Games like Tales & Tactics
Erumaru and Tales & Tactics
Tales & Tactics by Table 9 Studio, published by Yogscast Games, is a single-player roguelike auto battler on Steam, released in 2024 after a year of early access. It plays like a tabletop adventure: you draft a squad on a hex grid, equip and position units, make choices along the way and fight through three acts to the Grand Tournament. No timers, no other players. It is the closest existing game to what Erumaru is
What they share
- Single-player, PvE, no pressure. Both games let you take all the time you want
- A roguelike run through three acts with choices between fights
- Units with classes and synergies, equipment and positioning on a board
- Bosses as the test of your build
Where Erumaru goes its own way
- Erumaru grows heroes like Dota: levels to 100 with attributes, ability ranks that unlock with levels, six items, four perks, an Awakening
- Ten peoples with ten colours in a post-apocalyptic world, each with its own land and boss, instead of a tabletop fantasy
- Meta progression through the Lantern: 50 levels, Filters that change the starting rules, 20 steps of Thickening and the Descent after a win
- Deterministic battles with a seed and a square board with movement, mana and summons
Side by side
| Tales & Tactics | Erumaru | |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | PvE, single player | PvE, single player |
| One session | a run through three acts | a roguelite run of 42 floors, 60 to 90 minutes, saved at any node |
| How units grow | equipment, upgrades, positioning | stars from copies, levels up to 100, six items, four perks, Awakening |
| Setting | tabletop fantasy | post-apocalyptic world, ten peoples, ten lands |
| Price | paid | closed beta free, full price not announced |
| Status | released on Steam | in development, coming to Steam |
Who should try Erumaru
If you finished Tales & Tactics and want another single-player auto battler with a different flavour, heavier hero progression and a darker world, sign up for the Erumaru beta
Questions people ask
Which is better, Tales & Tactics or Erumaru?
Tales & Tactics is released and you can play it today. Erumaru is in development and the beta is free. Play the one you can, and sign up for the other