Strain Tactics
Release date: May 4, 2017
Developers: Touch Dimensions Interactive
Publishers: Touch Dimensions Interactive
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Categories: Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Featuring 80 playable characters and over 150 unique items and weapons, the game challenges players to defeat enemies by commanding customizable ground teams from their Helibase overhead. Players can indulge in a variety of scenarios across over 30 different maps, and the sandbox-style mechanics allows users to approach the maps according to their play style. Key Features Build and command your own 1-5-member heliborne task force. Choose from over 80 playable characters with unique personalities and traits, and equip their 1-3 inventory slots with countless weapon and item combinations. Choreograph your team’s actions in real time with a fast and dynamic drag-control system, alongside traditional RTS-style controls. Freedom to focus on simply positioning your squad and observe like a traditional RTS, or micromanage them like a top-down shooter! Defend your Helibase, and protect your team from above with miniguns, autocannons, and more. Manage your team’s mental health. Keep your squad topped up with happy pills, or deploy emotionless combat droids. Protect your task force from contamination, or watch them erupt into even more strain. Level up your units, and revive fallen team members by body-bagging (or selling their corpses for points). Travel to over 30 unique maps with various scenarios including Hunter-Killer, Escort, Retrieval, Perimeter Defence, and more. 

Press reviews: “If Doorkickers was a cool Michael Mann affair, Strain Tactics is definitely Dog Soldiers-era Neil Marshall.” 4/5 stars – StrategyGamer “The overall presentation will draw you in, but it is the unique diversity and mind taxing strategy that will have you begging (and playing) for more.” 7/10 – Walawala Games 

Notes: This game contains intense sequences involving alien combat, scenes of graphic blood and gore, and psychological themes that explore the breakdown of human characters under pressure. As their mental states deteriorate, some characters may turn against their teammates, adding an unpredictable element of suspense and betrayal. It is recommended for mature audiences due to the frequent depictions of violence, psychological distress, and intense atmospheric tension.