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Cross Tails
Developer Rideon,Inc.
What will the tails witness after a crossing tale? A tactical RPG that portrays a fantasy story of a war between the canine and the feline tribes playable from both points of view. From the Steam store page
56 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Aug 11, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
32 positive · 17 negative
95% range 51–77%
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| Steam reviews | 32 | 17 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
50 of 74 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
56 of 56 · most liked firstCross Tails is a beginner-friendly Tactics RPG that has a plethora of customization for the asking price. It shares a lot of similarities with the Mercenaries Saga games (acronyms, abbreviations, combat mechanics, etc) which makes sense because those were developed by Rideon Inc. After finishing, I can say that this game has slightly more going on compared to the Mercenaries games. What does it offer? It features a flexible and interesting job system with several classes to choose, mix, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice overall old-school tactics game in the same style as the Mercenaries series, but the English localisation is really bad. There are some typos and mistakes in item names and skill descriptions that make some of them hard to understand. There are many skills with strange names like "♥♥♥♥♥♥" "Shrinkage Method" or "Long Earring" (which all don't do the things you'd think they do). Also apparently the stat Hate Regeneration is the opposite of the stat Hate Recovery, but nowhere is it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love SRPGs but I can't recommend this game. The story is really generic and either poorly written or poorly translated (likely both) to the point where you're better off skipping the scenes entirely. It's almost like every conversation is not a real conversation but a narrator trying to give you information. For example when one of the characters initially tells the main cat girl they will be joining her he basically says 'I'm your childhood friend so I'm going to go with you'. It's not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came for the story and animal eared people. Stayed for the gameplay and animal eared people.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keyboard and mouse controls are atrocious. There is no mouse integration.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Works right out the gate on Steam deck. Seemingly has a deep well for customization (3 Classes per character Main, Sub, and Character specific), variety of equippable passives, and "gem socketable" equipment. Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem, etc. fans will definitely find something to like here. Translation is shaky at times, and some enemies will not move/act until within range of engagement. Glad to have picked it up, and looking forward to scratching that Tactical RPG itch.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Final Fantasy Tactics advance vibes from the art/design to combat. I love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of 18 hours in on hard the game just lacks any tactical elements I want in a strategy game. The only optimal strategy is to just form a death ball. No chokepoints, no way to defend your weaker backline really, not even a cheap rock paper scissors style of class counters to abuse really. You form a deathball and pick off the AI one by one, two by two or their overwhelming stat advantage just murders you. I want to like it. There are some things like the class system which I really like,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no mouse support for this game, and the controls are a pain to work with.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I read that this game had a bad English localization. I hoped it was negligible and I could enjoy the story regardless. I hoped the adorable character designs would carry it. What I did not consider was how the localization would affect learning the game. My prior tactics experience is mostly Fire Emblem. Having to learn the deluge of extra mechanics by trying to decipher whatever English they used in their so called "manual" rather than a properly paced tutorial mission completely put me off.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've completed both character's story on hardest difficulty. I don't like how the camera angles and settings are not remembered for each and every battle. There are no tactics in this game, even at max level 99, BIS gear, and max skills, your team would wipe to a lvl 35 story fight. They just make it stupid hard and it doesn't make sense because it doesn't add value to the replay. If you want to play this game, just wait until it's 75% off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The lack of mouse support is infuriating and the keyboard controls drive you insane after just a few seconds. Nothing is intuitive. I'm sure the game is amazing, I just can't control the damn thing. If they add a point and click interface I might rebuy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a veteran at tactics games and generally play on the highest difficulty. So far maniac mode has been a decent challenge. It feels well balanced and tactically challenging without being unfair. The story Is cute and enough to hold my interest, but not so long as to distract from the gameplay. The art is charming and services the game well. The music is ok. What is there is quite nice, just not much length or variety, so I do eventually turn it down and listen to my own. The biggest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I could rate neutral I would. I suggest get this only on a sale, if you have an FFT itch that needs scratching. Most of the other reviews here are on point. The story is very mid. It's the age old story of cats versus dogs as written by middle schoolers. There was one line in the game that said no one remembers how the war started and it's probably as dumb as kids fighting on the playground. The story felt that way too. If you've played FFT or Tactics Ogre, then you know exactly how…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a solid turn based tactical RPG heavily inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics. I definitely recommend it at either the list price or even better on sale. Its not gonna blow your socks off, but its solid and enjoyable. However I DO really recommend gamepad as the keyboard controls are not great and mouse is not supported, which it DOES say on the main page under system requirements. The story really hasn't grabbed me and the characters are ok, if you're looking for those then I can't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Based of the Mercenaries games but seems to offer much more depth. Runs fine on Steam Deck and I haven't seen any of the Kemco Pay-to-win bullsh*t thus far. I put a lot of value in games that are challenging, and playing on HARD mode thus far has been satisfying. I'd say to go ahead and pick it up if you're on the fence about this game. It's shaping up to be a solid tactics game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the few games where I actually enjoy grinding out skill points and class levels. Its also interesting enough, that although I'm not too horribly far in, I actually want to start a second play through on the other side of the story. Also, perfect for steam deck and my chaotic busy life where I don't have enough time to play games lately. Do a level before bed or work. So a bit glad I can save after each mission and that I can just put my deck to sleep if I don't have enough time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wow, totally loving the battle system and customization. pros: great class depth great skill customization and selection upgrading gears was something you couldn't do in FFT but you can do it here! music draws you into the world great story will scratch your strategy itch cons: short for a srpg 3d sprites seem old and stiff
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off I was gifted this game from a friend who thought I would like it. I was able to beat the game in 10 hours. As a fan of turn based strategy games this one felt very underwhelming. I would give it a 4/10 at best. I love cat girls too so this game seemed like a slam dunk. I thought that the music was really bad and you hear the same thing over and over and over again, it just feels very stale. There are also a lot of classes without art for them so it sucks that I get one cute cat girl…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun experience for players longing for a Tactical RPG. Cross Tails plays like the Mercenary Saga series with borrowed systems from Final Fantasy Tactics. The character customization isn't convoluted but is varied enough to give each character their own unique feel. There are main and sub job options and while there aren't a lot of jobs, with changeable faith buffs, you can have the same job but it plays entirely different based on the build. There are also achievements that unlock rewards. To…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10 I enjoyed all the Mercenaries Saga games, so I guess it's no surprise that I like this as well. Nice little strategy RPG that doesn't really innovate, but is still rather enjoyable due to depth & group customization level. Pros: - Between gear, subclasses, training, strategies, stats, deities, skills, etc, the game has a great amount of depth. Definitely the game's greatest strength by far - There are tons of overpowered combos to discover and almost limitless party combos since you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The translation is sooooo bad! It ruins the game for me. The game seems like it would be fun but I cant play an RPG that speaks gibberish. If someone did a translation patch for this game it would jump from a 4 out of ten to an 8 out of 10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has Catgirls and FFT vibes. Should be easy to get into for anyone familiar with the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game does a lot of things very well, but sadly the few thing that are done badly, are bad enough to uninstall before finishing it. - good system, classes, maps, characters, and as far as i got the story wasn't bad. - badly balanced, especially in a couple of maps, and very, very grindy after the starting maps. needlessly so. really a shame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wtf is up with the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ chapter 27 mission a night attack? This stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mission is impossible to complete.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So long as you just want a solid TRPG experience, this game should leave you satisfied. As many others said, the localization is pretty bad, which kills the story and also makes the skill descriptions a bit weird and difficult to understand. The gameplay is deep enough to keep you from getting bored but simple enough to not feel overwhelmed. Get the game when it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No. Too many small annoyances about the game that stacked up and made me dislike it. Also i only played 1 route cause naw thanks man i don't want to play another round of this. Note: i did play on hard mode and i did finish the 1 route i played.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →getting hit with a dagger wizard with mana barrier in one of the first training maps of the game has made me respect it so much this game took the core essence of what made FF Tactics fun and condensed it into a storyless gameplay fiesta it's for the real Enjoyers in the room edit: i kind of want to see them grow. this game is good. like, it's not as good as a game that came out 25 years ago (Tactics Ogre) but it's good enough as a passion project from a bunch of small time japanese devs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game isn't well translated, but it is really good. And while it isn't well translated, it's certainly playable. There's a massive number of classes in the game, and unlike FFtactics, where you can only dual class, you can triple class here. Units have classes, tribes, and growth dispositions. There's a simple to understand but dynamic crafting system for weapons and armor. Maniac difficulty mode is actually difficult, especially at the beginning. It's very unforgiving of mistakes. You can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That Simple 2000 Series game developed by Rideon of Darius R, Adventure Bar & Labyrinth Story, Mercenaries Saga, Cross Tails and Brave x Junction!
unlabelledView post →Honestly. The most well-made tactical rpg that I've played. I keep playing other games of the same genre (Fire Emblem, etc) and saying "Man. I wish that this had the quality of life features and settings that cross tails does."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game. Definitely an improvement on the "Mercenaries" series in just about all respects. I followed it for a while, and recommend it based on the overall gameplay- the combat is deep, allowing for rich builds and tactics, thanks to a 3-way class system and an equipment modification system. The campaign has a branch, and to get the best ending you need to replay it. I haven't done so (yet, at least), but might, some day. There's set story battles which tend to add another "skirmish"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cross Tails, is a nice and cute strategy game. You have 2 stories to play, both of which have a normal route and a "True Route" which serves as a sort of New Game+ The game is never too challenging, but also never too easy, allowing you to choose how you play, the difficulty options also help adjust it to your playstyle. If you are only interested in the story, the game has a Autobattle-Mode which *can* solve most chapters for you but will struggle in the final boss fight. After…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to really try this game but the controls are terrible. no mouse support. no arrow key usage. movement on my controller is really terrible and i use a 360. So if i can't move around much or have to work really hard just to play a game made for pc. Yeah i'm going to lose interest.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been a fan of both KEMCO and Rideon, Inc. for quite some time, so I was very eager to get my hands on and check out Cross Tails. While I have yet to spend a tremendous amount of time with Cross Tails just yet, it has been a good time. You get a choice at the very beginning of who's tale you wish to follow and you will get to experience things from their point of view. It has solid tactical, turn-based combat, and an interest story thus far and I can't wait to play more. So, if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've finished one of the routes to the end and probably far longer than required grinding out classes to see what they are like and I happily say that this is an enjoyable experience. Its doesn't do anything new but what I would describe it as is a comfy turn based tactics, it has the slightly political story but doesn't get to dark or deep, it has a fun class system to mess around with and cute looking art style, so yeh comfy. But one thing to note its best played with a controller, steam…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strong tactics game with some balancing issues. Maniac difficulty is a welcome challenge. Good replay value due to character selection and unlocking "True" endings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New gameplay is now available for the strategy RPG Cross Tails, coming from Kemco and RideOn Japan. #CrossTails https://gamesense.co/game/cross-tails/news/discuss/cross-tails-gameplay/
unlabelledView post →641 #games were added to Game Sense yesterday #CrossTails#HonkaiStarRail#X4KingdomEnd #gaming #videogames https://gamesense.co/games/all/?sort=age&asc=0&d=2023-04-15
unlabelledView post →Finished both story lines of Cross Tails. Exceptional game, gameplay wise and catboy/dogboy wise. I really wish the localization had been better, it's so bad it killed my enjoyment of the overall story.
unlabelledView post →great game a must for all
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cross Tails Demo Part 2 youtu.be/iUbC0_rGiPA
unlabelledView post →Cross Tails Demo Part 1 youtu.be/AXBK1I124bQ?...
unlabelledView post →Broken game, the camera just spins, you cant control anything with the mouse, with the controller its only like half responsive. Dont waste your time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really enjoy these types of games but this was painfully difficult to get into, not even the (not good) story but just that the opening few levels were awfully bland. I can see there's a lot of space for the system to grow into but I'm not interested in slogging through repetitive chores just to get to it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished 100%ing the game on both male and female routes as of writing this review. Gameplay-wise and feel-wise, this is the closest it's ever come to the general feel of Final Fantasy Tactics, for me. This is the kind of feeling I've been hunting for in the past 25 years or more. As I said before, there are two routes with completely different stories taking place in the two rivalling countries: Ranverfurt (doggos) and Hidiq (cattos). The two stories were very well implemented and feels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's good RPG Tactics game that manages to satisfy both casual and hardcore players. The gameplay is overall simple and doesn't demand heavy grinding to get setup you need. It's friendly to people who just wants to enjoy the game on their free time. Meanwhile, the veteran players can try the Maniac Mode to test their battle knowledge.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game mechanics are competent enough, character customization is in depth, and there are plenty of ways to spice up gameplay with variety. my only issue with the game is the english translation is rough. im sure the story would be really good but the lackluster translation makes it kind of hard to read. also delayed death is a really bad skill to give your enemies. instant death sucks and makes losses feel like a cop out when the opponent already has 40 units for every one that you have.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game for about 30 Hours on the Nintendo Switch version. For the record, I played through both routes of Ranverfurt's story (Felix's Perspective). For Steam, I'm playing the other story. This is about the closest thing I've played in recent memory that approaches FFT's complexity. As a lot of reviewers have said thus far, the story and dialog leave much to be desired, but the gameplay is very flexible and robust, allowing the player to come up with whatever strategy and challenge…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It will scratch the tactics itch. the ability to customize every character is good. Story is soso. the different paths you can take gives it repeatability. Overall a pleasant experience for the price tag.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Game! Would love more content.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good to have it as your collection in your srpg series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just boring combat. Story and characters aren't at all captivating, either. The art style is definitely charming. My biggest problem is the difference between moves / skills. The DMG difference feels extremely insubstantial. Even after leveling your skills up they feel barely more effective than your basic attack. Also, the differences in class and different passive skills feel pretty dang unrewarding. It all feels relatively the same. I fell off this game hard. So much charm, but extremely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If your looking for a simple turn-based strategy game with a good enough story i recommend this game. It does its job in scratching the TBS itch and i'm having a lot of fun with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the most part I enjoyed my time with Cross Tails. I'm a sucker for the genre, so while I wouldn't recommend it to everyone I would say if TRPGs are your jam you'll get your money's worth here. I mostly skipped the story as it wasn't terribly engaging for me. There's no VA and the music is a bit of a mixed bag. I wish there was more interplay between the different routes. Combat was serviceable though I am happy that the game does a good job of telling you all the important info when lining…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strategy RPG Cross Tails, which was first announced at Tokyo Game Show 2022, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on July 20 worldwide… #CrossTails https://gamesense.co/game/cross-tails/news/discuss/strategy-rpg-cross-tails-launches-july-20-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc/
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