Developer False Prophet's new tactical RPG Beast joins a growing list of PC games that follow modern XCOM titles, while also charting its own path to offer players something unique. Though Beast borrows the behind-the-scenes RNG, gridless movement, and turn-based gameplay of the XCOM series, it also incorporates the titular Beast mechanic to significantly transform how players approach its tactical combat during missions. The choices players make, including whether to embrace the Beast within the main character Anton, can have a significant bearing on gameplay, including how the players' companions and other NPCs react to them.