Tactics
Role-playing games and strategies in the genres labeled "Tactics" have a unique combat system where victory depends on a large number of parameters. Among them are not only the parameters of the units themselves but also their positioning, actions, timing of the attack, and much more. Tactical games are often built on a turn-based type of combat (tactical turn-based), but there are also real-time tactics (real-time tactics, RTT). Very rarely are tactical elements applied in other genres; for example, in shooters, tactical capabilities in such games are limited.
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Best Games in the Tactics genre of 2013 (Game released)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac, Linux → 29 August 2013
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK III. During the...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android → 15 November 2013
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
90/100
An expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown that broadens the turn-based strategy with new threats from enemies and aliens. The squad gains new abilities, upgrades, and...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS, Android, PC, Nvidia Shield → 5 November 2011
Players:
8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Angry Birds is a tactical puzzle game with a side view. In this game you have to take revenge on the greedy pigs who stole the eggs. You will be able to use the...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Tactics
Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 11 July 2013
Players:
5.4/10
Steam:
35/100
Metacritic:
57/100
Deus Ex: The Fall is a first-person role-playing shooter in a cyberpunk style. The game is set in 2027, a golden era for science, technology and human development...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Roguelike, Turn-based, Dungeons
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 12 December 2013
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Tales of Maj'Eyal is an exciting tactical RPG with turn-based combat and top-down view in a fantasy setting. You can create a unique character by choosing from a...
Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Logic, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Board / Group Game
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 3 October 2013
Steam:
61/100
Four deadly diseases are rapidly spreading across the planet, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Only the coordinated work of a small group of specialists...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure
Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 3 December 2013
Metacritic:
70/100
Rainbow Moon — Japanese-style tactical RPG with turn-based combat. Cursed by his nemesis, Baldren finds himself in the unknown world of Rainbow Moon. And to...
