The most impressive war machine to come out of Ukraine since the T-34, Graviteam Tactics is an Eastern Front RTS with a realism fixation and a campaign system to die for. One of its weirdest pleasures is wandering the battlefield after a engagement, studying the colour-coded impact arrows that sprout from wrecked AFVs. Campaigns are as predictable as swirling snowflakes thanks to the turn-based strategy layer that triggers battles. All GTOS veterans have stories to tell of chaotic night skirmishes and enemy tanks arriving from unexpected directions. Other campaigns can feel awfully stilted in comparison. DLC moves the action to Afghanistan (1979), Angola (1988) and the Kazakhstan/ China border (1969).