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Gratuitous Tank Battles

Gratuitous Tank Battles (GTB) is a unique hybrid of tower-defense, strategy, simulation and RTS. Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces…

4 April 2012

Gratuitous Tank Battles is an indie developed by Positech Games, released 4 April 2012 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Gratuitous Tank Battles is

Gratuitous Tank Battles is an indie game developed by Positech Games and released in 2012. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gratuitous Tank Battles (GTB) is a unique hybrid of tower-defense, strategy, simulation and RTS. Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114, where Mechs and lasers are used alongside tanks and rifles. The war continues across Europe, with the allied commanders still locked into the optimistic patriotism of the 1900s.
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gratuitous Tank Battles launched on 4 April 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead and Fire Emblem Awakening.

Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead, Fire Emblem Awakening.

Official trailer

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When did Gratuitous Tank Battles come out?
Gratuitous Tank Battles was released on 4 April 2012 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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