Strain Tactics
Real-time squad tactics with an armed helicopter as your base
Touch Dimensions Interactive · Released May 4, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 232
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Dec 21, 2018
What is Strain Tactics?
A single-player, top-down tactical game about reclaiming Earth from an alien infestation. You equip and command up to five troops through escort, retrieval, and defense missions across separate maps, pausing the action to plan orders. You also manage morale and contamination, and recover fallen teammates for revival.
For you if...
- +you enjoy tactical planning with time to pause
- +you like experimenting with squad compositions and equipment
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based combat to issuing real-time orders
- −you want action without inventory or morale management
What players say
87% of 232 reviews are positive
Players praise the freedom to approach missions in different ways and the helicopter base's usefulness in supporting troops. The most common complaints concern awkward controls and a touch-oriented interface.
Screenshots and trailer
Strain Tactics system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Strain Tactics?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Strain Tactics have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Strain Tactics run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 51
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Strain Tactics use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Action
- Indie
- Gore
- Real Time Tactics
- Top-Down
- Top-Down Shooter
- Zombies
- Post-apocalyptic
- Sci-fi
- Aliens
- Adventure
- RPG
- Violent
- Singleplayer
- Sandbox
Recent updates
- Dec 21, 2018 · Xmas Drop!
- Jan 5, 2018 · A new restart to the year :)
- Jan 2, 2018 · Happy New Year, Commanders!
- Dec 19, 2017 · Bug fixes
- Dec 19, 2017 · Bug fixes
