- Akupara Games Celebrates 8 Year with Sales and Livestream - 4 October 2024
Hey Akuparians! Guess what, it’s our birthday!, Akupara Games is turning 8 years old and to celebrate, we have put Absolute Tactics on sale for 38% off! Be sure to grab those deals, check out our lovely event page, and check out the sales! Maybe the game you’ve been waiting for is waiting for you here, with a crisp sale to match. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/akuparagames8thanniversarysale Also, to celebrate, we will be hosting a multi-hour stream with tons of activities, announcements, and more! Stream is starting at 11:45 PM PDT! We really hope to see you there - and here’s to another year of publishing your favorite indie games on the market https://www.twitch.tv/akuparagames - Riv otter
- Patch Notes #3: Additional Camera Settings - 2 January 2023
Hey, adventurers! We have released a new patch that adds additional camera settings as well as other improvements! Here are the patch notes: Additional "Camera Zoom Distance" options. Any progress-based Steam Achievements missed (such as "Blood of Mercy") will be retroactively applied. Fixed issue where Valentine could be invulnerable on some optional levels. Hot Keys improvements. Video Options improvements. Localization updates. Hordes of Mercy UI updates. Misc bug fixes and stability improvements. -Riv Otter
- Absolute Tactics T-Shirt and Stickers! - 28 October 2022
Hey Adventurers! We’re still hard at work on the next patch for Absolute Tactics! We have teamed up with The Yetee to design an astounding Absolute Tactics T-Shirt and two cute stickers which both have Max in them! You can check them out here! http://theyetee.com/absolute-tactics The Tee will only be available from October 28th - 30th. Riv Otter
- Hotkeys and Expanded Audio Settings Patch! - 19 October 2022
Hey, adventurers! I’ve got more news for Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy. We heard you, and Patch 1.28 is now live which includes hotkeys and expanded audio settings! Here are the patch notes: Hot Keys! Hero actions are now mapped to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for Move, Attack, Skills, Items, Wait. They can be rebounded to other keys. More Audio Options! You can now adjust Music, Sound Effects, Voice and UI volumes independently. Fixed some issues with Hordes of Mercy mode Kill Counts and Rewards. Adjusting the way the "Blood of Mercy" achievement is awarded. Adjusting presentation of hero pathing arrows for easier visibility. Fixing bugs where enemy movement range wouldn't display properly. Fixed an issue where Valentine could be invulnerable on the optional Bone River level. Lots of miscellaneous small bug fixes and some situational crash fixes. -Riv Otter
- Steam Trading Cards Now Available! - 7 October 2022
Hey adventurers! We are still hard at work on the next patch for Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy. Steam trading cards are now available for Absolute Tactics! There are now 8 collectible trading cards available that players should immediately receive and future players can receive by playing the game! If you would like to trade with other adventurers to complete your collection of loot, head over to the Steam Forums and negotiate trades! - Riv Otter
- Absolute Tactics in TactiCon! - 22 September 2022
Hey, adventurers! We are still hard at work on Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy! I’m excited to announce that Absolute Tactics is part of Tacticon! Tacticon is a convention hosted on Steam celebrating strategy video games. Tacticon starts today and will go until September 26th. -Riv Otter
- Graphical Setting Patch! - 20 September 2022
Hello adventurers! Thanks all for your support of Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy. I’m happy to announce, with the feedback you have given us, a patch that adds graphical settings! This patch is live right now! Here is a patch log of the changes. Added Frame Rate Cap Options Added Windowed and Fullscreen Options Added Screen Resolution Options Added Vsync Option Fixed issue in Optional Needlehorn Village where Bow of Mercy unit was inactive Other small bugs We’re still hard at work with Absolute Tactics and coming soon we are implementing action hotkeys! -Riv Otter
- Day One: Feedback - 17 September 2022
Hey, adventurers! So, first off, thank you for playing Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy! It’s very exciting to see players enjoying our game! And I especially want to thank you all for taking the time to leave your feedback. Let’s start talking about some of the feedback that I’ve been hearing and addressing them! Graphic Settings - This has been one of the most requested features from players. FPS limits, resolution options, Vsync, and other options. This has caused some issues for players and I’m bringing it up with the developers to see how we can implement changes to address these problems. This is the number one priority on my mind for changes. Camera a Bit Too Close and Speed of Camera Causing Motion Sickness - While there is a setting in the options to bring the camera far away, I’m seeing players ask us to tweak this more. Also, the camera zipping across the map to view enem…
- Slash through enemies in Absolute Tactics Today! - 15 September 2022
Hey adventurers Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy is out now! Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy is a charming, turn-based RPG adventure that puts a modern spin on classic tactics-style games. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, enormous boss monsters, and a dark world embroiled in war, Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy plunges players right into the action as our hero Huxley and his dog Max build their team of friends and allies to defend their home against a mysterious invading army. Control your units and make use of their unique traits to dominate your enemies with masterful strategies which take advantage of unit placement, varied attack patterns, and skills that are as unique as each character. A vast array of deadly enemies, traps, puzzles and obstacles await to challenge you on your adventure. https://youtu.be/ff6vioyuIHk Features: Content Rich - Dozens of narrative…
- Strategy puzzler Absolute Tactics scratches my XCOM itch, until the characters start talking - 25 August 2022
Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy doesn’t waste any time when you press start. Smash through a simple tutorial and within a few minutes you’re an amateur general, frantically issuing commands to your motley crew of D&D archetypes. Combat plays out as a dance, lunging forward to deliver crushing blows and recoiling back to pass out combat buffs to your squad. Unfortunately, that dance can lose a lot of its momentum when knock-off Edward Elric protagonist Huxley flips his shounen switch on and takes you back to 2005... Read more.
- The PC strategy RPG army swells: Absolute Tactics arrives September 15 - 25 August 2022
Absolute Tactics , or as it would've been called in '90s California, Hella Tactics , is an indie project that longtime Gearbox Software developer Jason Shields has been working on for the last five years. It's finally almost finished, and landing on Steam and the Nintendo Switch on September 15—right in the middle of the biggest year for the strategy RPG genre in decades... Read more.
- Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy Releases September 15th! - 25 August 2022
Hey, Adventurers! Absolute Tactics releases on Steam on September 15th! Featuring a diverse cast of characters, enormous boss monsters, and a dark world embroiled in war, Absolute Tactics plunges players right into the tactics RPG action as our hero Huxley and his dog Max build their team of allies to defend their home against a mysterious invading army. Control your units and make use of their unique traits to dominate your enemies with masterful strategies that take advantage of unit placement, varied attack patterns, and skills that are as unique as each character. A vast array of deadly enemies, traps, puzzles and obstacles await to challenge you on your adventure. Here’s what we have in store over the next few weeks! Class Handbook Deep Dives Want to get a sense for how your party of adventurers will beat down the Hordes of Mercy? Buddy goes into the nitty gritty details of many of…
- Absolute Tactics Devlog: Story Missions and Bonus Missions - 14 July 2022
Hey, adventurers! It's me, Buddy, coming to hang out and show off some cool new Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy content as we get closer to release! This devlog actually comes from the Discord, (which you should join if you haven't,) The question was: How many levels are there in Absolute Tactics and how do they work? The quick and dirty answer? 25! The longer, more complicated answer is down below! Story Missions Absolute Tactics features a full narrative following the adventures of Huxley, Max, and their friends going up against the forces of Father Eldritch and his (eponymous) daughters of Mercy. That unfolds through twenty-five missions each in unique, hand-made maps. Some maps will have environmental hazards, some will split the party between two starting locations and some will feature massive, sprawling battles between the Forces of Father Eldritch and the Corliss Town Guard…
- Play the Updated Absolute Tactics Demo Today! - 22 March 2022
Hey, adventurers! A few months ago, we debuted a demo of Absolute Tactics to show you all the goods of Absolute Tactics. Well, it's been a few months and the game has changed (a lot!) since then! We're setting a new, shiny, updated demo live today that you should feel free to check out! You may have seen us on The Mix Showcase but in case you missed the goods, we debuted the a video deep dive (narrated by me!) all about the game's unique approach to Class Handbooks. Being able to combine two classes is extremely cool. Check out that video down below! If you want to get a closer look at Absolute Tactics, I'll be playing the game at 10AM Pacific, 1PM Eastern this Friday to show off a little of what the mid-game looks like. Happy questing, -Buddy
- Check Out Absolute Tactics at the Escapist Indie Showcase! - 24 September 2021
Hey, tacticians! In the grand tradition of showing off cool stuff our developers are doing, I just wanted to take a second to show you The Escapist Indie Showcase featuring Absolute Tactics' Jason Shields! The Escapist Showcase is always a good time for indies so I'd also recommend giving some love to the other sweet games that got shown off. Check out the feature:
- Akupara Reveals Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy - 1 June 2021
Today, Akupara Games announces its partnership with Curious Fate to publish Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy! Known for his work on the Borderlands series and as Creative Director of Curious Fate, Jason Shields has put together one of the coolest turn-based tactics games we’ve ever seen. With plenty to offer to both hardcore fans of the genre and newcomers alike, we cannot wait to show off more from Absolute Tactics! Expect a base difficulty that offers a respectable challenge for those new to the genre, but plenty for most diehard fans to sink their teeth into. Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy puts a modern spin on classic tactics-style games. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, enormous boss monsters, and a dark world embroiled in war, Absolute Tactics plunges players right into action as our hero Huxley and his dog Max build their team of allies to defend their home again…
