Capes (v1.2.0.0 & ALL DLC)

Superheroes lose the war long before the opening mission, leaving a bleak city ruled by villains who treat emerging powers as a criminal threat. Capes turns that premise into a focused, turn-based tactical campaign where a small resistance cell gradually becomes capable of challenging an entrenched supervillain regime. The tone sits somewhere between comic-book optimism and urban dystopia: ordinary people suffer under authoritarian control, but every successful rescue and hard-won battle restores a little hope. Rather than playing an invincible icon, you command inexperienced heroes who have to earn their reputation block by block.

Missions pair story operations with optional patrols, letting you choose a squad of up to four heroes for rescues, sabotage jobs, villain hunts, and other tactical encounters. Positioning is central, as allies can chain abilities together, protect one another, exploit status effects, and gain different team-up options depending on who shares the battlefield. Combat avoids the familiar tactical crutches of random hit chances and cover systems, so success comes from reading enemy threats, managing cooldowns, and arranging decisive combos rather than gambling on percentages. Recruits possess sharply different roles and powers, while earned Skill Points unlock upgrades, new techniques, and powerful personal Ultimate moves; hero-specific challenges add another reason to revisit missions and experiment with the roster.

Its strongest idea is the way team composition changes more than raw damage output, since every partnership opens distinct cooperative tools and encourages unusual squad builds. The campaign also gives its heroes room to breathe through optional character missions that reveal more about their lives outside the masks, making progression feel personal as well as mechanical. Players who enjoy the squad planning of XCOM but prefer guaranteed attacks and a more puzzle-like combat rhythm find plenty to like here, especially if superheroes appeal more than military science fiction. Capes suits tactical veterans looking for clean, demanding encounters, while newcomers can learn its systems gradually through a campaign built around steady recruitment and upgrades.