Indie · February 28, 2023

Phantom Brigade (2023)

trophy46 achievementsextension2 DLCgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend3.7k recommendations
The free, major update, Phantom Brigade 2.0, is now available! The 2.0 update is extensive, transforming nearly every aspect of the game, but the highlights include: Fully realized pilots – Recruit pilots with over 100 unique pilot traits and abilities which allow for in-depth buildcrafting and synergies with your mechs. With a new recruitment and class specialization system, expansive leveling with varied progression trees, combined with new visual customisation options, you can build your own flavor of deadly (and stylish) ace pilots. A reworked campaign – New maps, new quests, and new combat scenarios along with fully rebalanced factions ensure you face varied squads with different equipment, armour and unit configurations. You have even more reason to collect new equipment and experiment with different loadouts to take on these new threats. Completely reimagined overworld – Explore new provinces, varied landscapes and overhauled campaign systems. New liberation and overworld mechanics, new points of interest and events, new province modifiers and improved mission generation provide a varied, constantly evolving environment to encourage players to adapt and overcome. A HUGE amount of community driven quality of life updates – New salvage and debriefing menus, new mission previews and reward generation, reworked workshop and crafting, improved damage logic and prediction, new options and difficulty settings, comprehensive weapon balancing, subsystem reworks and much more! Phantom Brigade is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with an innovative timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation. KEY FEATURES: Cinematic spin on the turn-based genre – Predict enemy movements, orchestrate precisely timed countermeasures, and hit “execute” to watch the physics-based action unfold in real time. Extensive customization – Featuring a rich customization system, Phantom Brigade enables you to fine-tune the performance of your mechs, install a wide selection of equipment, and access a wealth of cosmetic options. Prepare your squad for any challenge - in style. An expansive arsenal – Railguns, beam weapons, missiles, energy swords, and more! Rain destruction down upon your homeland’s invaders with weaponry salvaged from each enemy mech you defeat. Strategic tactical combat – Make high-level tactical decisions on the world map, manage your mobile base, and decide how to apply your limited resources. Take command of your squad in varied missions ranging from sabotage of enemy equipment and convoy ambushes to liberation battles and challenging outpost onslaughts. Destructible environments – It's not a proper game about giant mechs without destructible buildings! Phantom Brigade allows every square meter of each battle map to be destroyed. Shatter your enemy’s cover and collapse buildings on top of them!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Turn-Based Tactics · 286
  • Tactical RPG · 283
  • Mechs · 282
  • Strategy · 280
  • Real Time Tactics · 272
  • Tactical · 262
  • Turn-Based · 259
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 256
  • Physics · 254
  • Strategy RPG · 254
  • Sci-fi · 252
  • Robots · 234
  • Tanks · 226
  • Procedural Generation · 214
  • Action · 209

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.1k Steam reviewsTop 70% in Indie
Positive rating77% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 88%
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 45% for session depth among Indie

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Press Quotes

“The best mech tactics game I have ever played” Waypoint by VICE “Wonderfully clever and effortlessly stylish” Rock Paper Shotgun “I cannot overstate how cool this is” Kotaku

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

14h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

22h

Current engagement

Achievements

46

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

77%Mostly Positive · 3.1k reviews

2.4k positive · 712 negative

Curator recommendations

3.7k

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 28, 2023
DeveloperBrace Yourself Games
Base price$14.99
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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