Tenderfoot Tactics

Tenderfoot Tactics is an indie tactical role-playing game. The player controls a group of goblins to free an archipelago from a corrupting fog. It was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux on October 21, 2020,^[1] and later for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 21, 2024.^[2]

Tenderfoot Tactics
Publisher(s)	Ice Water Games
Designer(s)	Badru, Isa Hutchinson, Taylor Thomas, Zoe Vartanian
Programmer(s)	Badru
Writer(s)	Badru, Isa Hutchinson
Composer(s)	Michael Bell
Platform(s)	Windows Linux macOS Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Release	Windows, macOS, Linux WW: October 21, 2020 NS, XBO, XSXS WW: February 21, 2024
Genre(s)	Tactical role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Tenderfoot Tactics is a tactical role-playing game. The player controls a group of goblins, exploring an open world archipelago. Combat occurs in a grid-based, turn-based, deterministic system. Goblins can gain levels and switch roles, gaining elemental abilities that can affect the battlefields.^[3][4]

Reception

Tenderfoot Tactics has received praise for its minimalist aesthetic and distinctive map mechanics. Antal Bokor of the Third Coast Review described it positively as "a sometimes strange, often bleak game set in an acid tripping world" with "remarkable" art.^[5] Ewan Wilson of NME rated the game 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "beautiful-looking" and additionally lauding the soundtrack that "recall[s] the main theme from the cult horror film Suspiria".^[6] Fraser Brown of PC Gamer appreciated the mysterious feel of the game, calling it "singular and weird and well worth a trip".^[4]