History VideoGame / TotallyAccurateBattleSimulator

''Totally Accurate Battle Simulator'' (TABS) is a "strategy" game for the PC by [[http://landfall.se/ Landfall Games]]. The game has the player building an army of... [[BuffySpeak googly-eyed blobby people-things]] from a wide selection of units and watching them march into battle against another army of googly-eyed blobby people-things. HilarityEnsues. It is an unusual strategy game in that once you have placed your units and started the battle, you cannot control most of them, making the game one of timing and puzzles as well as pure strategy. The game has a campaign mode, which pits the player against a pre-determined enemy army that they must find a way to defeat with a limited number of units, and a sandbox mode, which lets the player just go nuts and pit whatever armies they want against each other.

* AscendedMeme: The game's horses are frequently nicknamed [[FanNickname wobbly horses]] by fans due to a trend started by LetsPlay/{{Captainsauce}}. Due to a contest, the name of the Western Faction town was "Wobbly West".

-->--'''LetsPlay/JackSepticEye''' on the game

* PoisonedWeapons: Blowdarter's fire poisoned darts from their blowgun, and they can damage the enemy gradually and slow them down.

* ShieldBash: The shield unit's main form of attack: bashing anyone to death with a big board just as big as the users.

** The Shouter unit is basically the [[Videogame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Dovahkiin]]. He wears an iconic horned helmet, and his [[MakeMeWannaShout shout can blow enemies away]].

* MakeMeWannaShout: The Shouter unit can yell enemy units away with the power of their voice.

* {{BFS}}: Some boss units wield very large weapons, and they are deadly at melee combat. For example, the King has a Zweihänder and Lady Red Jade has a [[BladeOnAStick Guandao]].

* {{BFS}}: Some boss units wield very large weapons, and they are deadly at melee combat. For example, the King has a Zweihä Lady Red Jade has a [[BladeOnAStick Guandao]].

* ArbitraryMaximumRange: Ranged units never fire their weapon until enemies come into a certain range.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Border Update adds the Raptors as a secret unit. They are very quick and tend to drag their victims with them as they find more. There is also a Raptor Rider added in as well.

* AnAxeToGrind: The Brawler, Berserker, and Jarl units all wield axes of some kind. The Secret Units, the Executioner and Ullr also wield axes, but Ullr's have an axehead on both ends and are meant to be thrown: on impact, they act as [[ThrowDownTheBomblet ice bombs]] that [[AreaOfEffect freeze any unit in a certain radius.]]

* CarryABigStick: Tree Giants, as the name implies, wield ''[[UpToEleven trees]]'' that they whack enemies with. When the tree hits something, it creates a large shockwave that can send smaller units flying.

* ALoadOfBull: The Minotaur from Greek mythology is one of the Ancient Faction units.

* BadassBeard: Quite a few units have this (more if you include the Unit Creator), but the King in particular sports the most magnificent beard.

* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Units that are [[StandardStatusEffect terrified]] of Skeleton Warriors or the Skeleton Giant often kill themselves by running off a cliff.

* StandardStatusEffects: Some units can inflict debuffs on their enemies. The Skeleton Archers can burn enemies with their flaming arrows, Ice Archers can freeze enemies, Potionsellers can confuse enemies with thrown potions, and so on.

** The Wizard unit available in the Legacy Faction is clearly based on [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]], even his sword Glamdring and staff look exactly the same as the movie depiction.

Access to the Pre-Alpha was obtained by preordering ''VideoGame/{{Clustertruck}}'' - another Landfall game - until September 27th. The open alpha was obtained by signing up for the newsletter for the game. A final Alpha version of the game with more updates exists but was exclusive to a number of [=YouTubers=] playing the game on their channels. [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/508440/Totally_Accurate_Battle_Simulator/ The game was finally given an Early Access on]] [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st, 2019]] and had its full release an entire two years to the date. ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]'' One year later, [[TeasingCreator on the next April Fools]], they released the "Bug [[DownloadableContent DLC]]", which adds in "bugs" (aka cheats) into the game, such as making units big or small, giving everything the ability to fly, or ''[[BreadEggsMilkSquick allowing Halflings to implode into black holes.]]''

* TheJester: The Jester unit, which uses blades on both his hands and feet to kill enemies via both punches and backflips.

[[invoked]] The game is currently in early access, so much of the information is subject to change. Access to the Pre-Alpha was obtained by preordering ''VideoGame/{{Clustertruck}}'' - another Landfall game - until September 27th. The open alpha was obtained by signing up for the newsletter for the game. A final Alpha version of the game with more updates exists but was exclusive to a number of [=YouTubers=] playing the game on their channels. [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/508440/Totally_Accurate_Battle_Simulator/ The game was finally given an Early Access on]] [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st, 2019]] and had its full release an entire two years to the date. ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]'' One year later, [[TeasingCreator on the next April Fools]], they released the "Bug [[DownloadableContent DLC]]", which adds in "bugs" (aka cheats) into the game, such as making units big or small, giving everything the ability to fly, or ''[[BreadEggsMilkSquick allowing Halflings to implode into black holes.]]''

[[invoked]] The game is currently in early access, so much of the information is subject to change. Access to the Pre-Alpha was obtained by preordering ''VideoGame/{{Clustertruck}}'' - another Landfall game - until September 27th. The open alpha was obtained by signing up for the newsletter for the game. A final Alpha version of the game with more updates exists but was exclusive to a number of [=YouTubers=] playing the game on their channels. [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/508440/Totally_Accurate_Battle_Simulator/ The game was finally given an Early Access on]] [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st, 2019]]. ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]'' One year later, [[TeasingCreator on the next April Fools]], they released the "Bug [[DownloadableContent DLC]]", which adds in "bugs" (aka cheats) into the game, such as making units big or small, giving everything the ability to fly, or ''[[BreadEggsMilkSquick allowing Halflings to implode into black holes.]]''

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Mace Spinner spins his maces. If he's empowered by at least one Cheerleader, he can spin them so quickly that he forms a tornado that can sweep through the enemy units. The same applies to the Da Vinci Tank, Lady Red Jade, and Blackbeard, albeit they can create much larger ones.