Shock Tactics

About

Shock Tactics is a turn-based strategy RPG with a space western twist. You command a strike team on a hostile alien planet, balancing base building, resource gathering, and tactical combat. Each procedurally generated world shifts the layout and challenges, forcing you to adapt your approach. Combat emphasizes positioning and skill variety, use cloaking devices, explosives, or orbital reinforcements to outmaneuver enemies. Between battles, explore the planet’s surface, uncover alien tech, and expand your outposts to unlock new abilities and secure key locations. The game stands out for its tight combat loops and reactive environment design. Procedural maps ensure no two missions feel the same while deep customization lets you tailor tactics to your playstyle. Though released in 2017, its blend of base management and turn-based warfare remains polished, with a focus on strategic decision-making over brute force. The alien setting adds texture without overcomplicating mechanics, making it a solid pick for fans of methodical, planning-heavy games.

Storyline

Your team are the trailblazers for the first wave of Free Space Pioneers exploring a newly discovered alien planet. While searching the hostile world for alien technology you lead your team into tactical combat against pirates, alien creatures and the troops of the Imperial Consortium. Set up outposts and dig sites to exploit the secrets that this new world holds, in order stand against the incoming invasion. Everything is out there for the taking, but nothing will come free.