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Howdy, everyone. I was a bit hesitant to make this a thread since this isn’t strictly Fire Emblem related or a rom hack, but I’ve seen others make threads like this, and I’m being featured in FEE3 this year, so I thought I’d give it a shot.
Death and Tactics is a post-apocalyptic turn-based strategy RPG that will be released on Steam in just over a month on December 4th, 2026. My main inspirations are Fire Emblem and Lisa: The Painful. The main goal of the project gameplay wise is to expand on the Permanent Death mechanic and make it more interesting. Cool things can happen when a unit dies, like their friends getting a temporary stat boost because of rage, unlocking conditional support conversations that grant units unique items and skills, and if you’ve used a unit enough they’ll leave behind a memento item that grants whoever has it in their inventory the skills of the original units.
I’m a big fan of the iron man style of play, and I want really want players to be able to experience a strategy game where they can experience the tension that comes when a unit’s life is on the line without having to worry about resetting or getting soft locked.
You can wishlist it below on Steam. There’s also a demo available.
Features
-52 units playable characters each with unique skills and abilities, such as being to mutate your foes, or using a steamroller to adjust map terrain.
-Choices that really matter (yes, really. It’s not a meme).
-Unique story events and supports depending on who’s currently dead or alive in your army.
-Personal fitness trainers that increase underleveled party members’ levels, making sure you can always use your entire army.
-If you’re not fond of a party member, you can sell their organs for $3000. This prevents their unique death events from unlocking.
-The “Rage” system, where if a party member dies, their friends and family gain the “Rage” condition. For the first Chapter, this grants +4 to all stats, then +3 in the next, then finally +2.
Story
20 years ago, the bombs fell and destroyed the earth.
Although most of the population perished, and mutants roam the ruined deserts, many factions rose from the chaos. Such as the advanced society you can see to the right there, which advanced its science despite the setbacks.
You play as Tanya, a 28 year old playwriter (and owner of a mutated horse, or “”“pegasus”“”) who tries to entertain her local community through her fantasy shows.
One day, her peaceful life is interrupted by marauders, and she sets out on a quest for revenge, and to find the truth about what happened. Along the way, she’ll have to recruit all the freaks that inhabit the wasteland to bolster her forces.
Given the chaotic state of the world, she’ll encounter all sorts of terrifying foes, like cyborgs, mutants, people who would do anything to survive, and psychos who think they’re gods.
Find out the finer details for yourself when the game comes out!
I also created a discord for it recently if you’re interested in something like that