Description

Crawl Tactics is a game that combines party-based turn-based tactical combat with environmental and various interactive elements, along with dungeon exploration in a roguelike format.

History

Version 2 update

After releasing Crawl Tactics at the end of 2022, we received a lot of feedback from players. Based on this feedback, we put in a lot of effort to improve the rough graphics, inconvenient UI, confusing game mechanics, and unreasonable difficulty. As a result, in Version 2, we made significant changes to the graphics, difficulty, and content.

Version 1

We began developing Crawl Tactics in 2018, before completing our first game, SFD. The core idea of the game was to create a roguelike in the style of FTL, but instead of managing a spaceship, the main focus would be on tactical combat in a dungeon-exploration RPG. One of the issues with traditional SRPGs, including Tactics Ogre, which had a deep influence on us, is that it takes a long time to experience the real fun of the game. We wanted to make the game engaging right from the start. Additionally, we aimed to make Crawl Tactics as clear as possible through tooltips and UI, so that players could enjoy the game without needing a manual.

Features

• The existing Easy and Normal difficulty levels have been renamed to Normal and Torment, and a new easier Casual difficulty level has been added. Clearing Torment unlocks five additional difficulty levels sequentially.
• Background tiles have been broadly updated, with improvements to shadows, lighting, and water effects. The impact and hit effects of attacks have been enhanced, female units have been added, and unit customization is now possible.
• Balancing adjustments have been made between the classes: Mage, Archer, Tanker, and Warrior.
• The initial party setup has been changed to allow for the selection of companions' classes, and a Custom Party option has been added to experience a variety of party compositions.
• Special events have been added within dungeons.
• Endgame content includes the addition of the Abyssal Gate mode, and a Quest mode that reduces the burden of game over and allows for the development of multiple units.
• Delayed spells, which made enemy actions hard to predict, have been changed to Rage Skills that consume a Rage Gauge.