Today’s Spotlight is Wintermoor Tactics Club, a turn-based tactics RPG with visual novel elements by EVC and Versus Evil.
The game follows Alicia and her fellow nerdy outcasts of the Tactics Club at the esteemed Wintermoor Academy. The group has been pulled into a snowball tournament, with the losing clubs facing dismantlement. Now, the club must use their imagination, and reality-bending abilities, to transform into characters from their RPG sessions to stand a chance against the competition.
Between turn-based battles, you’ll have a chance to explore Wintermoor Academy. Make new friends and recruit more outcasts to the Tactics Club to improve your odds of success, and share your love of tabletop gaming.
You can find the launch trailer below.
Wintermoor Tactics Club is available on Windows PC via GOG and Steam for $14.99.
You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
It was hard enough for Alicia at the famed Wintermoor Academy before it erupted into a snowball war! Now her club’s only hope is to transform from nerdy nobodies into fantasy heroes.
Unravel a reality-bending mystery. Test your strategic mettle against an avalanche of colorful characters. And don’t forget to make friends!
Features
- Unlock your Potential: Discover the power of 7 playable characters and dozens of unlockable upgrades across more than 40 battles.
- Explore the School: Get to know Wintermoor in visual novel-inspired gameplay. Break down the walls between high school cliques such as the Psychic Detectives and Young Monarchists.
- Make New Friends: Write tabletop campaigns to help students overcome their personal problems, and discover their fantasy selves as your club grows.
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