Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
In this raging Secret War across Europe, an untold darkness spreads deep beneath the Earth and throughout the Forest of Fear. The unknown lurks in the shadows and you must claim victory at any cost, because whilst Nazi factions terrorise these lands, they are not the darkest foe you face…
Behind enemy lines and tasked with overthrowing a nightmare alliance of dark science and the occult, you hold the fate of humanity in your hands. Lead your elite squad of allied forces to victory using daring tactics and cunning strategies to overthrow the Cult of the Black Sun and destroy the Mythos secrets they plan to use.
Key Features
- Tactical Combat: direct a squad of allied heroes in innovative turn-based ground battles.
- Momentum System: perform well in combat by racking up kills and executing critical hits to earn Momentum and turn the tide of battle in your favour.
- Light vs Dark: harness the power of the light to expose and suppress the spawn of Cthulhu hiding in wait in the oppressive darkness.
- AP System: every decision is important and the Action Point System gives you the flexibility to put as much emphasis into heavy combat or nimble movement as you like.
- Psychological System: witness too many horrors of war and watch as your unit’s sanity begins to unravel mid-fight.
- Build Your Team: characters have unique skills that can be unlocked and levelled up in different ways, and weapons can be modified to give a variety of benefits. This lets you customise your squad to better vanquish Nazi scum.
- Weird World War: explore the Lovecraft-meets-WW2 universe of Achtung! Cthulhu like never before with Mythos-inspired enemies and a story-driven campaign handcrafted by John Houlihan which ties directly into the pen and paper roleplaying game narrative.
Game Discussion
Steam User 1
It's not a great game.
To be honest it's fairly medicore, but it is what it advertises itself to be.
The ability to move around in the map between combats feels entirely pointless, especially considering there's nothing really within the maps out side of a few very mildly interesting POI's.
I dunno. If you are looking for a turn based strat in the Cthulhu world, it's not the worst option.
Steam User 1
Loving the vibe - setting and atmosphere.
I never play games like this but it's fun as heck.
Steam User 0
I'm going to be upfront and realistic: I’ve spent about 90 minutes in the game so far. Do I care about the story or the characters? Not really. But is it a solid turn-based strategy game? Absolutely. Is it the best one ever? Hard to say. What I do know is that I’ve played a lot of turn-based strategy games, simulations, and tactical titles—and this one holds its own.
It’s not XCOM, not even close. But compared to some of the throwaway releases we see nowadays, this game shows real potential. Yes, it can get repetitive. I found myself getting a bit bored when an NPC would run off to regroup with others after being the last one standing. Still, it makes sense.
The art is well done, the music is decent, and I haven’t run into any technical issues so far. My only real gripe is that NPC regrouping mechanic—it can feel tedious, but that’s partly on me for not paying close attention to enemy counts or skipping through dialogue and briefings.
So when I say it has potential, I mean it. It’s not a bad game at all, and with some tweaks, a sequel could be something really special.
I'll update when i complete or get more time into the game. So far it isnt bad.
Steam User 0
It's a fun little game!
Steam User 0
If anyone likes turn based strategy games this is must have!