Phantom Doctrine is a strategic turn-based espionage thriller set at the peak of the Cold War. Drawing on a wide variety of influences and capturing the subtle intrigue of classic spy films, the game thrust the player into a mysterious world of covert operations, counterintelligence, conspiracy an...
Phantom Doctrine is a strategic turn-based espionage thriller set at the peak of the Cold War. Drawing on a wide variety of influences and capturing the subtle intrigue of classic spy films, the game thrust the player into a mysterious world of covert operations, counterintelligence, conspiracy and paranoia.
As leader of a secret organization known only as The Cabal, you are charged with preventing a global conspiracy that seeks to pit leader against leader, and nation against nation. By carrying out secret missions, investigating classified files, and interrogating enemy agents, a sinister plot is uncovered. With the clock ticking, it must be thwarted in order to save the world from an unthinkable fate.
Features
A Deep Single Player Story Campaign: the 40+ hour Single player campaign mode features a rich gripping plot woven with numerous historical events and characters to bring the terrifying reality of the Cold War to life from a unique perspective.
Next-generation turn-based combat: offers unprecedented flexibility of movement and actions, including variable Overwatch modes and assault-oriented Breach ability.
Expanded battlefield: assets can be positioned around the world, enabling you to call for assistance in the heat of battle. But the enemy can also bring in reinforcements, including heavy weapons and even air support. Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight.
Knowledge is power: Improve your chances of success by infiltrating mission locations with undercover operatives. Attempt to stay one step ahead of enemy agents, who are also preparing to spring their own devious traps.
Lurk in the shadows with fully-fledged stealth gameplay: Clandestine operations can be completed with muffled weapons, silent takedowns and cutting edge Cold War technology.
Take charge of the crucial counterintelligence operation: Recruit from both the KGB and the CIA, the criminal fraternity, or even utilise the unique talents of subjects of secret government experiments. Weapons, resources and contacts can be secured around the globe, enabling you to command from afar. But if the situation requires a hands-on approach, you will be locked, loaded and ready to fight.
Innovative Investigation Board: Utilizing a classic pinboard and string approach, the Investigation Board is the hub from where cases, locations and individuals can be researched to reveal new missions, resources and technologies. In Phantom Doctrine, investigation and intel is an active and vital element of success.
Multiplayer Battles: lose friends and make new enemies in ruthless online multiplayer matches. Experience the deviousness and lethality of Phantom Doctrine in accessible 1v1 skirmishes.
Utilize ruthless Technology: New capabilities can either be stolen from the enemy or researched, and then ruthlessly used to your advantage. Often experimental and morally dubious, brainwashing, interrogation, body engineering and chemical enhancement are all fair game as you extract information by any means necessary.
Fully customizable character creation: Operatives can be customized each time they need a new identity. Change their appearance, forge their documents, train them in the deadly arts and send them back into the field.
Carefully Designed hand-crafted levels: Combining the best of both worlds: the quality of large, hand-designed maps and meticulous, smart design ensuring visual and gameplay variety. Travel the world of the 1980s in the grip of the Cold War on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Replayable modular campaign: a wide array of mechanics ensures markedly different playthroughs. A unique experience is guaranteed by randomly generated character names and backgrounds, algorithmically populated and adapted maps, and randomized intelligence snippets.
A spy thriller from two different points of view: Play as either a former KGB counterintelligence operative or a renegade CIA wet work commando. Each has to come to terms with the truth and challenge the global conspiracy. Complete the campaign to be rewarded with an additional protagonist in Extended Playthrough.
No mission is too big or too small: whether infiltrating a busy government facility to clinically assassinate a target, or mounting a full frontal assault on an enemy base. With optional objectives linked to a mission’s complexity, as well as loot and intelligence to collect, every decision has an impact.
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Contents
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Deluxe Edition
manual
soundtrack (FLAC)
artbook
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Multiplayer notice: Phantom Doctrine features crossplay matches that you can play with your friends no matter where the game was purchased (PC only).
Multiplayer notice: Please note that GOG GALAXY is required to access Multiplayer.
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
Recommended system requirements:
Multiplayer notice: Phantom Doctrine features crossplay matches that you can play with your friends no matter where the game was purchased (PC only).
Multiplayer notice: Please note that GOG GALAXY is required to access Multiplayer.
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
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DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Responding to the post claiming DRM: savegames are kept below AppDataLocalPhantomDoctrine and you *can* play without Internet-connection. I double checked, of course.
Great game, btw, if you dig the "spy-thriller sneaker" theme. I'm about 15-20 hours in and loving every minute of it. :)
This game is amazing. A little buggy, but nothing game breaking so far.
Great 80s spy novel/movie vibes, awesome stealth/infiltration mechanics, and plannable (!) tactical combat. I saw complaints about the latter, but I like this a lot more than the percentage based mechanics. I hated in Xcom, when my highly trained soldier couldn't hit an alien 3 times in a row from 5 steps, lost a lot of people because of this. Here I know what will happen, I can plan ahead. (getting a little Into the Breach vibe :) ) Positioning is crucial, with flanking you can one shot enemies. But beware, they can and will do this to. As the devs said, it's like chess.
The music is wonderful, but I expected this, it's Marcin Przybyłowicz after all. :)
This game is a diamond with some rough edges, I'm sure the devs will fix those. I'm enjoying it a lot.
Oh, and a game doesn't deserve a one star rating because some localization problems, in my opinion.
As a veteran XCOM fan, all I can say this game just blew my mind. Easy 10/10.
If you are hesitant and ask yourself if you want to buy this game - go or it. The game got superb notes from gendre veterans, negative feedback comes from bad traslations? Game beeing difficult? This is just laughable, some just can't ackowledge the fact weapons should be deadly and medium difficulty shouldn't be kindergarden.
Anyway, tis game will be this years winner of best strategy game and beeing such a nice XCOM/JA/Commandos mashup, I can't reccoment it enough.
I keep returnign to this game wondering what I missed that other people saw with it and I keep drawing a blank.
The good to the game is in how well it creates the early 80s atmosphere for a cold war espionage game. Get that same Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy vibe as the more recent film version had it. There's also some nice ideas to the mechanics - the breach mechanic (later picked up by the XCom series) in particular is pretty enjoyable to watch play out.
Against that, well, it's pretty clunky and for a game where much of your time is spent stealthily moving across a map it's not actually a good or particularly engaging stealth game. I'd compare across to Invisible Inc. for how that can be done whereas Phantom Doctrine just has some real problems with conveying information in an intuitive way and even occasions where you're left scratching your head (eg jumping through windows attracts not a bit of attention or the 'click to make body disappear' solution to downed enemies).
Overall, a solid and worthy effort which should be praised for trying something a little different even if it doesn't quite hit the mark much of the time.
I have already put 12hrs in the game and really enjoy it. Props to the devs for making it so that point blank shots are garuanteed hits unlike XCOM. The learning curve is kind of steep but worth it once you learn the ins and outs of the game.
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