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Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
94 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“If you're a fan of Ogre Battle, Fire Emblem, or Unicorn Overlord I would check this game out. I am about 10 hours in and I am very satisfied with Symphony of War. 16 bit look, squad based tactic rpg. Recruit units,…”
“a VERY fun and enjoyable game with a lot of customizations. Story is alright, music is fine, but the gameplay is absolutely stellar.”
25 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“a VERY fun and enjoyable game with a lot of customizations. Story is alright, music is fine, but the gameplay is absolutely stellar.”
“It's a nostalgic game, it reminds me of games I played as a child. The story is simple but well executed and most of the characters manage to avoid being mono-dimensional, which is far more than I was expecting.…”
“It's a great take on the Fire Emblem formula. It's not flawless but impressive considering the studio size. The visuals are neat, often making you feel like it is a Game Boy Advance title but the pixel art in battles is…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Really fun squad based tactical game. You can turn perma-death on or off which makes a huge diffrence in both difficulty and playstyle. I'd reccomend turning off animations as they take up a huge amount of the gametime…”
“So, I just finished the game and it definitely a mixed bag - The story is interesting but at the same time its nothing spectacular either - The bond system definitely was lacking - I mean i appreciate it and i feel like…”
“Solid and enjoyable game. Only on the 2nd difficulty so far, but I'll be playing the harder ones for sure.”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I want to recommend this game, but there are too many things I'm struggling to enjoy with it. To be honest, it almost ticks all the boxes but falls short on numerous things. I eyeing the 2nd game closely, I hope it does…”
“Really fun squad based tactical game. You can turn perma-death on or off which makes a huge diffrence in both difficulty and playstyle. I'd reccomend turning off animations as they take up a huge amount of the gametime…”
“Good characters, tactics, leveling, progression, and perma-death mode makes this extremely fun for those who enjoy a Fire Emblem feel to the game”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's a great take on the Fire Emblem formula. It's not flawless but impressive considering the studio size. The visuals are neat, often making you feel like it is a Game Boy Advance title but the pixel art in battles is…”
“Wonderful little indie game! Some nice lore, nice characters, nice art. Only ding is every now and then the dialog is a little cliche and is pretty basic. Loved the gameplay as well! I recommend it!”
“Gameplay: ★★★☆☆ Art Style: ★★★★☆ Balance: ★★★★☆ Replayability: ★★★☆☆ Technical Requirements: ★★★★★ Bugs: ★★★★★ Overall: ★★★☆☆ Verdict: It is a campaign based game, and it is a pitty not to offer Custom Games. I like the…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“[i][b]Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga[/b][/i] is a turn-based tactical game in a fantasy setting. The protagonist is the Chosen One and aims to stop an evil god and a politician who double-crossed them with the Power…”
“So, I just finished the game and it definitely a mixed bag - The story is interesting but at the same time its nothing spectacular either - The bond system definitely was lacking - I mean i appreciate it and i feel like…”
“While the story didn't hook me I did love the gameplay and mechanics. I'm excited for the sequel.”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“The Good: This game is freakin' Awesome. The Bad: This interface feels like they made it in the Warcraft 3 level editor and some dang mad genius was like, challenge accepted.”
“Fire Emblem but instead of single characters you build squads of up to 9 people each, with different classes and stats and traits and items. It's a great game with a lot of potential for customizing and optimizing your…”
“The gameplay might be hard to learn at first, you basicaly FAFO because the tutorial kinda bad. But once you get the hang of it, boy get ready to dump hours in this game”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“it's fun game, too bad we don't have a skirmish or an option to replay the previous chapter. DEAR DEVELOPER.... please add a skirmish or training gameplay, you don't have to give EXP or gold just let me test my new…”
“I do recommend the game but I would probably never beat it to the end. For the most parts, I believe you can have 2 types of tactical games: ones with fewer squads that are more customized (equipment, classes,…”
“So, I just finished the game and it definitely a mixed bag - The story is interesting but at the same time its nothing spectacular either - The bond system definitely was lacking - I mean i appreciate it and i feel like…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Pretty good tactics game, made me nostalgic for games like Ogre Battles 64. It was bogged down a bit during some mission with massive swarms of units that all moved independently. It slowed things down a bit, could have…”
“Fun little tactics game that plays a lot like Fire Emblem, but has a unique squad system where armies on the strategic map are represent by "squads" of 9 units with their own HP bars and attack behavior. The squad…”
“This is overall a very good game Although there are some big issue and balancing problem The pain points are about the laggy and too many clicks to do anything UI design”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Scratches an itch most PC games typically don't provide. The stat building and army making is hella fun and the story is an enjoyable experience. Better yet this is one of the more affordable games out there in this day…”
“Great tactics game. The art and music is cool, gameplay was fun and engaging. The story was predictable but still enjoyable to follow. There was a lot of customization you could do with your units, and that theory…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This is one of the best tactical RPG games in recent years. One of the key features of the game is to form your squads with various troops. Combining this with artifacts, affinities, traits and unique characters, there are many possible combinations and viable strategies to…”
— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played“This scratched an itch I had from an earlier game I played as a kid called Ogre Battle 64. This is very similar. I heard there are other games like this called Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics. You might have heard of them too. Anyways, I just beat this game on ludicrous…”
— a player, Steam review · 549 hrs played“Really enjoyed the game. If you liked Fire Emblem or Unicorn Overloard, you'll like this one. We need more games like this on pc.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Tahnra is a land savaged by war, and its fate rests with you. Begin as a humble academy graduate and rise to command a grand army against a corrupt empire, one hard-won battle at a time.Recruit heroes
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical RPG · RPG · Story Rich · Fantasy · Turn-Based Strategy · Adventure · Female Protagonist · Strategy RPG · Pixel Graphics · Lore-Rich · Romance · Drama (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese * , Russian * |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.dancingdragongames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 98 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: 1 Ghz Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space