Star Wars Zero Company, Rainbow Six Tactics and more revive turn-based tactics

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Star Wars Zero Company launched this week, bringing XCOM-style turn-based combat into a Clone Wars setting. Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Tactics at Gamescom as a single-player, turn-based reworking of Rainbow Six Siege that uses drones, breaching actions and destructible environments and is due on PC, Xbox and PS5 in 2027. Nintendo’s Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave from Intelligent Systems also continues the console turn-based tradition. These releases mark a notable return of high-profile turn-based-tactics titles after several quiet years.

• Star Wars Zero Company launched this week and pairs classic XCOM-style tactical gameplay with Clone Wars-era Star Wars storytelling
• Ubisoft revealed Rainbow Six Tactics at Gamescom Opening Night Live as a single-player, turn-based version of Rainbow Six Siege that uses drones for scouting, breaching mechanics and destructible environments
• Rainbow Six Tactics is scheduled to release on PC, Xbox and PS5 in 2027
• The last widely comparable XCOM-style release mentioned was Classified: France '44, which arrived more than two years ago