Tidewatch Tactics

Tidewatch Tactics is a slower, thinking game about defending a shoreline from waves of raiders. You place units on a grid, watch the routes enemies take, and adapt between rounds.

It's the kind of strategy game where losing teaches you something. The difficulty ramps up fairly, and there's a satisfying moment when a layout you spent ten minutes tweaking finally holds the line.

What we liked

• Deep grid placement puzzles
• Fair, teachable difficulty curve
• No timers pushing you to rush