Fray's slogan is simultaneous squad tactics, which represents the vaguely X-Com style gameplay. In Fray you control a squad of futuristic soldiers, which can be made up of six different classes, and it is turn based, but it does not use old school turn based mechanics. If you have played Frozen Synapse you can immediately relate it to that, because both games use a turn based system in which each players turn takes place simultaneously. Each squad will only let you use four soldiers, of the six classes, and you have to use each soldier with tactics in mind. Each class has different abilities, armor, weapons and weaknesses. Each turn has two phases: the definition phase ,where you set everything into motion, and the resolution phase, where you see everything take place in real time. Fray is for PC and Mac and it is just entering beta. It is definitely a fast turn based game that may entice people who don't wanna go through something as slow as Jagged Alliance, Silent Storm or X-Com. Before I talk about it anymore take a look at this gameplay video form the alpha to see how the game looks.


-Written by Sean Cargle