This simple, UI-light approach means you don’t have to scour menus to make sure you’re not missing anything each turn, and there are few options to trip you up. If no one is in range, you just end your turn and choose which direction to face. On any of your units’ turns, you just move within your clearly marked range, and if you’re able to make an attack, anyone you can hit is highlighted. There are no menus to click through and few stats to compare. If you’ve played tactics games before, you’ll likely notice a distinct lack of futzing in combat. The first few battles in Fae Tactics are simple, moving along at a breezy pace as your tiny party easily clears enemies. That bright exterior hides a deceptively tough tactics game. The comradery between Peony and the rest of her party - mostly consisting of various animals and monsters - is enough to carry the story through with the feeling of a Saturday morning adventure cartoon. Its narrative doesn’t rank among the genre’s best, but it’s full of interesting side stories and quirky characters that should keep you invested, if not on the edge of your seat. Despite that dour setup, Fae Tactics is mostly a lighthearted affair, while delving into some heavier themes. In Fae Tactics, you play as Peony, a young magic user searching for her lost mother in a post-apocalyptic world.
There’s a lot going on in Fae Tactics’ combat, but battles keep your options simple.
Its colorful look and approachable interface make it welcoming for new players, even as its combat system quickly stacks up layer after layer of complexity to challenge rookies and genre veterans alike. Released in 2020 by EndlessFluff Games, Fae Tactics packs all the depth you could want in a tactical RPG but strips away a lot of the micromanagement and menu-sifting that can make similar games a slog. Fortunately, some recent tactical RPGs provide a much smoother onramp for players interested in exploring the genre, and you only have a few days left to play one of the very best on Xbox Game Pass. But their strategic depth - one of their biggest selling points - can also scare off new players who don’t want to make deliberating over stat spreadsheets part of their leisure time. From classics like Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem to relative newcomers The Banner Saga and Triangle Strategy, tactics games scratch an itch that few games can touch. The tactical RPG genre is home to some of the best stories and richest battle systems in games.
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