much as quick reflexes. Charging recklessly almost always result…

Reminded me of a mixture of Hotline Miami and Katana Zero. Really enjoyable game with it's own spin, would recommend.

Do you like Hotline Miami? Do you also like the National Football League aka American Football? Do you also like the thought of playing as a man going through CTE issues? Well this is the game for you. Like the vibe of this game and I do love how they took that Hotline Miami like formula but incorporated NFL rules in there to make you strategize your way through the levels with the 4 Downs. It's a fun time and I think the storyline with it is cool too because you're playing as someone going thru the mental anguish of having taking too many hits to the head and now he's wanting to get his daughter back. But for the price, you can't miss with this here. It controls well and you can finish it pretty fast too. Well worth it in my eyes.

Tackle for Loss is a hardcore 2D top-down action game in the style of Hotline Miami. You play as a former American football pro who suffers from memory loss but knows he must save his daughter. The main feature of the game is tackles, which make the gameplay more challenging because their number is limited, so you can’t just rush forward and must plan every move. The game clearly will not be for everyone, neutral review. Follow Curator : [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/44793303-The-games-that-I%2527ve-played/] The games that i`ve played [/url]

I like the idea and the dark story behind the main hero. The game can be quite challenging and bizarre at times :D