Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Item: Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Rating: 75
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-04

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Authentic Fallout tactical combat spin-off
Engaging squad tactical combat modes
Deep squad and character customization
Weak RPG elements and story
Severe technical issues and bugs
Linear mission-based progression

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Satisfaction24%Frustration13%Disappointment10%Appreciation10%Excitement6%

Reviews (sample size): 294
Helpful reviews: 67%
Unhelpful reviews: 32%
Protest reviews: 0%

75%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
25%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 627
Negative points: 641
Gameplay points: 467
Perf. points: 38
Rec. points: 137
Misc points: 108

Point	Description	Importance
Highly enjoyable and underrated Description Many players consider this game a 'hidden gem' or an 'underrated masterpiece' within its genre and the Fallout series. It offers a fun, challenging, and addictive tactical experience that holds up well over time, often exceeding initial expectations and providing long-term enjoyment. Importance 97%	Many players consider this game a 'hidden gem' or an 'underrated masterpiece' within its genre and the Fallout series. It offers a fun, challenging, and addictive tactical experience that holds up well over time, often exceeding initial expectations and providing long-term enjoyment.	97%
Authentic Fallout tactical spin-off Description The game successfully translates the classic Fallout atmosphere and lore into a real-time tactical combat format. Players appreciate its unique approach as a spin-off, feeling it retains the grim tone and visual style while offering a different gameplay experience compared to the main RPG entries. Importance 64%	The game successfully translates the classic Fallout atmosphere and lore into a real-time tactical combat format. Players appreciate its unique approach as a spin-off, feeling it retains the grim tone and visual style while offering a different gameplay experience compared to the main RPG entries.	64%
Engaging squad tactical combat Description Players praise the game's in-depth tactical combat mechanics, squad management, and character development, often comparing it favorably to games like XCOM or Jagged Alliance. The ability to customize a team and adapt strategies for diverse missions is a major highlight, offering significant strategic depth. Importance 38%	Players praise the game's in-depth tactical combat mechanics, squad management, and character development, often comparing it favorably to games like XCOM or Jagged Alliance. The ability to customize a team and adapt strategies for diverse missions is a major highlight, offering significant strategic depth.	38%
Appealing visuals and world design Description Despite its age, the 2D isometric graphics are noted as improved from previous series entries and have aged remarkably well, maintaining the post-apocalyptic aesthetic. The game features rich, varied, and interactive level designs, along with a significantly larger and more pleasant visible inventory. Importance 23%	Despite its age, the 2D isometric graphics are noted as improved from previous series entries and have aged remarkably well, maintaining the post-apocalyptic aesthetic. The game features rich, varied, and interactive level designs, along with a significantly larger and more pleasant visible inventory.	23%
Adaptable real-time/turn-based combat Description The unique ability to switch between real-time with pause and classic turn-based combat modes is a key feature. This flexibility allows players to tailor the pace of battles to their preference, with real-time often making larger levels feel faster while turn-based offers more strategic control. Importance 19%	The unique ability to switch between real-time with pause and classic turn-based combat modes is a key feature. This flexibility allows players to tailor the pace of battles to their preference, with real-time often making larger levels feel faster while turn-based offers more strategic control.	19%
Immersive sound and voice acting Description The game's sound design, including weapon effects, ambient sounds, and a quality soundtrack, effectively contributes to immersion. The voice acting, particularly featuring R. Lee Ermey, is highly praised for adding to the military atmosphere and character. Importance 15%	The game's sound design, including weapon effects, ambient sounds, and a quality soundtrack, effectively contributes to immersion. The voice acting, particularly featuring R. Lee Ermey, is highly praised for adding to the military atmosphere and character.	15%
Varied and unique missions Description The game offers a good variety of missions, with many feeling unique and fresh, including rescue, escort, and challenging tactical scenarios. Players appreciate the options for how missions can be accomplished and the inclusion of optional objectives, enhancing replayability. Importance 11%	The game offers a good variety of missions, with many feeling unique and fresh, including rescue, escort, and challenging tactical scenarios. Players appreciate the options for how missions can be accomplished and the inclusion of optional objectives, enhancing replayability.	11%
Unique Brotherhood of Steel portrayal Description The game provides a distinct and often harsh perspective on the Brotherhood of Steel's origins and internal workings. Players found this depiction to be solid, believable, and more compelling than in other Fallout games, offering significant lore expansion. Importance 10%	The game provides a distinct and often harsh perspective on the Brotherhood of Steel's origins and internal workings. Players found this depiction to be solid, believable, and more compelling than in other Fallout games, offering significant lore expansion.	10%
Extensive and strategic campaign Description The campaign is described as lengthy, offering 35-40 hours or even over 100 hours of playtime, packed with strategic battles. Missions are extensive, can be solved in multiple ways, and include additional objectives, providing a deep and rewarding experience. Importance 8%	The campaign is described as lengthy, offering 35-40 hours or even over 100 hours of playtime, packed with strategic battles. Missions are extensive, can be solved in multiple ways, and include additional objectives, providing a deep and rewarding experience.	8%
Broad weapon variety Description The game offers a huge array of weapons, with over 150 types of melee and ranged options, along with armor. This broad selection allows players to find weapons that suit their playstyle and preferences, enhancing customization and tactical choices. Importance 8%	The game offers a huge array of weapons, with over 150 types of melee and ranged options, along with armor. This broad selection allows players to find weapons that suit their playstyle and preferences, enhancing customization and tactical choices.	8%
Stable performance on modern systems Description Despite being an older game, many players report relatively stable performance, even on modern operating systems like Linux or Windows 10, often with minor fixes. The GOG version is noted for not having launch issues and experiencing minimal bugs or crashes. Importance 7%	Despite being an older game, many players report relatively stable performance, even on modern operating systems like Linux or Windows 10, often with minor fixes. The GOG version is noted for not having launch issues and experiencing minimal bugs or crashes.	7%

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