Strain Tactics

An ARPG/RTS hybrid game

 

Touch Dimensions

“If you are into strategical and tactical gameplay, you will want to check out Strain Tactics.”

– Matthew Sholtz (Pocket Gamer)

Gear Up & Take Command of a Heliborne Ground Team Fighting a Hostile Alien Organism in Strain Tactics

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Now available on Steam for only $14.99

 

SINGAPORE โ€“ May 4, 2017 โ€“ The ARPG/RTS-hybrid Strain Tactics is launching today on Steam! Assemble your troops into the ultimate fighting force from upwards of 80 highly-skilled operatives and defend Earth against an invasive alien species in this heart-thumping strategy game from Touch Dimensions โ€“ the makers of the critically-acclaimed Autumn Dynasty and Wizards & Wagons.

After losing a secret war fought on the surface of Neptune against a hostile alien organism, youโ€™re faced with the realization that the โ€œStrainโ€ threat is heading for Earth. A re-cloned commander of the Neptune Incident, you must now take command of up to five ground team members to defeat the Strain … and put an end to the alien menace once and for all.

Taking a bird’s-eye view of the battlefield from the vantage point of your Helibase, youโ€™re able to issue commands to assault units who can be inserted (and extracted from) anywhere on the battlefield. Choose from 80 playable characters โ€“ each equipped with a weapon and three extra inventory slots for maximum flexibility. With more than 150 unique items and weapons, you can customize the ground team to deal with virtually any situation โ€“ both domestic and extraterrestrial!

Draw paths for your units using a nifty drag control system, and give special commands to your troops while they follow the path โ€“ allowing you to carefully choreograph the flow of battle. Need to quickly change orders? No problem: You can manually override orders in real time and direct individual soldiers (or multiple units) to new targets on the go. Experienced soldiers will level up โ€“ increasing their damage, resistance, or endurance. If you face casualties, you can recover body bags to revive team members โ€“ย or sell their corpses for much-needed credits.

With a variety of maps and distinct scenarios, each mission in Strain Tactics can be approached like a sandbox. And if things get too crazy on the ground, the Helibase features its own weapon systems: Support your ground team from afar with some serious firepower!

โ€œAfter releasing well-reviewed strategy games Autumn Dynasty and Wizards & Wagons, it was tricky to decide what our next project should be,โ€ says Jeffrey Jiang, co-founder, Touch Dimensions. โ€œWe put our nose to the grindstone and didnโ€™t come up for air for a very long time… The result is Strain Tactics โ€“ย our most ambitious game to date.โ€

โ€œStrain Tactics is a love letter to โ€˜80s sci-fi with its strange alien monsters, mutated fiends โ€“ and endless, often gory gunfights,โ€ says Kai Lim, creative director at Touch Dimensions. โ€œBut a game is more than sharp visuals or visceral sound effects. The mouse-driven control scheme in Strain Tactics is never in the way and allows for minute tactical changes at a momentโ€™s notice.โ€

Key Features

  • Build and command your own 1-5 member heliborne task force.
  • Assemble a ground team from 80 playable characters with unique personalities and strengths โ€“ featuring 1-3 extra inventory slots and countless weapon/item combinations.
  • Choreograph your teamโ€™s actions in real time with a dynamic drag control system or manually micromanage units.
  • Defend your Helibase and protect your team from above with miniguns, autocannons, and more.
  • Preserve the mental health of your team โ€“ and protect its members from contamination.
  • Level up your units, deploy tactical items, and revive fallen team members by body-bagging (or sell their corpses for points).
  • Travel to more than 30 maps with five unique scenarios โ€“ including Hunter-Killer, Escort, Retrieval, Perimeter Defense, and Clean Sweep.

Pricing & Availability

Strain Tactics is now available on Steam (Windows only) for $14.99.

About Touch Dimensions

Touch, think, play! Touch Dimensions seeks to open up new possibilities in gaming by focusing on the natural user experience. Incorporating technologies such as multi-touch surfaces, handheld accelerometers and non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, the studio builds games that are fun to play, intuitive to handle, and unique in feel. Founded inside a Singapore basement by two geeks (Jeffrey Jiang and Travis Ho), Touch Dimensions is a passionate team responsible for the award-winning Autumn Dynasty franchise and Wizards & Wagons.

Touch Dimensionsโ€™ โ€œreal-time-with-pauseโ€ tactical game STRAIN TACTICS has landed on the App Store and Google Play ๐Ÿ™‚

Assemble your troops into the ultimate fighting force from upwards of 80 highly-skilled operatives and defend Earth against an invasive alien species in this heart-thumping strategy game from Touch Dimensions โ€“ the makers of the critically-acclaimed Autumn Dynasty and Wizards & Wagons.

STORY & GAMEPLAY
After losing a secret war fought on the surface of Neptune against a hostile alien organism, youโ€™re faced with the realization that the โ€œStrainโ€ threat is heading for Earth. As a re-cloned commander of the Neptune Incident, you must now take command of up to five ground team members to defeat the Strain … and put an end to the alien menace once and for all.

Taking a bird’s-eye view of the battlefield from the vantage point of your Helibase, youโ€™re able to issue commands to assault units who can be inserted (and extracted from) anywhere on the battlefield. Choose from 80 playable characters โ€“ each equipped with a weapon and three extra inventory slots for maximum flexibility. With more than 150 unique items and weapons, you can customize the ground team to deal with virtually any situation โ€“ both domestic and extraterrestrial!

Draw paths for your units using a nifty drag control system, and give special commands to your troops while they follow the path โ€“ allowing you to carefully choreograph the flow of battle. Need to quickly change orders? No problem: You can manually override orders in real time and direct individual soldiers (or multiple units) to new targets on the go. Experienced soldiers will level up โ€“ increasing their damage, resistance, or endurance. If you face casualties, you can recover body bags to revive team members โ€“ย or sell their corpses for much-needed credits.

With a variety of maps and distinct scenarios, each mission in Strain Tactics can be approached like a sandbox. And if things get too crazy on the ground, the Helibase features its own weapon systems: Support your ground team from afar with some serious firepower!

QUOTES
Jeffrey Jiang (Co-Founder, Touch Dimensions):
โ€œWeโ€™re thrilled to bring Strain Tactics to Android and iOS. We envisioned the game with mobile in mind, so it works beautifully on touchscreens. Our mobile fans are in for a treat!โ€


Kai Lim (Creative Director, Touch Dimensions):
โ€œReleasing first on Steam provided us with incredible feedback. Our PC users were relentless. Their love for the game and super-human dedication helped us make the mobile version of Strain Tactics meet โ€“ and sometimes even surpass โ€“ the original Steam release.โ€

KEY FEATURES

* ย ย Build and command your own 1-5 member heliborne task force.

* ย ย Assemble a ground team from 80 playable characters with unique personalities and strengths โ€“ featuring 1-3 extra inventory slots and countless weapon/item combinations.

* ย ย Choreograph your teamโ€™s actions in real time with a dynamic drag control system or manually micromanage units.

* ย ย Defend your Helibase and protect your team from above with miniguns, autocannons, and more.

* ย ย Preserve the mental health of your team โ€“ and protect its members from contamination.

* ย ย Level up your units, deploy tactical items, and revive fallen team members by body-bagging (or selling their corpses for points).

* ย ย Travel to more than 30 maps with five unique scenarios โ€“ including Hunter-Killer, Escort, Retrieval, Perimeter Defense, and Clean Sweep.

PRICING & AVAILABILITY
Strain Tactics is now available on iOS and Android for $5.99.

ABOUT THE DEVELOPER
Touch, think, play! Touch Dimensions seeks to open up new possibilities in gaming by focusing on the natural user experience. Incorporating technologies such as multi-touch surfaces, handheld accelerometers and non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, the studio builds games that are fun to play, intuitive to handle, and unique in feel. Founded inside a Singapore basement by two geeks (Jeffrey Jiang and Travis Ho), Touch Dimensions is a passionate team responsible for the award-winning Autumn Dynasty franchise and Wizards & Wagons.

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