Jagged Alliance - Back in Action

Isometric tactical strategy with pausable combat and mercenary squads

Coreplay GmbH, Bigmoon Studios · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Feb 8, 2012

RPG Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 1,772
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 15; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 12 years ago; Aug 25, 2014

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 62/100 (critic reviews)

What is Jagged Alliance - Back in Action?

In the island country of Arulco, a dictator has seized power, and you command mercenaries and rebels trying to remove her. This is an isometric tactical strategy game where you pause battles to plan squad actions, capture mines and encampments for resources, and direct multiple squads on a strategic map.

For you if...

+you enjoy pausing battles to plan mercenary tactics
+you like balancing squad combat with resource management

Not for you if...

−you want strictly turn-based battles without real-time action
−you prefer direct action over managing multiple squads

What players say

73% of 1,772 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of real-time combat and tactical planning. Others say it omits parts of earlier games, while recent reviews report stuttering and trouble running it on modern PCs.

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Jagged Alliance - Back in Action system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP (SP2), Vista or Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo Processor (1,8 GHz or better) or similar AMD
Graphics: Shader 3.0 compatible graphics card (Ati 2600, Geforce 8800 or similar) with 512 MB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 3GB HDD Space