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An in-game screenshot of TMNT: Tactical Takedown. Michelangelo, an anthropomorphic turtle ninja with an orange hachimaki band around his eyes, stands triumphantly, pumping his fist in the air. He says: "There's nothing we can't do together, dude!" Donatello, an anthropomorphic ninja turtle with a purple hachimaki band around his eyes, beams back with pride. Behind their illustrated cutouts is the backdrop of a grid-based city street.

An in-game screenshot of TMNT: Tactical Takedown. Michelangelo, an anthropomorphic turtle ninja with an orange hachimaki band around his eyes, stands triumphantly, pumping his fist in the air. He says: "There's nothing we can't do together, dude!" Donatello, an anthropomorphic ninja turtle with a purple hachimaki band around his eyes, beams back with pride. Behind their illustrated cutouts is the backdrop of a grid-based city street.

REVIEW: TMNT: Tactical Takedown turns beat-em-ups tactical without sacrificing any of the adrenaline

TMNT: Tactical Takedown is full of great ideas that, while only half-realized at times, make for an undeniably fun tactics experience for gamers of all levels.

Nate Hermanson

May 297 min read

The key art of Every Day We Fight. Three soldiers stand on a pile of rubble, each wearing a yellow band somewhere on their body to signify their team. Two floating orbs and a giant monolith loom behind them.

The key art of Every Day We Fight. Three soldiers stand on a pile of rubble, each wearing a yellow band somewhere on their body to signify their team. Two floating orbs and a giant monolith loom behind them.

Mini-Preview: Every Day We Fight feels like the evolution the turn-based tactics genre needs

More active than the usual tactics game, but in a way that preserves why people love the genre.

Nate Hermanson

May 76 min read

A collage of two images: The key art for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tactical Takedown and the key art for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion III.

A collage of two images: The key art for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tactical Takedown and the key art for Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion III.

Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: These two demos prove Strange Scaffold both never stops working and never misses

They have cooked once again — twice again, actually. Demo impressions from Strange Scaffold's Steam Next Fest offerings.

Nate Hermanson

Mar 16 min read

SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaching the best tactical demos

SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaching the best tactical demos

SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaching the best tactical demos

Three of the best tactical games to show demos during Steam Next Fest: Tactical Breach Wizards, Kriegsfront Tactics, and Metal Slug Tactics.

Nate Hermanson

Jun 17, 20248 min read

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