Reviews of xTactics - turn based strategy

By: Saber Interactive Inc. Game

List of user reviews and ratings for xTactics - turn based strategy

Total ratings

1.93 (Rating count: 342)

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Review summary

The app is praised for its easy-to-learn tactical gameplay reminiscent of XCOM and satisfying combat mechanics. However, users widely report frequent crashes and poor optimization that hamper usability. Its limited maps, lack of storyline, and minimal progression result in repetitive play. Gameplay balance issues like overpowered medics and unfair level matching, along with buggy abilities, reduce strategic depth. Many desire more content, improved stability, and gameplay refinements for a better overall experience.

Pros

Simple and easy-to-understand turn-based tactical gameplay similar to XCOM.
Strategic and satisfying combat mechanics that can feel like PvP and offer tactical depth.
Appealing character designs and streamlined action point system.
Good for quick tactical gaming sessions to kill a few minutes.

Cons

Frequent crashes and stability issues, especially at startup and during navigation, affecting playability.
Very limited content with only a few maps and no storyline, campaign, or overarching goals leading to repetitiveness.
Poor optimization causing lag and excessive resource usage even on mid-range devices.
Unbalanced gameplay with overpowered medics and level mismatches causing unfair fights.
Bugs in abilities and mechanics such as line of sight and healing rendering tactics less effective.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.80

All time rating average: 1.93

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38% (8)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-11-17	Ri*****	I was so excited about this game, but all has to offer is; baseless 3 player tactical battle, No storyline/campaign No cut scene. It has the potential to become XCom for mobile but it seems the developers aren't interested.
I was so excited about this game, but all has to offer is; baseless 3 player tactical battle, No storyline/campaign No cut scene. It has the potential to become XCom for mobile but it seems the developers aren't interested.
2024-11-02	Am*****	Tried it again - I loved it. But on restart it seems to have allowed to a crawl - can't get past the first screen. There's a memory issue somewhere with this app and loading, and it's not with my phone.
Tried it again - I loved it. But on restart it seems to have allowed to a crawl - can't get past the first screen. There's a memory issue somewhere with this app and loading, and it's not with my phone.
2024-10-22	th*****	Demon Dungeons is excellent, so was looking for your other games. While DD has a classic tactics feel, I see the newer tactics feel you were going for here. Unfortunately, the game just keeps crashing. Crashes a lot on initial load, crashes when navigating menus, crashes when selecting options. Not stable at all. Hopefully it will be fixed. Uninstalled for now.
Demon Dungeons is excellent, so was looking for your other games. While DD has a classic tactics feel, I see the newer tactics feel you were going for here. Unfortunately, the game just keeps crashing. Crashes a lot on initial load, crashes when navigating menus, crashes when selecting options. Not stable at all. Hopefully it will be fixed. Uninstalled for now.
2024-10-17	Ia*****	Good turn-based tactical arena shooter. Very easy to get the hang of. I have only one question, is anyone else playing? All I've been up against shows as "Rival Player" and the choices made (not using the medic's heal ability) leads me to think all I'm up against are AI opponents. Medics may need to be nerfed, when you get to 2 medics, every other turn they heal themselves, becoming a stalemate, until guns become more powerful. Makes some matches boring.
Good turn-based tactical arena shooter. Very easy to get the hang of. I have only one question, is anyone else playing? All I've been up against shows as "Rival Player" and the choices made (not using the medic's heal ability) leads me to think all I'm up against are AI opponents. Medics may need to be nerfed, when you get to 2 medics, every other turn they heal themselves, becoming a stalemate, until guns become more powerful. Makes some matches boring.
2024-09-05	Fr*****	The game looks fun, but when I open the app, it glitches out my phone and crashes. I tried clearing the cache and opening it again, but the game continued to crash.
The game looks fun, but when I open the app, it glitches out my phone and crashes. I tried clearing the cache and opening it again, but the game continued to crash.
2024-06-11	Ch*****	Very, very limited tactical shooter. Theres so much that it lacks, that it makes me wonder if it's just incomplete. You can't take any action in a different order, use a hero out of turn, see any sort of stats, and there's a wonderful addition of a battle pass. I'd re-download if they add some of those things that it needs to be the game it's trying to be.
Very, very limited tactical shooter. Theres so much that it lacks, that it makes me wonder if it's just incomplete. You can't take any action in a different order, use a hero out of turn, see any sort of stats, and there's a wonderful addition of a battle pass. I'd re-download if they add some of those things that it needs to be the game it's trying to be.
2024-03-22	pe*****	The way this game chugs at startup shortly before crashing has a strong whiff of crypto mining about it. Even if it's not doing so, the optimization is apparently bad enough to not be able to handle a fairly static display, with static UI, a chat bubble, and 3 character models that grow from tiny into normal size and an animated start button beacon before bringing an s22+ to its knees.
The way this game chugs at startup shortly before crashing has a strong whiff of crypto mining about it. Even if it's not doing so, the optimization is apparently bad enough to not be able to handle a fairly static display, with static UI, a chat bubble, and 3 character models that grow from tiny into normal size and an animated start button beacon before bringing an s22+ to its knees.
2024-03-06	Ro*****	Works fine. Looks exactly like it is. 3 maps on repeat. You just grind them over and over. Tactics don't change in any meaningful way as you add new character types and don't change at all as you level up a specific character.
Works fine. Looks exactly like it is. 3 maps on repeat. You just grind them over and over. Tactics don't change in any meaningful way as you add new character types and don't change at all as you level up a specific character.
2024-03-03	Ne*****	it's a good game. tactics factor is also good. but it gets repetitive very quickly and lacks an overarching goal or reason to grind to improve units. after reaching level 7, I don't see any reason why I should continue grinding to improve my units and in effect I see no reason why I should keep playing other than kill a few minutes with a tactics game.
it's a good game. tactics factor is also good. but it gets repetitive very quickly and lacks an overarching goal or reason to grind to improve units. after reaching level 7, I don't see any reason why I should continue grinding to improve my units and in effect I see no reason why I should keep playing other than kill a few minutes with a tactics game.
2024-02-23	WO*****	So yeah,not like I hate this game at all but I haven't really played it because there's this bug right at the beginning during the tutorial I tried to confirm using the bomb move on the enemy in the middle but than the game just freezes,I restarted the game multiple times and it didn't help
So yeah,not like I hate this game at all but I haven't really played it because there's this bug right at the beginning during the tutorial I tried to confirm using the bomb move on the enemy in the middle but than the game just freezes,I restarted the game multiple times and it didn't help