Tim’s take on Tank Squad

Three of my favourite Tank Squad moments so far. Moment 1. I’m advancing towards a seemingly neutralised Soviet position in a lone Panzer IV. There’s an HE round up the spout in case of unpleasant surprises. A short distance from the position, my tank turns a corner and comes face to face with a lurking 76mm AT gun. The ZiS strikes first, disabling my turret and main gun. When I discover the coax MG is also kaput, I realise I’ve got two options, neither of which are particularly attractive.

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“I’m not driven by a profit motive” – Gregory Adam Scott on money, martial fatigue, and museum visits

Five years ago today, Early Access Armoured Commander 2 hit Steam. Part-time developer, full -time academic, Gregory Adam Scott promised “over a year of planned additions and updates” in his first post-launch communique. What he and his customers didn’t know back then was that enhancements and expansions would still be arriving in 2025. In the following interview, Gregory explains why AC2 fans have had it so good for so long, and drops some intriguing hints about his next project.

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Sling your hook, Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2

Too eager to please and blighted by buggy reflections, so-so scenery, and flawed cameras, Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2’s stay on the THC toe-warmer was mayfly brief. Within ninety minutes of making my first cast, I’d had enough and was reinstalling its superior predecessor.

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Angling for an armour sim angst alleviator

Tank Squad missions can be pretty intense. When you’re not scanning scenery for dialed-in AT guns, trading AP rounds with T-34s and KV-1s, or attempting to evade mortar barrages, you’re often dealing with aggressive enemy infantry, directing your own dismounts, or calling in arty and air strikes. It’s generally great fun, but I think I’m going to need to partner TS with a good wind-down game in order to keep ersatz battle fatigue at bay.

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Win action-packed Panzer sim Tank Squad

I spent yesterday evening in the company of Steam’s youngest armour game and during three hours of exciting Eastern Front action managed to engineer the downfall of numerous Tigers and Panzer IVs. If simcade Tank Squad was a T-34 or KV-1 sim, this trail of destruction would have been a source of considerable pride. As the game is played from an exclusively Axis perspective, you’ll understand why I tramped off to bed somewhat red-faced.

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