Turn-based tactical RPG Telepath Tactics (last covered here) recently (and by “recently,” I mean “a few weeks ago”) released a free demo. The demo contains the first handful of battles and cut scenes in the game, plus a small taste of the local multiplayer mode (you’re limited to the same 5-member army on a small […]

After many years in development, the strategy RPG Telepath Tactics has now been released. Developed by Chicago-based indie Sinister Design*, Telepath Tactics is modeled after Fire Emblem (albeit with mod support, largely deterministic mechanics, and a wider variety of tactical systems). The main game consists of a single player campaign; the premise: It was deep […]

After several long years in development, it appears the strategy RPG Telepath Tactics has now been given a firm release date. The game has changed quite a bit since I first posted about it here, both in terms of focus and level of completion. Whereas multiplayer was supposed to be the main event back in […]

Dim the lights and get comfy, folks: it’s time for another movie night, where we watch new videos of games we’ve covered before on IndieRPGs.com.

I post this here mostly because I think it’s an interesting exploration of two different approaches taken by two indie strategy RPGs. A relevant snippet: This difference in focus has knock-on effects that resonate down to even the smallest choices in the mechanics each game features. For instance: Wesnoth uses a zone of control mechanic […]

Telepath Tactics, the up-coming tactical RPG for Windows, Mac and Linux from Sinister Design, has just gotten a free alpha demo showing off some of the game’s mechanics. The demo consists of a short tutorial, followed by a fairly large single player battle which involves crossing a river to capture a heavily guarded fort / […]

Flip down the fold-out seats and put your drinks in the armrest cup-holders, folks: it’s time for another movie night! (Given that it’s Thanksgiving, I hope you’ll forgive me for offering this in place of a legit story–I’m just running off to dinner with the family now. Enjoy, and we’ll be back to our regular […]

Silence your cell phones and leave the babies outside, folks: it’s time for another of IndieRPG.com’s Movie Nights! For this week’s edition, we have a new pre-alpha teaser for Telepath Tactics (previously covered here) showing off the game’s new character animations, an IGF trailer showing the latest build of Drox Operative (previously covered here), and […]

Sinister Design, developer behind the strategy RPG/wRPG hybrid Telepath RPG: Servants of God, has announced a new game: Telepath Tactics, a multiplayer turn-based tactics game you can play with up to 5 friends or AI enemies. This game was actually announced months ago, but I hesitated to post about it here because I try to […]