The Troop
Giant Flame · 2023 · World War II, Turn-Based Tactics, Tanks, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based Combat
PC
Very Positive83% · 808
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About The Troop
On the morning of the 6th June 1944 the Western Allies began the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare. D-Day would mark the start of a vicious campaign to wrestle North West Europe from German control. The following months would see the ancient fields, farms and villages serve as a battleground for new, lethal weapons that would become legendary.
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The Troop follows the campaign of British and Canadian forces as they face the German Heer and SS in Normandy. Take command of infantry, motorised and armoured units in desperate tactical turn-based combat against an AI opponent that is challenging and unpredictable, but fair and fallible. Play as British/Canadian or German forces across over 30 maps and 4 play modes.
Simple, complete control - The Troop embraces the best traditions of classic tabletop war gaming combined with the interactivity and excitement the digital format affords. You have complete control over your units' actions; tanks will not expose their weak side armour with unexpected pathing, hidden guns will not reveal their positions by firing prematurely, infantry will not flee inexplicably when victory is a few heroic paces away. You are free to take your time... but any mistakes are yours and yours alone.
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Your AI opponent has no special knowledge and is subject to all the same rules and restrictions as you. The enemy has no fixed plan and will vary deployment and tactics with each replay.
Story mode
Follow the narrative of the campaign from D-Day, playing as a range of different units (Commonwealth and German) in different situations as history plays out across Normandy.
Skirmish mode
Choose your scenario, choose your side, choose your force, set your enemy restrictions... Play. What will the enemy bring to the fight and what tactics will they use? You'll have to wait and see, but it will not be the same as last time! Endless replayability.
Campaign
Take command of a persistent force across a series of linked, historically-inspired scenarios. Losses are permanent but units that survive multiple deployments gain experience and effectiveness. 4 campaigns are available: 8th Armoured Brigade, 21st Panzer Division, 31st Tank Brigade, SS Panzer Division.
Battlegroup
A dynamic, 5-9 mission operation played with a randomised, persistent player force.
Choose your difficulty, play as you want - The Troop does not have one difficulty setting. Instead players can control a variety of features, rules and information settings to tailor their gameplay experience for the most enjoyable challenge.
A game, not a simulation - The Troop is born from a life long passion for WW2 history and turn-based games. Our aim is to give a little glimpse of that history through an enjoyable challenge. The events depicted are set in the broad reality of the historical campaigns, the missions themselves however are fictional and geared towards an enjoyable challenge rather than a strict depiction of history. We hope only to do justice to the spirit of those countless memoirs and after action reports that survive and continue to fascinate us.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1363740/extras/croc1_gif.gif
The Troop follows the campaign of British and Canadian forces as they face the German Heer and SS in Normandy. Take command of infantry, motorised and armoured units in desperate tactical turn-based combat against an AI opponent that is challenging and unpredictable, but fair and fallible. Play as British/Canadian or German forces across over 30 maps and 4 play modes.
Simple, complete control - The Troop embraces the best traditions of classic tabletop war gaming combined with the interactivity and excitement the digital format affords. You have complete control over your units' actions; tanks will not expose their weak side armour with unexpected pathing, hidden guns will not reveal their positions by firing prematurely, infantry will not flee inexplicably when victory is a few heroic paces away. You are free to take your time... but any mistakes are yours and yours alone.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1363740/extras/Tiger_gif1.gif
Your AI opponent has no special knowledge and is subject to all the same rules and restrictions as you. The enemy has no fixed plan and will vary deployment and tactics with each replay.
Story mode
Follow the narrative of the campaign from D-Day, playing as a range of different units (Commonwealth and German) in different situations as history plays out across Normandy.
Skirmish mode
Choose your scenario, choose your side, choose your force, set your enemy restrictions... Play. What will the enemy bring to the fight and what tactics will they use? You'll have to wait and see, but it will not be the same as last time! Endless replayability.
Campaign
Take command of a persistent force across a series of linked, historically-inspired scenarios. Losses are permanent but units that survive multiple deployments gain experience and effectiveness. 4 campaigns are available: 8th Armoured Brigade, 21st Panzer Division, 31st Tank Brigade, SS Panzer Division.
Battlegroup
A dynamic, 5-9 mission operation played with a randomised, persistent player force.
Choose your difficulty, play as you want - The Troop does not have one difficulty setting. Instead players can control a variety of features, rules and information settings to tailor their gameplay experience for the most enjoyable challenge.
A game, not a simulation - The Troop is born from a life long passion for WW2 history and turn-based games. Our aim is to give a little glimpse of that history through an enjoyable challenge. The events depicted are set in the broad reality of the historical campaigns, the missions themselves however are fictional and geared towards an enjoyable challenge rather than a strict depiction of history. We hope only to do justice to the spirit of those countless memoirs and after action reports that survive and continue to fascinate us.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I'm an old tabletop wargamer who fell in love with the hobby through ASL. Some of the critical reviews of The Troop caused me to delay purchasing fearing it was either "too light" or had other fatal design flaws. But once playing I didn't agree with some of these complaints. I can tell you this isn't a game to rush or plan too short term. Surprisingly typical WWII squad tactics hold true and seem to have been in mind of the designers. Pinning, flanking, smoke, position of attack all apply. Sometimes it is advisable to engage in tactical retreat or repositioning while other squads try to take advantage. As I said, don't rush because units can be extremely brittle. I think the pace is what bothers some players. The game can create incredible drama that brings the battle field to life. Some tense moments are to be had here. There are weak aspects to note however. The game isn't clunky per se, but getting the information needed to make good decisions sometimes feels tedious. The battlefield graphics that can bring the battle to life sometimes get in the way. Its hard to always tell line of sight or comprehend at a glance unit positioning. There is a necessary LOS tool but its use i…2 found this helpful
The game itself is great. It has that "one more battle" aspect that every game of this type wants to achieve, but very few do. However, it is a little low on personal charm. There are only voicelines for selecting and moving a unit, which is better than nothing, but a fire team and a tank can sound the same (Thankfully, there are several separate voices). Obviously many other games don't have any kind of voice acting or uniqueness and are great, but I just feel that more could have been done, and what is there is better than nothing. Sound effects for the battle are absolutely perfect, especially those related to tanks! All in all, I give a hearty recommendation, addictive turn based tactical games like these are too few and far between.1 found this helpful
good game, well balanced1 found this helpful
Lots of variation., great graphics, very playable, being able to play from both sides makes it interesting. When advancing in the FOG of war do you creep along or make a dash for it! Only missing prime movers for the guns, which you could do with in some scenarios. Play a campaign or a set peace.1 found this helpful
I love this game, but I somehow forgot to leave a review of it. This game is an excellent squad tactics game that models moral, suppression, terrain, line of sight, armor penetration and other realistic aspects of war. I read a LOT of military history. I pretty much always have an audio book going during chores and at bedtime. And I was able to put a lot of what I read to work while playing this game. It's very important when playing as the allies (I only play as the allies) to remember that German tanks have thick frontal armor and better main guns than American tanks for most of the war. You have to use infantry for spotting, and keep your tanks hidden. Try not to move your units in the open unless you suppress enemy spotting units first.
This is a really good game. It is difficult, so choose your difficult wisely.
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