Indie · July 27, 2020
Othercide (2020)
Descend into Humanity’s last hope. The Daughters, echoes of the greatest warrior to ever live, are all who stand before Suffering and death. Lead your army of Daughters to battle with all the skill you can muster. Your prowess in combat will decide their fate, shape their abilities and personality. Make the toughest decision and sacrifice one to heal another - survivors will get stronger, ready to fight the next battle. Combat is an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters: plan ahead of time and set up impressive chains of abilities to outsmart the enemy. Fight in epic boss battles against the sources of Suffering - dread creatures pulled from the worst of Humanity’s crimes against itself. You will fight. You will fail. You will rise again. Lead, evolve and sacrifice your army of Daughters Outsmart nightmarish creatures in a spectacular Tactical RPG Endless combat possibilities with the Dynamic Timeline System A deep and complex narrative Failure is not the end. Return with lost powers to face a new nightmare
Indie releases from 2020
25 Indie titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Strategy · 129
- Indie · 90
- Turn-Based Tactics · 85
- Female Protagonist · 82
- Turn-Based Combat · 81
- Rogue-lite · 74
- Dark Fantasy · 73
- Turn-Based · 62
- Dark · 61
- Tactical · 53
- Horror · 48
- Turn-Based Strategy · 44
- Gothic · 43
- Rogue-like · 43
- Difficult · 42
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.8k Steam reviews | Top 51% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 82% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 76% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | Genre average 77 — top 48% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 12 h average | Top 52% for session depth among Indie |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- German
- Korean
- Russian
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Portuguese - Brazil
Reception Metrics
Steam community
82%Mostly Positive · 4.8k reviews
4.0k positive · 867 negative
Metacritic
78/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.7/10
Curator recommendations
4.2k
Press Quotes
“The best turn-based tactics game of the year so far.” 9/10 – IGN “Brutally rewarding gameplay, intriguing story delivery, and epic boss battles.” 8/10 – Windows Central “Far more than just a striking art style. One of the most unique games of the year.” 8.5/10 – PlayStation Universe
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 27, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lightbulb Crew |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Base price | $2.99 |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
12h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
5h
Typical completion time
Achievements
26
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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