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Miasma Chronicles

When your entire world operates on the logic of a dice roll, there’s no such thing as a guaranteed outcome. But when Jade first joins our squad, with her X1-G Silent Ice sniper in tow, it comes awfully close. tactical battles play out on a grid, abiding by the rules established by its forebears: two actions per character per turn, each hit decided by percentage chance. But before slipping into that mode, your team are free to wander in realtime, where enemy guards cast out a zone of vision as if carrying their own combat grids around with them. Developer The Bearded Ladiesbut, two games on, it remains a potent mix.

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