A couple of years ago, we spoke of Fort Triumph as its Kickstarter was successfully funded in 2017. We were excited about its X-COM meets Heroes of Might and Magic gameplay and vowed to keep an eye on it.

Since then, Fort Triumph has seen 24 updates on its Kickstarter page and it’s now available on Steam in Early Access. Cookiebyte Entertainment has been steadily working towards Fort Triumph’s expected Q1 2020 release with build after build available to its Kickstarters and Early Access adopters.

So how’s it shaping up? Pretty damn well, if I say so myself. After a few hours with it, I can confidently say that I’m very excited to see the final product. Its aesthetic style is cartoonish, but fitting and its focus on tactical battles feels engaging and unique.

Moreso, the combat focuses on not only the correct placement of your units and utilizing cover along the way, but it also brings in to play a really cool mechanic of using the surrounding environment to damage the enemy. Wanna topple that tree and injure the goblin behind it? Have at it! Care to grapple that baddie and smash it into a rock? Be my guest.

It adds a tactical element to the gameplay that isn’t often found many other places.

Furthermore, the character leveling system is surprisingly deep and allows for many different focuses for each of your characters. Your party will level up and gain skills along the way, which is a fun carrot to chase.

You’ll also be responsible for building a town that helps your party as it explores the surrounding areas and embarks on the campaign. Each building supports your characters, like increasing their traveling distance or providing more experience points with each battle. It’s similar in nature to the towns of Heroes of Might and Magic, just fewer beasts and more supportive in nature.

All in all, Fort Triumph is surprisingly well-made and irreverent in a way that has made me laugh out loud more than once. If you’re even a passing fan of either of the two games that it clearly takes some inspiration from, you should be wishlisting this on Steam yesterday and asking for forgiveness today.

For more information, please check out their Kickstarter Page. It’s chockfull of information, screenshots, and videos and even a (somewhat-outdated) demo. Speaking of videos, I decided to do a Let’s eXplore of Fort Triumph, which can be found here:

Let us know below if Fort Triumph is a game you’re interested in or if it was already on your radar! Maybe we’ll see you over there on their Discord channel!