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War of the Human Tanks - ALTeR
Developer Yakiniku Banzai
Human Tanks - ALTeR is the much-awaited second installment of the War of the Human Tanks series, and sequel to War of the Human Tanks. This time you assume command of the enemy of the first game, the Royal Army, and fight back for all you hold dear! From the Steam store page
67 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Jul 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
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64 positive · 3 negative
95% range 88–98%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
95 of 100 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
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60 of 67 · most liked firstThe sequel to the fantastic War of the Human Tanks. This is a Japanese-style turn-based strategy so think Advance Wars or Disgaea. It also has long Visual Novel-style cutscenes between each mission like Disgaea. Some people seem to call it a real-time strategy but it's more of an active time turn-based. When a unit's turn comes up you can either take your turn or wait and other units will ready up in the meantime. It's certainly not real-time, in any case. Each mission consists of 3 parts: the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If u want buy this game, i recommend you play War of the Human Tanks before, since this one is the 2nd game from their serie. So to understand better the story, play War of the Human Tanks first. In this game have more tankfus models and the story is very funny as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First and foremost, War of the Human Tanks - ALTeR is a must-buy for those who liked the first game and a must-avoid for those who didn't. While ALTeR improves on a lot of things from the first game, the core gameplay is absolutely identical. Story-wise, ALTeR uses the same visual novel presentation as the first game. The player progresses along a linear set of campaign missions, and instead of multiple routes, there's a completely optional (and incredibly long!) side dungeon. This dungeon is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game where ishidaki is pleasure (in more than a few ways) *cough* M *cough*. Helmaniac is supposedly a thing too. In a slightly serious manner, I have to say that I've always been fascinated with science fictions in the regards of the relationships between humans and androids. It brings up questions such as, "What makes a human, human? Are we so negative about the idea at times because its intelligence level hits too close to home? Here in this game, we explore along with Alter that human…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game... this goddarn game. I'm not exactly sure where to start, so first off: this game is absolutely fantastic! I haven't played EVERYTHING yet (still need to get Glitch-Heshiko and play the 2 or 3 optional Floor 90+ Battles), but still. The combination of Visual Novel and (Semi-)turn based Strategy game is beautiful and really well balanced, most if not almost all the tanks have their use and encourage players to figure out their favorite strategies and the Modules and combination of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →>More cute tanks >More facepalm >More fetish >. >. >. > wait.. enemy tanks are cute too!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →These cute little girls are fueled by sheer awesomeness.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great sequel of the first game. Gonna keep me busy for a few weeks...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this sequel, we are treated to more from our "mini-manga" friends as they battle it out on the hexboard...well, octagons, actually. Fun, addictive...and the AI is no slouch. Ikimasu-yo ! [url=gamers-haven.org/haven-review-war-of-the-human-tanks-alter/]Haven Review: War of the Human Tanks - ALTeR [url=www.gamers-haven.org/forum]Heroes of Gamers Haven: Forum
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pro's -if you played the frist game, you dont need relearn how to play -Very simple controls -Lot's of levels -If you love a game with a lot electronic based music, you will love the music in this game -if you love cute anime, you will most likely enjoy the art in the game -lots of backstory -at times funny -CATS Con's -if you have not been exposed to Japanese culture much, there will be thing's that you dont understand -there will be levels that ♥♥♥♥ you off -some units late game have no use…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everything you loved about the first one is right here. The chibi art style, The over the top visual novel dialogue. To the strategic battles of your Human Tanks. Plenty of customization. ALTeR adds a plethora of levels! The question I found myself asking was, whats changed? This is a sequel after all. Truth is there isn't anything different. This is EXACTLY the same game just with more levels and more story. Is that a bad thing? Hell no. War of the Human Tanks was a great game. However this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →War of the Human Tanks - ALTeR is the sequel to War of the Human Tanks, and the games should be played in order. If you enjoyed the first one, definitely get ALTeR. ALTeR continues the story of the War of the Human Tanks world by following the campaign of a new character, Alter. Some characters from the first game make short appearances throughout ALTeR. A "side" campaign takes place in the Great Cavern, which is about 100 floors. This is actually where most of the story happens, so don't be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →VERY VERY GOOD GAME BIG STRATEGY LONG CAVERN SO GOOD DOESN'T NEED MORE THAN 800X600 RESOLUTION LOL OST IS SURREAL
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very addicting game that feels gratifying to play through. Also one of few steam games I actually played through to the end. Good soundtrack too. Overall, an awesome game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In short: It's much like the first game, but with more tanks, more modules, and more levels. I would say the two biggest changes to gameplay are the inclusion of control tanks and tanks with perfect accuracy. Control tanks are tanks that, at the very start of the battle, disable the opponent tanks' add-on (blue) modules. This means that you can no longer rely on overpowered modules to get you through every battle. Perfect accuracy ignores evasion entirely, which means you are no longer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The simple question is, why would not wield tanks of mass doom and death! Once again we are brought back to japon to finish a war, and again our main charater lives of cup ramen (I don't realy see the problem but still...) Unlike the last game we can build BOTH Empire and Kingdom Human tanks to outfit our already great taste for large kodama armies. A Metric ton of new things and tanks to go with and the the ability to make tanks that make me think of ememy at the gate is even better…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 would gymnastic formation cats again. In all seriousness, a massive improvement over the first game expanding more on daihonei's history while giving us an enjoyable protagonist in Alter. Gameplay is more tactical and tense, especially in the cavern levels despite the loss of our favorite savescum mid mission cheat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ruru is Cute. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review Summary: 4.5/5 A charming Japanese indie game that meshes "Battleship" style pseudo-turn based gameplay and a Visual Novel story. I strongly recommend it. War of the Human Tanks: ALTeR tells the story of Alter Matsuyukishiro as she fights to eliminate a traitor to the Royal Army, in the midst of their war with the Empire of Japon. This war is being fought with semi-intelligent weapons known as human tanks. If you've played the previous game in the series, War of the Human Tanks, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The War of the Human Tanks series is hard to classify due to the quite ridiculous setting which is already sufficiently represented in the title. Gameplaywise it would be a heavily japanese-influenced story rich turn based battle tactic game. The screenshots and available material in the steam store suggest a quite simple game, which the series is not. Actually it is quite complex and the minimalistic presentation completely disguises the actual weight of this title. It's fun, but only if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like weird Battleship.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a hell of a lot of gameplay for the price given. If you played the first game, it's more of the same base game with even more interesting options to play with. Command Tanks with evasion, tanks that bypass evasion entirely, and tanks which shut down modules that aren't built in. You can get every tank you had in the first game (including Heshiko) and more, and even upgraded versions of the Daihonei special force tanks. The most major changes to the gameplay are easily the command tanks…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is just as good as the last game and even better! I mean, you actually have a character that calls you (Alter) Master (For the beggining mostly). What more could you possibly need?!? (You could probably need more neko, you can never have enough neko)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While gameplay remains essentially the same as in the first game, a lot has been added and improved upon. There's a fair few new tank types, one which has the startling feature of disabling modules, making just having an individual unit with infinite attack area often less viable, and the 3 DLC making up the Great Cavern has a bunch of varied scenarios for fighting. Gameplay is tense, music is good, story is mostly fun, yet disturbingly dark at times. If you haven't played the first i suggest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played much of it yet but I can tell you this. It is a masterpiece. You can get both alignments of tanks and the new story is just awesome. If you liked the first game get this. If you haven't played the first game, get it first, beat it, then play this. (otherwise you'd be missing some story)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good if you both like battleship and chess. Caverns took me days to complete, but was very worth it. Got the game in 2015, small brain couldn't think tanks, came back in 2022 and 100% the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The second in the Human Tanks series, this game has you playing as an officer and company of the Kingdom of Japon, the enemy force of the first visual novel. However, along with the changes caused by that first game, other mysterious factions are appearing. Gameplay is similar, and the story is engaging. I do recommend playing the first game... first.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The artwork is still cheap, but that's okay. I think the artist must be one of those that are better at drawing females for some reason Overall, I recommend it as a budget game. You play Alter, the cousin to the acting Queen. There's something interesting about her face, and hearing Alter-Sama from the characters. It's determined, but somehow has a neutral expression by default. Alter doesn't seem as smart as Shoutaro Daihon'ei, yet she's somewhat less lazy. The game is a continuation of a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really great follow up to the first game. If you want more of what kept you playing the first game look no further. The dodge mechanic now has a nice counter in the form of sniper tanks, but in return we have the very annoying command tanks which disable all your hard earned modules. Overall though, the game is great, the story is just as strange yet captivating as the first game and the new gameplay elements give you more tanks and mechanics to play with.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truthully speaking, I was looking forward to this game after the great impression the first one left with me. But I can honestly say that I am not having fun with this. The gameplay lays out the same way as it's predessecor, except this time there are a few new tanks, which is always nice. The story isn't really relevant, let's be honest with ourselves, these games have no story. The biggest flaw with this installment is the cavern system. The cavern is a very long series of challenges that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adorable war..... Adorable war never changes.... Full review // http://www.honestgamers.com/12495/pc/war-of-the-human-tanks-alter/review.html
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the second game to make me hate things. I love Ruru. I want a Ruru. I need a Ruru. I give it DeBlois/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to be a major like you. until I took a stray mont blanc to the face! I wish shoutaro get a face sometimes...I'm fine with imagining him, but sometimes I'd wished otherwise... Great game though! Will wait for limited operations!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Iz good game but first one is better yes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game for my son's 14th birthday. He won't stop talking about it so I guess its a good game. In fact, he is always playing it when ever he can, nothing else. So now I can't get on to play any of my games. #FML
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've played the first game, then you already know what you're in for. Gameplay, UI, and general visuals are identical to the first, and I mean identical (would've been nice to get some QOL changes like easier tank placement or having attacks with a high target area not take a full minute to execute, but those are all just minor complaints). First game was great so naturally this one is as well for the same reasons. So I'll simply talk about the differences between the two. ALTeR expands…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HOW DO THEY MAKE THE BEAT SO DAMN FUNKY
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I prefer the first game. I don't get why you have so many customization options if it's to disable them most of the time. I do agree that past some point, the first game became way too easy but completely removing the personalization of the units (which is half the fun) is quite the bad move in my opinion. I do get that with the gameplay being so simple it's quite hard to make the game a challenge without removing the customization but I honestly think there was other methods to do…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the War of the Human Tanks series. The stories are fun and the gameplay is simple but challenging. It's fun to start out slow and weak and work your way up, earning bigger and better tanks. The first War of the Human tanks is probably one of the my favorite games of all time. The characters were funny, the story was actually quite interesting, the music was surprisingly good, and the game was fun. This game falls short of the first in almost every regard. I like the characters in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warning: contains lethal amounts of cats and worse.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a Great Fun little game to play when you are looking for a challenge.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You played and liked the first one? Buy it! Haven't played the first one? An awesome little gem of a game, don't let the simple graphics fool you. This is a smooth strategy game with great humour, awesome extras and cool characters and story-line. Completed the first one and loved it. 4 chapters into the ALTeR expansion and loving it and can't wait to finish it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →even being made in some sort of outdated engine, this game is really great and much fun. i think a faster deploy system and more resolution options would be very good but it's certainly worth the bill.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simply buy this game, if this is up your alley or you enjoyed the first one - especially, if you enjoyed the first one! More content, bug-free (at least, in over 60 hrs I didn't encounter one), extremely good value, even for full price! It's about the first game I'm really glad I paid full price, since the developer absolutely deserves to be supported.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welp, this certainly was a pleasent surprise. who would have thought that having a cute army of tank girls would be so interesting. The music is also interesting and I never tire of the battle/death cries of my, and my enemies, troops. In the story there are acouple minutes of dialouge then a skirmish. For the battles, you must deploy a tank that acts like a king in chess, if she dies you lose (you can even have multiple). then you can make other units (if it is within the maps unit cap) like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →War of the Human Tanks - ALTeR, developed by Yakiniku Banzai and published by Fruitbat Factory, is a fascinating example of an independent strategy game that succeeds through creativity rather than spectacle. Serving as a direct sequel to the original War of the Human Tanks, the game revisits its unusual alternate-history setting where living weapons known as Human Tanks are central to an ongoing conflict. Instead of continuing from the same perspective, ALTeR shifts the narrative focus to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →War of the Human Tanks is a really unique twist on grid based tactics. I can't emphasize how much I love this game. But the actual meat of the game lies in the post-game content, which might very well constitute as CBT with the amount of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ you have to go through. But much like any bizzare fetish, with enough exposure, you'll eventually enjoy it. Highly recommend, the campaign itself is a blast and can be finished in a matter of hours. If you are a completionist, just be prepared to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a 45 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing this game. I am a single father to my Son, who is 14 now. My son got this game from his uncle, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this game. This was horrible for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just watching YouTube. So I decided to make a Steam account and get this game to see if I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked the first, then you love this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ruru is an idiot
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like the first game, but 3 - 4x as content-rich. If you're looking for the story and charm of the first game, it's here but less of it with only one story path. If it's the gameplay, universe, or art style that you want, however, there's a second campaign that is just a prolonged dungeon crawl and can easily take multiple dozens of hours just to get near the bottom, as resistance grows thicker. As the first series that I take seriously in spite of it's sci-fi fantasy setting, AlTeR gets a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is giving me a PTSD.......in the deepest floor of the great fuji cavern.... don't....pull the trigger.......don't taint the innocent pure snow with crimson....aaaaaa I regretted my choice! OTL
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humans are tanks, basically. There's a lot going on, and at its heart it's a charming strategy game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art looks good Fun story Makes you use Strategy Nice music The great cavern mode is long and rewarding This game gives me mixed feelings about cats
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →by far the best of the 3 games since you have over 100 missions and can earn all bots
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like girls and I also like tanks, Why wouldn't i get this game ?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tags: Adventure - VN - Visual Novel Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: The visual novel segments seemed to offer no choices while the tactical combat was basic, feels like a convoluted version of minesweeper. Unfun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great strategy game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An active-time(?) system strategy/tactics game. Somewhat similar to Battleship mixed with a tactics game. Gameplay: Deploy units on the grid (there is a deployment area, usually a small section on the bottom of the map). You don't take turns: time passes until a unit is ready to go (units have a speed rating, faster units move more often than slower ones). Select a ready unit, move them, then either scout (scan certain tiles to temporarily dispel fog of war) or attack (attack fogged tiles…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is pretty good. You have to think how you gonna pick, move each of your tanks. The story has many testes on it: humor, sadness drama etc. It'll show how each characters feel about the war and how to deal with it. Sometime the decision is look bad, but it has to be like that. I play it, and lose many time, that is how you improve your skill. The AI is very smart even in normal mode.
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