SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Special Tactics

Special Tactics overview

Beast Mode Games | Apr 26, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC

ActionFree To PlayIndieSimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)5,064
  • Revenue (VGI)$20,025
  • Review score83% positive

Special Tactics dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4
  • Units sold (VGI)5,064
  • Revenue (VGI)$20,025
  • Review score83% positive
  • Total reviews129
  • Release dateApr 26, 2016
  • DeveloperBeast Mode Games
  • PublisherBeast Mode Games

Genres: Action, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Beast Mode GamesPublisher: Beast Mode Games

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Game overview

Overview

Special Tactics comes from Beast Mode Games and is published by Beast Mode Games. It arrived on Steam on Apr 26, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Achievements. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Special Tactics's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 129 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Special Tactics is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listed256 MB RAMOpen GL 3.0 and above support300 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listed256 MB RAMOpen GL 3.0 and above support300 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Special Tactics has sold up to 5,064 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $20,025. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Special Tactics overview details

Special Tactics combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam through killer gameplay, streamlined controls and carefully crafted maps. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Earn gold and trophies to unlock custom weapons and attachments! MULTIPLAYER, SURVIVAL...TACTICS FOR ALL. ST is very accessible but with immense, tactical depth: - Finely tuned and innovative combat system - Combat system is designed from the ground up to allow many types of engagements and tactics - Offensive and defensive balance such that pros and cons for both - Promotes peeking and intelligence gathering - Carefully designed and tuned "time to kill" and damage model - Complex underlying code and tracking to expose the most simple and intuitive combat interface to player - Simultaneous Turn-Based Tactical-Action - Epic 1 vs 1 PvP - Create Squads of 2 with your friends for 2 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 - Create Custom Match Rules with your friends (ie Snipers-only, hardcore mode, etc.) - Addictive Survival Mode - 7 Maps: Construct, HQ, Rail, Rush, Gallery, Iceworld, Fall - 5 main classes: Sniper, Shotgun, Assault, SMG, Shield - Custom Weapons and Attachments - 6 Equipment: Smoke, Frag, Flash, Fire/Incendiary, Sonar Detector, Throwing Axe - 4 Boosters: Armor, Range, Damage, Speed - Carefully Designed Maps - Collect trophies to rank up from Recruit->Masters - Replay Analysis System - Innovative Controls - Custom Engine Built from the Ground Up Epic 1 vs 1, 2 vs 1 and 2 vs 2 PvP - Select your specific weapons for each class (i.e. Silenced AK47 for Assault, AWP for Sni…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Special Tactics is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Achievements, and is associated with Action, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSpecial Tactics
Steam App ID432870
Typegame
Release dateApr 26, 2016
DeveloperBeast Mode Games
PublisherBeast Mode Games
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Positive reviews107
Negative reviews22
Total reviews129
Positive percent83%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime899 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 26, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)23 May 2021 - 18:37:19 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
3 Star ELITENo description
3 Star RecruitNo description
500 Sniper KillsNo description
500 Assault KillsNo description
500 SMG KillsNo description
500 Shotgun KillsNo description
10 Survival DefusesNo description
Masters LevelNo description
50 Throwing Axe KillsNo description
3 Kills 1 Bullet with Sniper RifleNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/432870
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/432870/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/432870
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Special Tactics

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Special Tactics?

Special Tactics's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 00:23:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 15 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Special Tactics growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Special Tactics?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (34.5%), United Kingdom (17.2%), New Zealand (6.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.3%), United Kingdom (15.5%), New Zealand (4.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.3%), United Kingdom (16.1%), New Zealand (4.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.2%), United Kingdom (12.2%), China (7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Special Tactics?

Special Tactics currently sits at 83% positive across 129 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 107 positive reviews and 22 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Special Tactics have?

Special Tactics currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Special Tactics?

Special Tactics is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

83% positive, 107 positive, 22 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op

Achievements

10

Platform releases
  • Steam 26 April 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 and above Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.0 and above support Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 and above Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.0 and above support Storage: 300 MB available space

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