Strategy games are coming into the spotlight with this year’s TacticCon 2023 digital convention on Steam. Hosted by Firesquid and Hooded Horse, the event highlights a wide variety of strategy-based games across all genres. From your expected puzzle-bending adventures to voyages in space, TactiCon 2023 on Steam will have it all. In addition to the showcasing of strategy games, the event will also feature demos and discounts from over 100 titles. To complement the gameplay, panels and streams will be live as everyone dives into the convention. Heads up, though – it’s arriving fairly soon.
TactiCon 2023 Highlights the New Strategy Game Releases for May
For the uninformed, the TactiCon event is hosted through the Steam site for five days. Within that timeframe, players can expect to peek into multiple games simultaneously as Firesquid and Hooded Horse (the two publishers behind the convention) bring forth announcements, demos, discussions, and more. Creators ReneeSky and GamerZakh will kick the action off with a unique showcase starting on May 11. TactiCon 2023 on Steam will run until May 15. Steam users can start tuning in at 10:30 AM PT/1:30 PM ET.
To get the ball rolling, view the TactiCon 2023 Trailer. It provides merely a glance at several titles to appear, though some of the footage is dedicated to TactiCon 2022.
A Few Games for a Taste
Now, there are a few games that you can currently check out. From new showcases to exclusive demos, here are some of the strategy-based games that are set to appear for TactiCon 2023, along with their genres:
- Endless Dungeon – Roguelite by Amplitude Studios SAS and SEGA
- Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life – Space Management by Auroch Digital and Secret Mode
- Shardpunk: Verminfall – Pixel Art Tactical RPG by Clockwork Pile and Retrovibe.
- The Riftbreaker – Survival and Tower Defense by EXOR Studios
- Shogun Show – Turn-based Roguelike by Roboatino and Goblinz Publishing
- Shadow Gambot: The Cursed Crew – Stealth Tactics by Mimimi Games GmbH
- Jumplight Odyssey – Colony Sim by League of Geeks
Firesquid will also dip its toes into the lineup with more content coming from their upcoming Blade Prince Academy; Hooded Horse will distribute announcements in regard to its published titles.
Of course, the convention isn’t complete without the inclusion of panels. Players can expect to see a good amount of them within the five-day period for TactiCon 2023. Some of the panels that are set to appear include The Art of War, Ecology and Climate in Strategy Games, Playing with Uncertainty, and Music in Strategy Game.
As TactiCon 2023 comes closer to us on May 11, the official list of games and panels will appear on the convention’s site. Be sure to mark your calendars for May 11-15; it’s a strategy of its own.
Do you know any more strategy games that will pop up during the digital convention? Which titles are you excited about? Let us know in the comments!