Games like Special Tactics
If Special Tactics is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mordfield Command, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock and Rising Lords — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cheap price for content, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Mordfield Command
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Top pick for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
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Shares a challenging mood with Special Tactics.
Second-strongest match for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
Rising Lords
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Special Tactics.
Third-strongest match for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Bang! Howdy
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Shares a competitive mood with Special Tactics.
Ranked #4 for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Special Tactics.
Bang! Howdy is an online strategy game. The setting mixes elements from a variety of related genres, such as steampunk or Native American myth. Several of the players' available units are entirely mechanical, including artillery and a "steam gunman", a robot boasting large wagon wheels for movement while wearing a cowboy hat.
ZEPHON
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Special Tactics.
Ranked #5 for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Wargroove
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Special Tactics.
Ranked #6 for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
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Shares a challenging mood with Special Tactics.
Ranked #7 for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Special Tactics.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Ranked #8 for Special Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Special Tactics.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Counter-Strike
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Shares a competitive mood with Special Tactics.
Reviewers of Special Tactics cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Special Tactics.
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
Frozen Synapse
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Special Tactics.
Reviewers of Special Tactics cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
TASTEE: Lethal Tactics
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Special Tactics.
Reviewers of Special Tactics cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special Tactics.
Strategy has a new name and it’s damn TASTEE. Recruit a team of volatile mercs and execute dramatic gunfights on a mission to take down the Cartel in this simultaneous turn-based tactics caper. Precision planning meets epic action. Regular community tournaments with prizes!
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Frequently asked about Special Tactics
- Does Special Tactics work on Steam Deck?
- Special Tactics is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is Special Tactics free to play?
- Yes — Special Tactics is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Special Tactics have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Special Tactics supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Special Tactics?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Special Tactics are Mordfield Command, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, Rising Lords.
- Who developed Special Tactics?
- Special Tactics was developed by Beast Mode Games.
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