Review ElizabethTheWicked 4/5 · Jun 30, 2026
A tabletop player is possession of free time must be in want of a DM
Battle Brothers plays exactly like a tabletop rpg DM'ed by an overly enthusiastic but talented fan of grimdark literature. It is mostly stats and strategy and planning, and everything going to shit, with a good helping of narrative exposition along the way. If you really love the works of Glen Cook, Joe Abercrombie, Steven Erickson, GRRM, and you also love …
Read moreBattle Brothers plays exactly like a tabletop rpg DM'ed by an overly enthusiastic but talented fan of grimdark literature. It is mostly stats and strategy and planning, and everything going to shit, with a good helping of narrative exposition along the way. If you really love the works of Glen Cook, Joe Abercrombie, Steven Erickson, GRRM, and you also love Warhammer, you'll have a good time. Some of the initial joy does even out, as the fun comes from struggling to get on your feet and once you are succeeding, if you ever do, you'll be flailing around trying to figure out how to progress. There's plenty of scenarios to make a new start fresh, if you get the dlc too, but no matter what, there will be repetition. if you feel at home in this world you can spend dozens, hundreds of hours here. For what it is, all the little parts are well crafted and full of immersion building charm. The music and sound effects are ideal, the writing as stated is excellent. The visuals, for being a game where you play figurines on a grid during battle, it makes things work. it might be a bit jarring if you hope for was for uncanny action game graphics or something. This is a tabletop game, and it very much looks and plays like one. If that is what you want, that's what you're getting.
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