Extremely deep build customization
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Here you find perhaps the deepest character customization of any game you have ever played.”
Steam review · 280.9 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Dandylion2020Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical RPG · CRPG
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A deep, content-rich anime XCOM-style tactics RPG with superb build crafting, held back by very long missions, weak translation and a sprawling story. Skip it if you want tight tactics.
Great for
Patient SRPG fans who love theorycrafting builds and long campaigns with unique characters
Main risk
Slow start and hour-long missions with dozens of enemies can feel like a time-wasting slog
What players love
Likable, distinct characters and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Great character writing, especially since the cast is not small and each character is fleshed out”
Steam review · 145.5 h played ↗
Huge amount of content for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Best value for money of any game in my Steam library.”
Steam review · 283.2 h played ↗
Better and deeper than XCOM
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Plays like an xcom 2, looks like final fantasy.”
Steam review · 34.6 h played ↗
Flexible difficulty and combat options
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“you can change the difficulty settings at any time and with like 6 main difficulty levels and PLENTY of optional settings you can tailor it to your taste.”
Steam review · 630.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bland, overlong story and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the amount of constant, pointless, never-ending and poor dialogue (no voice acting either) is preposterous”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Overcomplicated systems and clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's a system on top of a system on top of a system.”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
Missions drag with dozens of enemy turns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“3 allies on your team. 40 enemies to fight. You get to click one button every hour or so while you wait for the enemies to take their turn.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Slow pacing and overlong tutorial phase
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“What kills the game is that it takes way too long to get new characters.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Grindy progression and repetitive missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“most of those hours are grinding the same maps over and over and over for side quests and materials and enemy info.”
Steam review · 77.9 h played ↗
Poor English translation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Bad Translation. Not mediocre. Bad.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable9 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3220 @ 3.3 GHz, AMD FX 4300 @ 3.8 GHz or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTX 650 with 1 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better
Storage9 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 6500, AMD RYZEN 2500X or higher
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060 6G, AMD Radeon RX 580 or higher
Storage9 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3220 @ 3.3 GHz, AMD FX 4300 @ 3.8 GHz or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTX 650 with 1 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better
Storage9 GB available space
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