Vactics

This is basically Hoplite has a child with Into the Breach, which can only mean a great game. Awesome tactics roguelike! Also, something I haven't seen been brought up is the incredible soundtrack! Highly recommend.

Criminally underrated little gem of a game in the vein of Into the Breach. Pros: + Simple, clean, crisp pixel graphics. Bonus: there are multiple (unlockable) color schemes + Addicting, smart, puzzle-like game mechanics. 'Solving' each map with the mech's equipped tech is extremely satisfying + Good sense of progression and a good array of unlockable tech, pilots and cores for experimenting on various builds + Excellent replay value through map randomization and enemy types / placement + Good learning curve. Acquiring new skills / completing achievements is well paced and perfectly explained + Music is good, well suited to the light-hearted, sci-fi theme of the game + Cool little end-of-the-run animation = The story is a bit lackluster and the lore is rather sparse Cons: - Control Tower units block view, hiding the enemy unit in the hex behind - Strange UX. Changing between the unlocked color palettes can only be done via the main menu (i.e. not during gameplay) / Statistics option (edit: now renamed to Game Progress, still strange) - Unskippable credits at the end of each successful run

I love Into The Breach and this game really got me hooked on my mobile device (that's why i don't have that much playtime here on steam). I think it fits just right for mobile, so you should probably just get it there as a nice daily tactics challenge for your pocket. The game is very well designed, everything important is always on screen. The game starts easy enough but grows harder with each district you save during your run, which lasts about 30 to 60 minutes. New weapons and different upgrades come to your aid but offer new challenges as well and if you find that all too easy you might opt in for different modifiers that make your run even harder. The daily offers a refreshingly different puzzle from day to day and I only wished that game had a wider audience so that there were more challengers on the leaderboard. ;-D So come all and play!