
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
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Languages: English*, Polish, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain*languages with full audio support
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I love the premise and the work that has gone in to this. This is my third attempt to get in to the game but I just can't. Even on easy the tactical aspect of the game is simply insufferable. Save scumming 20-30 times this early in to a game just isn't for me. I absolutely get that I could get better with time but getting vectored in across the map constantly by guards is not a fun introduction to the game. My time is better spent with other games that don't leverage weird damage calculations that lead to sheer frustration. It's just not fun. Again i love the setting and the intel curation elements. Very cool, but yeah being mired in to saving every move and being one shot across the map when a guard shouldn't even know so quickly where i'm at and have that level of accuracy is just too much for me
Buggy. Here is a quote online: Phantom Doctrine getting stuck during the enemy activity phase is a known bug often triggered by AI pathfinding issues, scripted enemy agent actions (like restarting security), or area-of-effect visual glitches. To resolve this, restart the game, as it often autosaves at the start of your turn. Great developer support, if spawn reloads is the suggested solution...
Great TBS, this one slipped right by me, but even in 2026 still worth picking up if you like a good tactical turn based game. The CIA/KGB spy twist makes it a true standout in the genre.
Why the hell is there a bunch of M1 Abrams and a Bradley parked at a Pakistani reactor / weapons facility in 1983?
Unbalanced, poor infiltration mechanics (too bad for a spy game where the combat is such unbalanced and simple). That's a real shame cause the prime idea of creating a game like that is really really cool, there are tons of good ideas, but counterbalanced by a very frustrating, simple and rigide gameplay. Unfortunately, there aren't any mods around that would make the game much more enjoyable...
当我在2026年想要打开这款游戏时,发现居然无法运行???我拒绝做正版游戏的受害者。。。
I liked it a lot. Reminds me of XCOM. Of course little bit different, but that is a good thing. Take some time to master the game.
I wish I liked Phantom Doctrine more than I do. Its atmosphere, vibes, and story are impeccable, really bringing that gritty Cold War espionage movie feeling to the forefront of the game. Unfortunately, the gameplay is simply ‘we have XCOM at home’; very basic turn-based tactical gameplay, with a big emphasis on incredibly rudimentary stealth. It’s not difficult, it’s just clunky and rapidly grows dull, and all of the potential that the premise has feels very wasted.
Игра имеет отличную задумку и профуканный потенциал. 1. Баги повсюду и к тому же подвисания, а у меня на минутку не слабый компьютер. 2. Сюжет скучный и однообразный. Одни и те же ассеты карт и однотипные задания 3. ИИ это что-то стреляет за км и попадает постоянно на фулл хп. Принципе там грехов много, честно не стоит брать игру, игра плоха во всех смыслах. Может разработчики нас услышали и во 2 части, которую они делают, все учтут. Но а пока лучше не тратить на эту игру свое время и принципе деньги.
JFC this is too boring. Nothing is challenging. Never use the juggernaut armor and sell it the first moment you get it. It's been 2 hours and the geriatrics I hired haven't finished the mission and never will.
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