After not hearing about Frozen Synapse 2 for two years, I honestly forget it was originally announced. It seems like developer Mode 7 Games has been hard at work on finalizing the title, though, as a new developer diary video has come out. ...

"We weren't really satisfied with Hard West's depth; it always felt rushed. So this time around, we were constantly afraid of making a game that felt too shallow. Sometimes, I think we overdid it." Kacper Szymczak finishes his statement wit...

“This game will not go easy on you.” That was my warning moments before starting up the E3 demo for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. When Brett booked this appointment for me, my mind read it as Mutant Football League so, g...

[This week Destructoid is brought to you by Grimshade, a tactical RPG coming Q3 2018 through Kickstarter. The following note was provided by our sponsor.] The peace is about to end in the hand-drawn world of Grimshade. The motley cre...

In an interview with Variety, Riot Games' co-founder Mark Merrill says that he is working with Riot devs to create their next big title after....

There comes an issue when you take on a review for a game that seems like it is made for you. I love turn-based tactical games, I love football (soccer for the yanks), and I love but don't have the time to delve into Football Manager, so it...

Humble Bundle is at it again with another enticing bundle to add to your backlog. This time, you'll be able to nab the entire Arma series for $20, though you can opt for a lower tier if you already have some of these games. What really swee...

Back when I played Super Robot Wars: Original Generation 1 and 2 during my college days, I learned about Masaki Andoh, the Cybuster's pilot, having his own game on the SNES. Around the same time, I found out that Aeon Genesis was worki...

Blendo Games has been one of the pioneers of storytelling in gaming for the better part of a decade. Blendo's games range from "walking-simulators" all the way up to action-based hackers. Blendo have an unmistakable air of confidence, exudi...

When we first learned about Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (still a too-long name), it was with a cinematic trailer that introduced the world but not the gameplay. The duck and pig protagonist duo in some sort of apocalyptic wasteland ...

How do you follow up a game like FTL? The game became such a huge hit in 2012 and showed what a successful Kickstarter could look like. Many people fondly look back at the countless hours lost in space, watching crew members and s...

Gaming's most unlikable protagonists are back. Yes, Hana, Rain, Deke, and Glas have returned from an extended hiatus to wreak havoc and steal stuff in their own inimitable way. Lock and load folks because, some 17 years later, Fear Effect i...

I really admire The Behemoth. The studio has found success time and time again without resorting to sequels, charting a varied course from Alien Hominid to Castle Crashers to BattleBlock Theater. The team's latest, Pit People, lives in yet ...

As I wrote about last year, making a turn-based tactical strategy game invites inevitable comparisons to XCOM. Most developers see it coming and plan accordingly. The next game from Funcom seems as if it's happy to try to piggyback right o...

The minds behind FTL: Faster Than Light are back with a tactical turn-based game in which you'll dispatch mechs to fend off giant monsters. If and when you lose, you'll "send help back through time to save another timeline." I don't need to...

Games Workshop is giving Space Hulk another go this year. The latest adaptation of the board game is Space Hulk: Tactics, a turn-based title from Blood Bowl and Styx maker Cyanide Studio. As usual, you'll manage a squad of hulking Terminato...

Speaking on the game's official twitter, the Rainbow Six Siege team have suggested that the tactical shooter is in line for PS4 Pro and Xbox One support in the future.Though no specific details were given, Ubisoft responded to a fan, statin...

When a Japanese adult game's naughty parts are cut from the console release, there are some instances where it retains its charm. This shows that the product can stand on its own two feet. After I turned Zipang into the strongest natio...

There's no getting around it: If you make a turn-based tactical strategy game, people are going to hold it up against XCOM. What other game is so dominant that it acts as a gatekeeper for the entire genre? Honestly, XCOM might stand alone i...

It's nearly impossible to succinctly sum up Phantom Doctrine. "Turn-based tactical strategy game centered around Cold War-era conspiracy theories" is the closest I've gotten. That's still six (six?) adjectives and adverbs, and it doesn't ge...

When tactical-RPG Fire Emblem Heroes first launched in February of this year, it made almost three million dollars in revenue on its first day. Since then, the spin-off title has gone from strength-to-strength, raking in a cool 270 million ...

Whenever a game lets the player pick a romantic partner, there's a chance they'll engage with other people in a debate over who's the best candidate. If your opponent disagrees with you, then their reply will contain the s-wo...

I remember writing last year (around the same time, no less) that Rainbow Six Siege would be getting a second year of DLC. It looks like Ubisoft did well enough with that extra content that Siege will get supported into 2018, as well. Ubiso...

Have you always wanted to try out Tom Clancy's The Division but never found the opportunity in the one and a half years since its release? Well now you can, gratis, as the Ubisoft shooter is free to play, this weekend, for PC gamers.Startin...

Fire Emblem. One of the most puzzling Nintendo franchises for sure. Most people's first experience with the series was Super Smash Bros. Melee on the GameCube, which included Marth and Roy. Neither of their games released out...

With the recent release of Fire Emblem Heroes on mobile devices, Lucina from Fire Emblem: Awakening will be included in the game and was updated with a new design and new artwork. But it turns out a potential teaser was included within her ...