Prototype: Remnants of the Vanquished - a turn based tactical game Thread

Hi everyone!

I want to show you an early prototype of my game Remnants of the Vanquished, a turn based tactics game:

Tactical Combat - IndieDB

Initially inspired by Into the Breach, it does not resemble much of that game or the initial design.

What I tried to capture is the "thinking ahead", and "damage management" feeling.

What I came up with is:

• A stack based movement, only the top ship can shoot or perform actions.
• When done with the turn, ships usually move to the bottom.
• Some ships can manipulate the stack order of their fleet or the enemy fleet.
• You can always see what an enemy ship would do, if it was at the top.

As mentioned above, it's in an early stage.
As such, feedback is really welcome, the following information would really help me:

• Does the stack based movement mechanic feel intuitive?
• Is the enemy intent feature ok? Is it understandable that it changes after the enemy made its turn?
• Are the player ship roles (tank, damage dealer, support ship) intuitive?
• Do the actions of the player ships feel ok? The intention is to make it possible to create combos.
• Is planning ahead reasonable? I want the player to understand that changing the order of (intent of) ships is a central aspect.
• Are the mechanics too simple? I'm aiming for the easy to learn, hard to master formula.

You can play it in your browser (I will provide Windows/Linux build soon) here (you need at least a resolution of 1920x1080):
Bytekeeper.itch.io

I’d greatly appreciate any and all feedback on these mechanics to help shape the game's development. Your input is invaluable!

A short summary of the story:

The galactic empire is now controlled by a single entity - the empress. When it arrived, large parts of the now united empire rebelled. After a long war, the empress prevailed.

But, in a final attempt to turn the tides, small task forces of high tech ships and experienced crews were sent out. The last hope from oppression, the fleets of the Remnants of the Vanquished.

Edited by: Bytekeeper