Early Access
Is Tactorius still being updated?
Yes, last updated 19 days ago, with about 1 update per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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About the game
64 squares. 20 piece types. Over 150 spells. Tactorius is the wild west of chess. Summon meteors, mind control enemy pieces, and rip the timeline in half. Conquer the Gauntlet, draft spells to raise your Elo, or break everything in the spell lab. Opening theory won't save you here.
- Indie
- Strategy
Update history
Recent updates
Oct 3, 2026 · Patch note
Tactorius 3.0: Six Trees, a New Economy, Eight Languages (opens in new tab)
Version 3.0 rebuilds the gauntlet around one choice you make at the start of every run, and gives the whole game a new look. Skill Trees Choose from 6 classes to master during your run Owl: the shade - summon powerful ghosts, upgrade your King's area of effect, mind control enemies! Boar: brute force - trample smash grab!…
Oct 2, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25688202
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Sep 22, 2026 · Patch note
Spell Updates September 2026 (opens in new tab)
Hexweaver Family Changes (adds 2 units, 6 total): Herculean (formerly Hemlock → Herald): pieces that attack it cannot make a capture Herald (new): May swap itself with another unit in the surrounding 5x5 area Heritor (new): Choose to summon 2 mid level units to open squares that it attacks, then the heritor sacrifices itself. All hexweaver pieces move in th…
Aug 24, 2026 · Patch note
Melee Mode (local ELO) and Game Replays (opens in new tab)
Melee Game Mode Draft from a random pool of spell (curated selections for competitive play) Earn an ELO - vs engine only right now Dashboard "Melee" tile Replays All matches now save under "Replays" tile Gauntlet Players now earn a score during a Gauntlet run Captures and effective results from spell usages boost score further various other multipliers: fas…
Jul 24, 2026 · Patch note
Incursions and Heretics (opens in new tab)
New Spells and Pieces: Incursion : cast this spell to split the timeline in two. You choose a move on both timelines, and your opponent responds to each. Then you choose which timeline to play on, and they converge back into one, and play continues. The Hexweaver Family has been split into four physical pieces. The Heretic has been added: takes on the move…
Questions
When was the last Tactorius update?
Tactorius last posted a patch note 19 days ago (Oct 3, 2026: Tactorius 3.0: Six Trees, a New Economy, Eight Languages (opens in new tab)).
How often does Tactorius update?
It got about 1 update per month over the last year and is very consistent (80/100). 5 of the last 5 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are uneven.
Is Tactorius abandoned?
No. It shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days and updates steadily.
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