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Clever Plays Studio is Thrilled to Announce Our New Game: Happy Bastards!

[h2]Clever Plays Studio is Thrilled to Announce Our New Game: Happy Bastards![/h2]

Gear up and get ready for a wild ride through a world where chaos reigns supreme and only the unruliest survive. We are beyond excited to introduce you to Happy Bastards, our newly revealed open-world tactical RPG with turn-based combat. Assemble your squad of mercenaries, each more unpredictable and audacious than the last, to explore, fight, and loot your way to fame and fortune! Who needs XP when you’re famous?



In Happy Bastards, you call the shots. Lead your team of raucous rogues as they get their hands dirty doing the jobs no one else would dare. Who needs XP when you’re famous?


[h2]Key Features: [/h2]

Fame is the Name of the Game
Why risk lifting a sword when your disposable mercs can do all the dirty work? Just rely on your silver tongue and shamelessness to build your claim to fame, one flashy act at a time.

Tend to Your Unruly Bastards
These ruthless warriors are as dumb as a bag of rocks. Be prepared to babysit in and out of combat as your bastards argue, cause mischief, and speak their minds. Who said being the boss would be easy?

Be Hands-On at Arm's Length
Shout commands from a safe distance while your bastards execute each of your combat tactics. Whether ordering a perfectly-timed tag-team ability or sacrificing a human meat shield, you make the call--but never take the fall.

All the Scheming, None of the Guilt
Lead a morally-bankrupt campaign across a parody-filled fantasy world. Every town, hero, and monster faction can be turned ally or foe, so choose wisely because you'll have to live--and your bastards likely die--with the consequences.


We’re truly excited for all that is coming on this Happy Bastards’ journey and hope that you will join this merry band of devs on our quest to make a fantastic game for you!

This doesn't mean we're closing the door completely on additional Operation:Tango content, but the team is excited to explore a new genre and gameplay style with Happy Bastards!

Please Wishlist the Game on Steam.
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CleverPlays
Join the Discord: Discord.gg/CleverPlays



Thank you,

LizMac and the Clever Plays Team

Operation:Tango Turns THREE!

📢 Attention Agents! Operation:Tango 3-Year Anniversary Celebration! 🎉

We are thrilled to celebrate the 3-year anniversary of Operation:Tango!
It has been an incredible journey, and we couldn't have done it without your support and enthusiasm for our game. As a token of our appreciation, we're excited to announce some special treats and events for you, our amazing community!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of the Operation:Tango family. Your passion, feedback, and community have made this journey truly special.

💙 Thank You for Your Support! 🧡

🎮 Anniversary Sale: 55% OFF!

To celebrate this milestone, we're offering 55% OFF on Operation:Tango here on Steam (and PlayStation!) If you haven't played Operation:Tango yet, or just have the demo, now is the perfect time to dive in. And for our veteran agents, it's a great opportunity to gift the game to friends and recruit new teammates! Remember that every copy comes with a free (re-useable!) Friend Pass and is completely crossplay so you can play with any of your friends even if they’re not on Steam

🍿Community Movie Event in Discord

Join us for a special community movie event in our Discord server later today! Let's come together, relax, and enjoy a great film as we celebrate our shared journey. We’ll also be doing some Operation:Tango key giveaways throughout the event!

Event Details:

📅 Date: TODAY!
🕒 Time: 12pm PT/3pm ET
📍 Location: https://Discord.gg/CleverPlays

🚀 What's Next?

Exciting things are on the horizon!

At Clever Plays Studio, our vision has always been to create memorable gaming experiences and explore different genres and styles in a way that inspires creativity and joy within our team and you, the players in our community! We can’t wait to be able to share more with you very soon.

Thank you so much,
~LizMac and the Clever Plays Team

Correction to the Chinese translation

Correction to the Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations for a module of the bomb at the end of mission 6.
修正了任务6结束时炸弹模块的简体中文和繁体中文翻译。
修正了任務6結束時炸彈模組的簡體中文和繁體中文翻譯。

Newsletter fix

Fixed the newsletter button

Operation:Tango at IndieCade!

[h2]Operation:Tango is at IndieCade! [/h2]


To celebrate this year's IndieCade festival, we're placing Operation:Tango on sale for 50% off from now until November 17th!!

Don't worry, even at 50% off the game still comes with a free Friend Pass and is completely crossplay!

As part of IndieCade every year, they also do the IndieCade Awards, we were previous winners and now we're thrilled to have amazing dev friends join the nominees this year. Bird Island Games' "Gerda: A Flame in Winter" and KO_OP's "Goodbye Volcano High" are both nominated and we'll be cheering them on.


Enjoy all the events of IndieCade and be sure to take advantage of this amazing deal on Operation:Tango!