{"id":1513129,"date":"2026-02-28T14:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dTFAHynNTZo2KhuFo4KsS8"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:46:08","slug":"tactical-breach-wizards-sold-twice-as-well-as-suspicious-developments-previous-games-but-more-importantly-it-failed-catastrophically-to-lose-an-igf-award-all-we-can-say-is-were-sorry-and-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tactical-breach-wizards-sold-twice-as-well-as-suspicious-developments-previous-games-but-more-importantly-it-failed-catastrophically-to-lose-an-igf-award-all-we-can-say-is-were-sorry-and-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tactical Breach Wizards sold ‘twice as well’ as Suspicious Developments’ previous games, but more importantly, it failed catastrophically to lose an IGF award: ‘All we can say is we’re sorry, and we’ll try to do worse’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tactical Breach Wizards<\/a>, the fantasy turn-based tactical strategy about busting down doors with a team of Navy Seers and Necro Medics, is an excellent game<\/a>. But did you know it is also an award losing <\/em>game?<\/p>\n

Since its launch in 2024, Tactical Breach Wizards has not only enjoyed commercial success and near-universal critical acclaim, but it has also embarked upon a wholly precedented run of game award losses. All of this is explained in Suspicious Developments’ latest newsletter, clips of which were shared on BlueSky<\/a> by fellow PC Gamer contributor Jeremy Peel.<\/p>\n

The full newsletter\u2014which was shared directly by Jeremy\u2014reveals Tactical Breach Wizards was received very well by players indeed. “By revenue, Wizards sold twice as well as any of our previous games, so we are in the increasingly rare position of remaining fully independent, self-funded, and safe for the amount of time it takes to make a videogame when you’re very slow at making videogames,” Suspicious Developments writes.<\/p>\n

The newsletter goes on to say that this successful launch led “straight into awards season, during which we did our best to continue our history of being nominated for but ultimately losing a healthy number of awards.” In keeping with this tradition, Suspicious Developments says it “proudly” lost the Golden Joysticks, two BAFTAs, a DICE award, and a Hugo “an especially great honour given how few games have ever successfully lost a Hugo.”<\/p>\n

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