This game offers a wide variety of gameplay options, including numerous campaigns, skirmishes, and multiplayer battles, catering to different playing preferences. It emphasizes a pure strategic experience without any pay-to-win elements, as the in-app purchases are solely for donations, ensuring a fair and balanced gameplay environment for all players.
The game features a retro 16-bit style that prioritizes gameplay over flashy visuals or animations. Players can engage in over 500 campaign maps, which include historical battles like the Battle of Troy, along with more than 140 skirmish maps for solo battles. With a vast selection of over 350 units and buildings, as well as 120 technologies to research and develop, there is plenty of strategic depth to explore. The reward system encourages players to perform well in each map by earning stars and gems, which can then be used to unlock new units or buildings, enhancing the gameplay experience.
Players can utilize spell upgrades to make difficult maps easier, with spells that can be purchased using gems, adding an extra layer of strategy. The game supports battles against AI on skirmish maps, as well as multiplayer battles against real players worldwide. Additionally, there is a map editor (currently in beta) for players to design their own maps, fostering creativity. The game also includes an achievement system, a friend list to connect with other players, and an upgrade section featuring hundreds of new units, technologies, and buildings all unlockable with gems, including some fun and unique units.
The developers are open to community suggestions, especially for new and unique units like historical heroes, which are easy to implement. They encourage players to join the forums to share ideas or request new content. Players are asked to be patient with the game's development process and to provide feedback on gameplay, units, graphics, and more. Those interested in contributing creatively, such as with graphics or translations, are invited to contact the developer via email or forums. To start playing, players simply select a map, enjoy the game, and are encouraged to send suggestions to help improve the experience. Overall, the game invites fun, strategic gameplay and active community participation.