Tooth and Tail

DestructoidPatrick Hancock

9.5/10

I can easily recommend Tooth and Tail for anyone who enjoys the genre, even if you don’t care for multiplayer. The story mode is robust and greatly enjoyable, but the multiplayer still has all the bells and whistles that veterans expect by now like replays and post-match graphs. I hope that a strong community forms around Tooth and Tail because it has rekindled my love of RTS games.

GameSpacewayward_designer

9/10

Those two semi-complaints aside, I definitely think that Tooth and Tail is worth a look. It has a compelling and well-crafted world coupled with beautiful pixel art graphics and a challenging and interesting campaign. It has a unique and fun multiplayer mode that has grown on me despite my quibbles. And more than anything, it shows the power of a studio determined to execute on their vision and the dedication to achieve a design laser-focused on providing a specific experience.

Playstation LifestyleBlake Grundman

9/10

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Playstation UniverseJohn-Paul Jones

8.5/10

A beautifully snappy RTS that boasts a great single-player campaign and an endlessly entertaining multiplayer mode, Tooth and Tail is essential for tactical newbies and veterans alike.

TechRaptorAlec Blouin

8/10

Tooth and Tail rebuilds the RTS genre with an easily accessible console-friendly design that retains the elements that make RTSs so much fun. Fast-paced gameplay, random maps, and a dark, humorous tale told not just in the campaign, but in the design of each unit. This is a step in the right direction over other bite-sized RTS games.

PC GamerFraser Brown

80/100

A fast-paced real-time strategy game that feels great with a controller.

NoobFeedMates Bogdan Robert

80/100

Those seeking traditional RTS levels of control won’t find it here. However, in its attempt to provide “RTS distilled”, Tooth and Tail has found a recipe of its own that, while having a few hiccups (some bigger than others), comes off as both fun and boasting at least some amount of originality. While I can’t say I’m a fan of the procedurally generated maps and their tendency to be hard to read or of the abrupt difficulty spikes I encountered in a couple of missions, I, ultimately, had a blast playing through Tooth and Tail. Figuring out how to deal with the challenges the missions threw at me...

Game SkinnySkrain

7/10

Tooth and Tail might be a little too simplistic at times, but there's still a lot of good gameplay to be had.

TheSixthAxisJim Hargreaves

7/10

Tooth And Tail charts the midpoint between traditional RTS games and their massively popular mobile counterparts. It’s quick and streamlined yet complex and deeply tactical when played competitively. Some fans of the genre will no doubt revel in customising their decks to devour their opponents, but others will find Pocketwatch’s approach either too simplistic or not simplistic enough.

EurogamerCassandra Khaw

Tooth and Tail is a deft and minimalist RTS that's slick as a knife through the ribs.