Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

Never played a tactics game which gets the stealth elements just right like this one does. Genuinely great design and feel to it all. Would love to see more long-term structure to the story, which is maybe a little 'too' dynamic at times at the expense of solid narrative progression. Still, game (and team) progress really well!

For those that have a familiar taste in video games, I think this title is on par with XCOM2 (LWOTC), and BattleTech (Roguetech) as top of the heap tactical turn-based games and it has earned more visibility than it's getting. If you like those games, and the little things that make them special, there is a good chance you'll like Cyber Knights too. My steam account is 21 years old. There are many games I've enjoyed over the years I probably should have left a review for. This is the first I had to leave a review for.

Well, you manage a crew of ragtag mercenaries in a dystopian cyberpunk future, running heists and other shady operations, trying to be stealthy...or not. It pretty much feels like Shadowrun had a date with Cyberpunk 2077 and somehow ended up in a love triangle with XCOM. Character customization is fine and there's plenty of equipment to aquire. The missions are a varied mix between procedual and hand-made and there's a whole bunch of story events (even based on your crew members). Your squad has conversations from time to time, so there's also quite a good amount of interaction going on. Overall there is a lot of content! Even better : The regular updates contain new content on a regular basis with a guarantee by the devs that those updates won't destroy your save. So you can enjoy all the new goodies in a prolonged run, without having to restart. So is it all fun and joy? Weeeeeell....no. Not everything is good. The graphics are...well they are there. It's not that bad, in fact it reminds me on their previous game Star Traders, but nowadays it feels dated. Some mechanics feel clunky, like the base management (why in the nine hells doesn't the game actually tell me WHAT building has been completed, when I'm doing three or more building projects at once?). On the other hand, in my 20something hours up to this review, I didn't encounter a single bug. So this is actually nice. Good thing is, they're working on mod support so I guess that some of the negatives will be either fixed by the devs or by the good comunity. Just like Star Traders, this is a labour of love title from the Trese Brothers. A hidden gem if you will. And if you like turn-based tactical stealth/combat games, you HAVE to give this a shot!

This game is very good. If you like xcom style games, i'd highly recommend.

Phenomenal gut. Wer X-com oder Phoenix Point gut findet, der wird dieses Spiel lieben. Absoluter Suchtfaktor. Hätte ich das doch bloß nicht angefangen.

I didn't expect it going in as it's my first time playing a game from the developers, but this has quickly become one of my favorite games and it just keeps getting better and better with each update. These folks are real pros. The game felt stable and complete even during early access, I never encountered a bug or instability. The game loop of base management and combat mission is tight, rewarding, and highly repayable. I don't mod many games but this one is for sure going to be one that I build mods for when they release the planned mod tools. It's already got a fantastic world with a depth of lore and mechanics.

Excellent tactics game that compete with the best in its genre. One of the very few XCOM-likes that also kept me engaged between missions. The devs pay attention, I had an issue in a mission, I used the in-game feedback tool and the day after there was a hotfix released for my issue.