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Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy
Developer Curious Fate
Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy is a turn-based, tactical RPG featuring strategic battles, intriguing puzzles and exciting quests. Customize your heroes’ unique, class-based attacks and abilities to defeat Father Eldritch's oppressive armies throughout dozens of unique, hand-crafted maps! From the Steam store page
75 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Aug 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
63
Fresh
45 positive · 26 negative
95% range 52–74%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 45 | 26 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
94 of 136 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 75 · most liked firstThis game strongly reminds me of Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Disgaea and other similar tactical RPGs, but ultimately adds nothing new to a genre. While I wouldn’t call this game bad or unplayable, it is somewhat boring and predictable. After a very short tutorial you find yourself in a caravan (hub), where player can change equipment on heroes, buy/sell things and embark on story/side missions. Story missions are occurring on different and unique grid-based maps, where you fight…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games where it's 90% done and then the developers stopped trying for the last 10%, not dissimilar to submitting an essay for homework but forgetting to spellcheck or proofread it and it's littered with spelling mistakes. Does the game have great art? Absolutely. Gameplay? There's a fun, enjoyable loop here, but there are some questionable design decisions, such as tight spaces and allies blocking your movement path, or being unable to set the starting position of your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this one. I really did. I need another tactical RPG in my life right now. That said: it's not the tactical mechanics that turned me off on this one. Some issues: The game tells you how to play every single level so far up at least through the first major boss fight, going out of its way to re-explain mechanics that it has used multiple levels in a row. The dialogue just... look, a joke is funny once. A character's opinion is interesting a few times. Having a character…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit: I waited awhile to see, but I am gonna go ahead and say one of a few things happened here. Most of the positive reviews for this game have like 0.4 hours played and are praising it, so oddly enough even with my measly couple hours I have more credibility than them lol 1, the devs paid for positive reviews (doubt it) 2, the devs got their friends/some kind of early access crew to give this game a positive review bomb 3, there really are that many people that will ignore a deeply unfun,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About an hour in already and I really love it. What I liked - I love the character builder system so far. Lots of choices. Quite a bit of learning by using which works great for me, I enjoy that exploration of it. Optional missions that are replayable and with some secrets to find is also quite fun. Monsters already have seemed varied and different. I enjoy that it's not all just a different color and call it good. I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed the art style. The game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first tactics game I ever played was Final Fantasy tactics. Have always been a big fan of the genre. Absolute Tactics *absolutely* does the genre justice ;D. Would definitely recommend if you're a tactics fan and looking for something with a fun story line and accessible mechanics. Well done!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New games! 😎 Thanks to @vgp-videogamesplus.bsky.social and their irresistible specials 😉 I now have a physical copy of Absolute Tactics which I have only digitally (PS). Wizmans World (played demo) seems a really chill & charming game. CoH3 I've already played/covered, so this fills the gap. 👍
unlabelledView post →I really wanted to enjoy this game, it has a nice art style and I'm a sucker for tactical RPG's. That being said this game sadly feels like a burden to play. -The dialogue is pretty horrible and cringe, what is voice acted makes me question why it was even added. -The audio is rough, even with levels set to the minimum scale of 1 it is still incredibly loud. -The controls are VERY rough on mouse and keyboard, changing to a game pad is only marginally better as while the buttons now map for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game sucks. It is painfully and over the top reddit written. If that sounds appealing to you, you should buy this game if not run. The story doesn't take itself serious, constantly undermines itself, breaks the fourth wall, and had le quirky chungus marvel quips. This story also boils down to "f u dad" and is so disjointed due to the above reasons that if there was more buried beneath that, you will not find it. Gameplay is fine, a lot of classes and the systems are fine but at some point…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game itself was mediocre. Classes are "meh" and every level requires tons of walking. Here's the catch for me: Got to a level (after Galena) where the game bugged, and despite replaying a level multiple times, you get to the end, not objectives, and no monsters, but the game won't progress. Wrote support, not replies. Cannot even PLAY this game anymore if I wanted to because of bugs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Summary: The game feels good at first, but grows stale quickly. While the art is good and gives flesh to its world-crafting, this game's shallow story is paired with mediocre narration, built around a very repetitive gameplay. Battles are tediously long: ~1hour for most, more at the end, waiting for enemies & allies turns A LOT with no way to speed things up. The worst being an optional battle royale map at the end which to fully unlock stuff would require killing 250 enemies; it took me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought it day 1 and played for an hour. The game runs alright on the steam deck. No issue booting it up and the controls work just fine. The game in itself seems alright so far. Nothing too crazy either. The plot feels like it's going to be cliché as hell and the gameplay in itself is nothing more nor less than you'd expect from the genre. I'm a bit confused about the class leveling system though and I wish the menu you get in between main story missions were a bit more than "just a menu". No…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 very basic fire emblem type game you only get 6 people meh story - need to grind bonus levels a few times to even have the recommended player levels in the story. cant just play the story one level at a time, need to replay some bonus levels over and over to have a chance - cant speed up combat - can attack empty spaces - ♥♥♥♥ i missed my fireball spell by 1 tile.... found a cool bug + plant sigil on space-walk over-undo move-still have buff = entire level of invisible enemies, ok im down…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not worth the money. Super basic game. The only real strategy is the way the different characters attack so trying to position them in the beneficial way without blocking other characters movement. Levels are long and tedious just trying to get to the other side of the map. Sills max right away at level 3 and most of them suck. Then it's still really buggy. Spent 15 trying to exit out of the settings menu so I wouldn't have to play this boring plant level again for the third time. Not worth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been looking forward to this game for awhile because I love SRPGs and graphics that look like high quality hand-drawn animation like Arc Systems Works games, for example. Absolute Tactics doesn’t disappoint and is a worthy successor to classics like Fire Emblem, Vandal Hearts, Shining Force and Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s able to take the best from these famous games that probably inspired it while adding plenty of unique and interesting features of its own. Between its stunning visuals,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first, I thought that the bugs were the problems and that with a proper early access period, this would have been a good game. But, after playing for more time, I realized that, no, even without the plethora of bugs, this wouldnot be a good game, mostly because the AI is dumb as a rock. Well, actually, there's almost no IA : opponents don't move until you enter their aggro zone and once you do, they juste move to you and attack, that's it. You can stay in formation, activate the opponents…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out our [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/36364102-Horny-Hentai-Festival/]Steam curator , [url=www.youtube.com/curatorhhf/]YouTube channel and [url=twitter.com/hhfcurator]Twitter! "Absolutely" stunning traditional strategy game with awesome hand-drawn artwork. Rich story, unique and attractive anime characters, not only the campaign, horde mode. いわゆるターン制SLGだが、話もしっかりしていて 丁寧に描かれた2D絵と丁寧な作りが好感触。戦闘はオーソドックスな感じ、攻撃しても反撃されず攻撃しっぱなしで終わるタイプ。道中光ってるところを殴るとアイテムが取得できる。敵の真後ろから攻撃でクリティカル。 Mini-video >>…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tactical RPG + charming art/music + battle mechanics = An intriguing narrative with strategic battles. Similar vibes to Vandal Hearts. Unlock upgrades and gear up to play optional or story missions. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/] Follow our curator for similar games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you have a real life that can unexpectedly interrupt your gaming time then stay well clear of this game. It has one of the worse save systems I have ever had to endure. My bank account has a better save system and I only have $1.25 in it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely worth it on a sale! PRO's - Lots of different classes and equipment - Good graphics - Heavily old school tactics based game CON's - Mediocre story - Too predictable - Can only have the characters they give you - Maps are somewhat small with nothing going on - Quite repetitive Still worthy on sale , took me 27 hours to finish the game with all achievements (which honestly were way too easy to get) Still fun to pass time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →battle too slow pace and easy, boss fight is totally anti climax. Entire play through from beginning to ending is almost similar, not much changes even by increasing character or classes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To give this game a fair review, keep in mind that this game was developed by a gargantuesque team of two people. The game is promising. From hanging on the game's official forums, the developers show interest in making additional content for the game and I think there lies the issue: the game doesn't need additional content, but a better user experience. The game feels like a cask beer. A treat for the amateur, but a failure for the uninitiated. For the fans of the genre, the maps are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the combat system and the art of this game. I really appreciate how much detail the developer put into the different levels. The soundtrack is particularly enjoyable, too! I loved the music. The game has some VO as well, which is always nice to hear in an indie game, and it even has story to keep you entertained as you play. It's definitely geared towards fans of classic tactics-style games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is buuunnnkkk. No hot keys. Lots of tedious clicking. Mundane and easily manipulated combat system. Poor camera control. These glowing reviews are most certainly paid shills. Or the didn't realize they were reviewing the wrong game. I wouldn't keep playing this if you paid me 25 bucks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For other game reviews, please [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40640212/]follow us at What The Game? Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy is a Turn-based Tactical RPG with some puzzle elements that requires the player to be tactically flexible as the player would need to come up with strategies on the fly in order to get the best of the changing situations in order to survive. Only The Good Stuff At its core, Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy focuses more on the battling and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great music, fantastic visuals
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was really hyped about this game. In the 20 minutes I played I found issues with my controller, it changed my display resolution, it really disappointed me with the quality of the animations and it softlocked me in the menu that I opened to see if the "Keyboard and Mouse" had some keybinds because it seemed like it was only using my mouse which was terrible to play with. Can't recommend the game in its current state but I really hope they fix this issues.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full Gameplay Walkthrough - https://youtu.be/F_GEg4SndG0 One of the very Best Turn Based Strategy Games of 2022, everything is top-notch about this game, from aesthetics to the plot. You also have an extra free slot for a class where you can add a class of your liking so max 2 classes for each character, you can experiment around to make your builds. The Plot is unique and exciting and it makes you ask several questions throughout the journey, pushing you to play the game even more. A…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/] With 1,300+ reviews, make sure to follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! Selecting a new game will allow you to choose one of three game difficulties, Easy, this difficulty comes with easier enemies with tougher allies. Normal is the recommended difficulty, the enemies and allies are average. Hard, the enemies are tougher and come with extra help and is recommended for experienced players. There is another difficulty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I very sadly, will have to not recommend. When I looked at the play time and saw 118 I had to think a long time and then decided to refund. I am always looking out for good strategy rpgs and thus decided to give this a try. The main advertised thing I see is the class swapping and comboing. Its... eh. The classes usually give 1 skill, and can be leveled up twice to max level 3. Which means the class swapping can give you character a total of 6 skills (assuming none are passive). This...…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is pretty good. Classes are interesting, and the different combos you can come up with are fun. However, if you're not a fan of Adventure Quest-esque writing, you may not have the best time. Other than that, solid 8/10 for Gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great indie game. It has great gameplay and reasonable price. Please add more image for different weapons and armors, thanks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its an alright mid-tier tactics game. The leveling system is not very fun. Its more along the lines of gaining resource points for your items. I am about 6 stages in and not really interested in playing more. The classes arent really classes they are pieces of equipment that dont change playstyle a whole lot. There are a lot better and lot worse tactics games out there. Worth a buy on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After a short tutorial to get your bearings on controls and game play, you're set right into an expansive mission with unique characters and monsters, with weapons and skills. The story keeps you engaged, optional loot and side missions make every session unique, adding to the RPG feel of gearing up your characters. Looking forward to challenging myself and finding out what's in store with the Daughters of Mercy!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I'm going to say this, it's not complete or better it's half assed done at the end half of the game, story is predictable and really nothing new, it's definitely fun if you like tactical RPGs, music is ok somewhat repetitive but not bad, there's nothing really here that hasn't been done many times over! But it's not a bad game and for the right price, definitely worth getting. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The writing and dialog are terrible. There were a couple interesting mechanics which I never got a chance to enjoy because the dialog forced me to return the game. It reminded me of bad RPG Maker games from the early 2000's, including the 4th wall breaks and jokes that don't land.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommending, although don't expect the depth of the likes of Disgaea or some other tactics games. Fairly high quality graphics and art and the gameplay is standard SRPG. There is weapon, armor, and helmet equipment slots as well as two 'handbook' slots which are your jobs/classes. Each book grants a few different abilities and some stats. Each book can be upgraded twice to upgrade the stats and add some more abilities. There are a lot of different books and six characters, so you'd think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't even write reviews that much, but I honestly can't recommend this game. The good is that the developers seem to be reading the feedback and are responding. The bad is that unfortunately the issues still aren't fixed. Bugged achievements are a big pet peeve for me, if you make a player do x task and they can't get the achievement - it feels like an insult. The latest update seems to have made the game more unstable. Freezes and other bugs showed up which I hadn't seen in my first…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cool tactics game, I dig it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful soundtrack, difficult and rewarding combat, immersive 2D environment. I'm loving it so far!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool art, difficult enough to be fun, could use some improvement on physical combat abilities.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really enjoying getting into all the class customization available to all the different characters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →needs quite a bit of work. controls are inverted for game-pad and when finishing levels if you don't loot all the items in the area before killing the mobs you wont be-able to get them after the fight is done...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game reminiscent of final fantasy tactics with more gear customization.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is kinda meh overall. Only reason i beat it was because i like turn based games and was playing it on steam deck, slowly. 3 good things about the game: -class system (you can combine 2 classes per character, which allows for all sorts of combinations) -gear system (most items can be used on any character, except for the named unique items which are very few. This means you can mix classes even further by making a high skill damage but also somewhat tanky character) -hidden unique…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very enjoyable. Nice graphics and likable characters. A good story and some very interesting mechanic peppered throughout. I'm hoping that this company gets to make more games, maybe even a follow up to this one. I'm in!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best strategy turn-based RPG out there! Whenever you see the game also release in Nin*****, it must be a high quality best piece of game! Worth the buy!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/9f6zyZiQ0mU Writing with forced use of modern terms feels out of place and breaks the forth wall of the story without meaningful gain.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished the Game in hard mode without doing any of the side quests, it was fun but so unnecessarily painful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh my goodness....these controls make playing the game a real chore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visuals are okay, but wouldnt end up installing it again. its not bad and not good. for me in this short time i played its more a NAH then a Yes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Painful, slow, unfun. This is a definitive no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you play tactics games for the sake of tactics then this is probably fine. Unfortunately, generic anime protagonist and subpar writing just doesn't cut it for me these days. So, for the average jerk out there looking for something that's not... anime (and trust me, you'll pick up on the influences fast enough), this is probably not what you're looking for. If that's up your alley, though, then I'd for sure say give it a try.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like squad tactics RPGs then you'll like this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this Vandal Heart-style SRPG. Got to be a bit of a slog towards the end. Also, the variety of bad guys were a bit lacking. As was the variety of boss stage design. Plenty of positive aspects to this gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! Fun combat system using the book system you can customize a character to make them more of what you need them to be.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great turn-based tactical game, with plenty of class combinations to consider. All characters are story-based, and each have inherent strengths in the form of stat distribution and attack patterns, but this can be extensively augmented through equipping upgradeable class books with give further stat bonuses and extra skills. Level ups happen during the battles, resulting in immediately stat increases and the unit getting its health and spirit replenished (Battle of Wesnoth style), and that's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great, love it. Very good tactics game. I do not really see a lot wrong. Not really any class building, but the adding of jobs ability is very good. Combat is fun and challenging enough, and it still gives you a good feel of having to work through a strategy. Graphics are very nice and colorful, game runs smooth. Story is ok, nothing mind blowing. If you are a tactics fan you will enjoy this game so go ahead and gab it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, fun, and quite well presented. A very casual Tactics game with lots of hidden depth for those (like me) that love combos. Kudos to the devs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game. Nice art style and animations, there is a lot of character customization which is kind of lacking in modern SRPG games these days so that's nice to see! The story has been a bit forgettable so far but everything else makes up for it.
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