About this game

The bastard child of 4X and Tower defense, with a black humor infused plot, set in a grim, disillusioned world.Empire In Ruins presents a new take at strategy by merging the Tower Defense genre's detailed, recognizable gameplay with elements of Turn-Based Empire Management, in a hybrid never before seen.Conquer, build, defend and lead the grumpy Sgt. Hans Heimer in his own personal vendetta against "the system". FEATURES Plot driven campaign - betrayals, diplomacy and nasty twists Turn based strategy - quell the rebellion, kick back the enemy and restore the law. Empire management - conquer back the provinces, strengthen your command, chose your best governors and grant your military campaign a steady flow of resources Arcade play mode. Because... FIGHT! Tower defense-based combat - fight your battles in a new, advanced tower defense style that winks at advanced real time strategy Dark humor, dark humor everywhere! - Don't smile, it's punishable. In a corrupted little Principality governed by spruced up popinjays, snobby clergymen and power greedy army officers, something just happened. A god forgotten borderland, the Western Marches, just got inflamed with rebellion, cutting every contact with the capital and declaring independence.And in such a critical moment, who to send in order to quell the rebellion if not a grumpy alcoholic sergeant with discipline problems and bad bad temper?Why him? And what is the neighboring kingdom, the Krovans, plotting to do with the Principality of Koth?Empires in Ruins is composed of two main parts. The turn based Main Map, where the campaign develops and you are called to managed the conquered provinces and the Battlefield, where the real time blood flows and you need to kick the enemy in the arse or be the one kicked.Empires in Ruins …

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