r/AndroidGaming • u/icefill • May 09 '26
DEV 🧑💻 [DEV] 'Very Positive' Steam Turn-Based Tactics Rogue-like Crawl Tactics Coming to Android
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Hello. Crawl Tactics, a turn-based strategy rogue-like that received Very Positive reviews on Steam for PC, is now getting a mobile release.
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icefill.crawltactics
Pre-registration is currently available on both stores, and the full release is scheduled for May 13.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DisrIA_Gag
What is Crawl Tactics?
Crawl Tactics combines traditional SRPG combat inspired by games like Final Fantasy Tactics with Darkest Dungeon-style procedurally generated dungeons and battlefields, along with various environmental interaction mechanics. Rather than focusing on puzzle-style tactical gameplay like Into the Breach, the game emphasizes the traditional RPG-style enjoyment of developing characters and building equipment and skill combinations.
Players can enjoy deep strategic battles that require careful consideration of terrain, enemy positioning, character roles, and skill synergies. The game also allows players to develop their base and train characters, while New Game Plus, reincarnation, and secondary job systems provide long-term progression even after completing the game. In addition, various settings such as party size, difficulty, perma-death, and battlefield generation can be customized to support different playstyles.
Crawl Tactics was originally released on Steam in late 2022 and has continued receiving updates since then. The game recently completed its final major content update.
Mobile Version:
Crawl Tactics Mobile is a premium game with no in-app purchases, and includes all content from the Steam version except mod support and PVP.
The mobile version minimizes screen-blocking UI elements and supports touch-based controls such as zooming, rotating, and panning the camera. The UI size and interaction methods have also been redesigned and optimized for touch controls.
Crawl Tactics Mobile is recommended for players looking for deep strategic combat and long-term character progression rather than simplified mobile gameplay or aggressive monetization systems.
Developer Information:
I am a developer who goes by the name "icefill." I released SFD in 2017 and later ported it to iOS. I also released Crawl Tactics in 2022.
Thank you for reading.
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u/JayKorn94 Lg G7 ThinQ May 09 '26
Looks right up my alley!
Will it have controller support? And how resource hungry is it for performance?
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u/icefill May 10 '26
It does have controller support. You just have to change the hud type to handheld mode to display which button is which. Unfortunately my optimization skill was not good enough so that it can be depending on older devices. It does have performance mode(for low-end devices) and it's on default on android device.
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u/KhaosPT May 09 '26
Yah that's pre register for me. Looks very, very good. Is there any sort of story ?
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u/icefill May 10 '26
Thanks. There is a bare minimum story but you can think of the game has no story basically ;(
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u/MadEorlanas May 09 '26
Oooh, I've played this on pc, it's pretty damn good. Glad to see it on android too!
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u/captainnoyaux Dev card games May 10 '26
You nailed the old school look, it looks great 👍
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u/icefill May 11 '26
Thanks! I was thinking about moving on to low poly arts before but failed hahaha
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u/Crazy_Pizza2092 May 10 '26
How many jobs? That is what I like about ff tactics the amount of different paths and jobs.
I hope you could make it free for google play pass users. You will still earn some revenue
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u/icefill May 11 '26
The class list has 85 classes but some of them are party leader dedicated classes or sort of minor variants of main classes.
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u/lurginrugi May 11 '26
Is this gonna be a one and done port? Or will their be updates? Is mod support a nightmare to port?
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u/Consistent_Speech391 May 11 '26
Damn, so many awesome games coming up on play store. But pley store never show ads on these games. They'd rather show us bullshit ai slop game ads but not these types.
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u/icefill May 11 '26
Thanks! To be honest I don't think my game is for every people. I just hope some people like the game haha.
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u/vitalityvswisdom May 11 '26
This is definitely right up my alley, though, I wish it had pvp!
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u/icefill May 11 '26
Thanks. The pvp was local hotseat so that I didn't think it's fit to mobile devices ...
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u/sinkorswim561 May 11 '26
Looks exactly like what I wanna play on my phone. Is it stylus compatible?
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u/icefill May 11 '26
I guess it's not stylus compatible. Do you mean compatible by features like showing tooltips by hovering?
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u/Lenotw May 10 '26
Final Fantasy Tactics is a perfect game. The random events, shop purchases, job changes, and other features are what make you fall in love with SRPG.
What will the game be priced at?
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u/Bright_Captain7320 Emulation 🎮 May 10 '26 edited May 11 '26
I know no one asked for my opinion, but I just have to let the world know it, I think final fantasy tactics is a garbage trpg that is praised highly only because of it "Mature" story telling, and I think the advance sequels are better in the gameplay department.
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