Ubisoft is making the first singleplayer Rainbow Six in 19 years, and it's a tactics game in the style of XCOM
Rainbow Six Tactics is led by Mario + Rabbids co-dev Ubisoft Paris.
Ubisoft has unveiled Rainbow Six Tactics, an XCOM-inspired tactics game set to debut in 2027. This marks the first singleplayer Rainbow Six title in 19 years, featuring characters from both Rainbow Six Siege and the Vegas series. The narrative follows the rebuilding of Rainbow after the events of Siege Year 10, with a playable roster of 15 operators selected from the competitive FPS.
The game will have no in-game store or live-service elements, focusing solely on player-owned missions. Players will deploy operators on counter-terrorism missions from headquarters, with an emphasis on attacking fortified terrorists. The game will include dozens of handcrafted maps from around the globe, featuring some randomized elements like enemy and objective locations.
Each mission begins with a real-time recon phase, similar to Siege, followed by a simultaneous infiltration phase and turn-based combat. Players will control Rainbow from headquarters, with unique abilities for each operator, such as long-range shots, free movement between sightlines, and wall-breaking capabilities. The game's main character is Paul Bishop, the protagonist of the Rainbow Six Vegas games, and the story will be told through cutscenes between missions.
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