Grand Tactician has been on our radar for a number of years now, and we've been looking forward to the day it will finally release. Sure, it's covering one of the smallest, most boring conflicts in the history of mankind but the design principles involved look incredibly promising.
This is a real-time strategy war game that will combine a strategic map covering the entire USA, as well as detailed tactical maps that can be loaded separately (or auto-resolved).
It now has a release date of August 21st, 2020, although it will be released into Early Access initially.
The steam page hasn't updated yet, but here's the confirmation tweet:
ANNOUNCEMENT: Grand Tactician: The Civil War will be released in #earlyaccess on #Steam on the 21st of August. The price will be 39,99 EUR/USD (10% less than the price of final release).
- Grand Tactician (@Grand_Tactician) July 21, 2020
Wishlist now: https://t.co/Lh2vL0glog#indiegames #indie #pcgaming #strategy #StrategyGame pic.twitter.com/PEYbGb8DvV
Here's another look at the beta footage they released a couple of weeks ago, which shows off the campaign gameplay:
Another thing they've done is team up with a production company LionHeart FilmWorks for live reenactment footage. I could have lived without this personally but I've always had the impression our American friends appreciate things like this a bit more than we Europeans do, so hopefully you appreciate the addition.
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Watch 41 glorious minutes of Grand Tactician in action
Watch 18 Minutes of Grand Tactician: The Civil War’s Campaign
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