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Natsirt2610

Hey guys, I'm just curious, do any of you happen to know of any game based on small unit tactics? I love strategy games and the total war series is brilliant, but Total War deals with running a nation and large scale battles. I'm looking for a game that features guerilla/urban warfare using small unit tactics. One where you focus on individual units working as a team against a larger force. Any of you heard of a game like that?

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Joebus

You could try Brigade E5 or the Jagged Alliance series

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LSD

Men of War for sure. Not sure about the newer ones, but the old ones were fantastic in this regard. The majority of levels are you controlling a small squad/small number of men and infiltrating places, assaulting places, or just going around and killing in places. It's great, and exactly what you're looking for.

Stuff like forcing a tank crew out, stealing the tank and repairing it to turn the tide of battle in your favour are great. You can even personally equip each individual man.

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Stenn

The Last Remnant could be a good choice although its more rpg than strategy

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godprobe

Jagged Alliance 2, definitely
maybe the Commandos series?

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pampuch721

This!

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AtomicWoodchuck

The Jagged Alliance series is a good shout. Also DOW 2 and COH.

Another one to consider might be XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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Mew2

XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Star Wars: Republic Commandos.

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K3PT3L3N

warhammer 40k, and maybe frozen synapse

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gonsi

you mean warhammer 40k chaos gate right?

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K3PT3L3N

I mean every warhammer

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gonsi

i don't think every warhammer fits "small unit tactics" final liberation for example... or space marine :P

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K3PT3L3N

then, most of them ;-)

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gonsi

there's also mark of chaos, battle march, dark omen... even original dawn of war ain't "small units"... Only dawn of war 2 and chaos gate fits here :P

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K3PT3L3N

if dow 2 yes, dow, dow wa, dow dc, dow ss. + idk the new spacehulk

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gonsi

dow and all its expansions are far from "small unit" since you have units of 10+ and alot of those too, plus tanks/walkers/dinosaurs :P

new spacehulk is digitalized version of board game and is pretty specific...

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Sinetry

X-COM, Silent Storm, Fallout Tactics, Shadowrun Returns, Gorky 17 (Odium).
A lot of tactical games on consoles, for example Operation Darkness, Front Mission or Valkyria Chronicles.

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Dhoomdealer

Ooooh, Fallout Tactics is old school...I haven't played that in years! Might have to fire it up again soon...

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Jimmo

Bad Rats

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BlueDrank01

If you like old school I'd recommend commandos and the front mission series. Front mission evolved is a modern day insult though, stay away from that.

The latest Xcom is great as well. The most recent two jagged alliance games are good, but don't really appeal to the diehard JA fans.

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Chiasm

Worms Armageddon.

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032

Frozen Synapse (?)

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EddyGaming

DIS! so epic -

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Vassay

Thousand times this. It is THE perfect squad tactics game. =)

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Ellemby

Refuse: Home, Sweep Home:
Refuse puts you in control of a squad of three toy soldiers, each with special techniques and unique weapons to help rid the house of plastic evil.

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Audioslave

Desperados Wanted Dead or Alive, Commandos or Robin hood the legend of sherwood.

I've only played Desperados but they all have similar gameplay. Get your group of uniquely talented individuals and strategize your way to victory.

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EmylV

I'd suggest Small Soldiers and Gruntz. Those games bring nostalgia.

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Chambers

Shadow Watch, Shadow Company, Syndicate (the ancient one), Expeditions: Conquistador

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emuholic

Keep an eye out for Door Kickers which was recently Greenlit. I have been playing the alpha and it's great fun!

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Patans

King's Bounty maybe?

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Ruaben

Frontline Tactics. yes I know it's a F2P and everybody hates F2P but it's actually fun

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Fight4Life

frozen synapse

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Grizzlywolf

Cnc 4

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Dunther

Frozen Synapse!

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Throgan

X-Com: Enemy Unknown =)

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karnage10

Ground control

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Doobiedoo23

Running With Rifles is rather good, but I don't know if it's what you're looking for. You're one soldier in the middle of a war; if you try to be a hero, you'll get killed. You rank up throughout the battle, eventually being able to command a squad of your own.

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Sisyphus

That's an interesting idea, but that could very easily be an awful game. It would be very difficult to balance it out so you feel like you're contributing something and making progress without making it actually feel like a chore.

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