Tideborn Tactics

Tideborn Tactics asks you to think several turns ahead. You command a growing fleet across an archipelago, balancing exploration, supply, and the occasional brutal storm that can wreck an unprepared convoy.

It's slower and more deliberate than most mobile strategy games, which I mean as a compliment. The campaign gives you real decisions, and the island map hides enough secrets to reward careful scouting.

The one rough spot is the early tutorial, which throws a lot of systems at you at once. Push through it and the game opens up into something genuinely strategic.

What we liked

• Deep supply and fleet management
• Weather that actually changes your plans
• A map worth exploring slowly