Indie tactical RPG Live by the Sword: Tactics releasing for Steam in early 2021

Indie developer Labrador Studios has announced Live by the Sword: Tactics, a tactical RPG/roguelite set to release for PC via Steam in early 2021.

Find an announcement trailer, description, and screenshot set below via Labrador Studios.

Live by the Sword: Tactics is a Tactical-RPG that puts you in charge of a group of adventurers. As the Kingdom rebuilds after a devastating war, people are slowly returning to their normal lives. During this time a plot is discovered that threatens to throw the Kingdom back into further ruin. You must prevent this from happening at all costs.

Multiple Game Modes

Live by the Sword: Tactics features many ways to play:

  • Story Mode that features a group of adventurers who discover an evil plot.
  • Roguelite Adventure Mode that has you building the world as you explore it.
  • Ranked and Unranked online battles between two players.
  • Local and LAN battles between two players.
  • Tools to create custom battlefields.

Classes

The battle system in Live by the Sword revolves around 5 vs 5 battles. The player has the choice of building their team with 7 unique classes: Alchemist, Archer, Assassin, Brawler, Medic, Warrior and Wizard

Each class possess an innate ability as well as a pool of 6 unique abilities to choose from. Choose wisely as you can only take 4 into battle.

Live by the Sword: Tactics Screenshots