Lost Sweeper

Lost Sweeper was one of those games you'd find in the later days of Flash, a simple strategy title that didn't ask for much time but still required some thought. It appeared around 2008, a product of the now-defunct Armor Games, and it fit right in with the site's collection of straightforward, tactical diversions.

You control a squad of soldiers, moving them across a grid-based map with a click. Each turn, you plot a path for a unit, and they'll walk that route, automatically firing at any enemy that steps into their line of sight. The core objective is to eliminate all opposing forces on the map. You manage ammunition and positioning, often setting up overlapping fields of fire or using one soldier as bait. The pace is deliberate, almost methodical, and a single misstep can lead to a quick defeat. It feels like solving a quiet, violent puzzle where every move has to count.