RPGFit check
Is Tales & Tactics worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Single-player strategy fans who prefer planning over timed decisions
- Roguelike players who want squad building and run-specific rewards
- Tactical players interested in ranked, unranked, or asynchronous PvP
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for direct real-time control during battles rather than autobattling
- Players seeking a fixed campaign structure instead of repeated runs and unlock progression
- Players who do not want to manage unit roles, positioning, equipment, and synergies
- Players looking for a non-strategy adventure format
Our take on Tales & Tactics
Rather than centering on direct combat control, this strategy game makes drafting, positioning, equipment, and team relationships the main decisions. Its run-based structure also changes progression: each run can unlock new systems, while individual unlocks can be disabled.
What is Tales & Tactics?
Build a squad and guide its leader through a single-player adventure across three acts, facing rival characters and bosses on the way to the Grand Tournament.
Draft units from groups including Fae, Dragons, Treefolk, Skeletons, Ghouls, and Orcs, then combine roles such as Tanks, Healers, Mages, and Engineers through trait synergies. Battles use autobattling, while preparation covers positioning, equipment, army size, unit tiers, and level-up perks. Each run offers different rewards, and completed runs unlock units, items, perks, and other systems. Unlocks can be disabled to control how new mechanics enter the game. The Challenge Climb adds 15 difficulty tiers and new mechanics. The game also includes ranked and unranked PvP, plus an asynchronous PvP mode.
How Tales & Tactics plays
- 01Squad Autobattling
- Units fight automatically after drafting, equipping, and arranging the team.
- 02Three-Act Campaign
- The tournament journey spans three acts with rival characters and bosses.
- 03Unit Synergies
- Fighter roles and species combine through traits that affect team composition.
- 04Run-Based Rewards
- Each run presents a different selection of equipment, perks, and other rewards.
- 05Progressive Unlocks
- Runs add units, items, perks, and mechanics, with individual unlocks available for disabling.
- 06Difficulty Climb
- The Challenge Climb offers 15 tiers alongside custom difficulty options.
- 07PvP Modes
- The game includes ranked and unranked PvP as well as an asynchronous PvP mode.
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Tales & Tactics: platforms & release
Is Tales & Tactics worth it?
It is worth it if: single-player strategy fans who prefer planning over timed decisions. Skip it if: players looking for direct real-time control during battles rather than autobattling.
Where can I download Tales & Tactics?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tales & Tactics's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tales & Tactics on?
Windows only.
