Set in a post-apocalyptic America ravaged by a strange substance called Miasma, the game follows Elvis, a young man with a mysterious glove that can control this force, and his robot "brother" Diggs. They travel through ruined cities and bizarre biomes to uncover secrets about the Miasma and Elvis’ origins.

The tone blends dystopian survival with quirky character moments and classic road-movie vibes. Fans of XCOM-style gameplay will feel at home. There's overwatch, stealth kills, environmental cover, and skill-based ambush setups. It encourages strategy, especially on higher difficulties. Gorgeous environments (especially in Unreal Engine 5), eerie towns, mutated creatures, and scattered lore give the world strong visual and narrative identity. Characters unlock various passive and active abilities. There's decent flexibility to build Elvis, Diggs, and other party members toward your playstyle (e.g., stealth-heavy or explosive brawling).

Outside of combat, the world can feel empty. Between fights, you'll mostly collect loot and talk to NPCs with minimal engagement. While the premise is compelling, the dialogue is hit-or-miss. Characters often speak in awkward exposition or cringey slang. Emotional beats sometimes fall flat.

Miasma Chronicles is a solid and stylish turn-based tactics game. While its story and writing may not captivate everyone, the combat, atmosphere, and world design offer a worthwhile experience for fans of the genre. Miasma Chronicles is a fascinating experience that aims for a narrow target and hits it, for the most part. Making a serious, tactical RPG a vehicle for compelling storytelling is a tough proposition because the broad appeal of the latter is often at odds with the brutal vibes of the former. But with its tailored difficulty options, stealth options outside of combat, and, of course, the solid weight of the storytelling itself, Miasma Chronicles succeeds in its mission.

DISASTER | BAD | MEDIOCRE | OKAY | GOOD | GREAT |AMAZING| MASTERPIECE

Reviewed on: Win11 Home 64-bit, Intel i5-11600K, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB TUF, 32GB DDR4-3600 RAM, 2 x Kingston NV1 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, Internet Broadband 1000/1000 Mbit

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Gameplay is.........limited. Very few items / options. Tedious encounters and horrible story / writing. Feels like a 12-year old wrote the whole thing and paid his friends to voice act in it. Characters make no sense and the setting feels like "attempted fallout" but with a VERY limited scope. There are much better TRPGs out there.

Solid turn based