Deep tactics and loadout customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“MENACE really excels in just the sheer Amount of Options you have to obliterate someone.”
Steam review · 58 h played ↗
MENACE
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Overhype Studios2026Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · RPG
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $29.99
The verdict
A deep XCOM-meets-wargame squad tactics game with great sound, loadouts and active devs. Skip it if you hate AI that dodges your ranges or can't play long unsaveable missions.
Great for
Turn-based tactics fans who love loadout building, combined arms and XCOM or Battle Brothers style challenge
Main risk
Content is unfinished and repetitive, and the AI and brutal early game can sour the experience
What players love
Active developers and frequent updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is by far the best early access experience I've ever had with a game.”
Steam review · 94 h played ↗
Memorable squad leaders and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The squad leaders with different personality traits, comments and replies - hit the spot for me.”
Steam review · 113.7 h played ↗
Excellent sound design and weapon feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“When you fire an autocannon it FEELS like you're shooting your target with an autocannon.”
Steam review · 104.7 h played ↗
Squaddie system softens losses
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Finally, an XCOM-esque game where you take losses without it feeling campaign-ending!”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor UI and turn-limit objectives
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Almost nothing is explained to new players”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Brutal early game difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Brutally difficult and unforgiving.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Repetitive missions and thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Same missions, same enemies, same enemy behaviours, same missions, same map layouts.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
AI cheats and dodges weapon ranges
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The AI just flat out cheats.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Restrictive supply limit
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“upgrading your gear/squad leaders just to not be able to use them because of the restrictive supply cap is just.... not fun?”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
No mid-mission save
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the lack of mid mission save (or at least save on exit) is unforgivable.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-7600 (quad-core) or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X (quad-core)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 (4 GB)
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-9600K (hexa-core) or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X (hexa-core)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 2070 (8 GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700 XT (8 GB)
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-7600 (quad-core) or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X (quad-core)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 (4 GB)
Storage12 GB available space
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