Strain Tactics

Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game in which you command a squad of soldiers working to liberate Earth from an alien infestation. From your Helibase overhead, you direct customizable ground teams across more than 30 maps, taking on varied scenarios and approaching each map according to your play style.

Command your squad

Build and command a heliborne task force of 1–5 members. Choose from over 80 playable characters, each with unique personalities and traits, and equip their 1–3 inventory slots with more than 150 unique items and weapons, alongside countless possible weapon and item combinations.

You can choreograph your team’s actions in real time with a drag-control system or use traditional RTS-style controls. Play by positioning the squad and observing, or micromanage its actions like a top-down shooter. You can also defend your Helibase and support your team from above with miniguns, autocannons and other weapons.

Manage your team

Keep track of your squad’s mental health with happy pills or deploy emotionless combat droids. Protect your task force from contamination, or let its members become further affected by strain. Units can level up, and fallen team members can be revived by body-bagging them or their corpses sold for points.

Maps and scenarios

Travel across more than 30 unique maps and take on scenarios including Hunter-Killer, Escort, Retrieval and Perimeter Defence.