Fantasy Turn-based Tactics With Skirmish Combat and Highly Customizable Squads
Indie developer Gemelli Games has announced that Skygard Arena, the turn-based tactics game with skirmish combat and highly customizable champions, is out today in its 1.0 version at a full price of 14.99 USD and with a 35% discount (9.74 USD) during the first 2 weeks. This launch comes after 10 months in Early Access polishing the game along with the community. This version includes the new Champion Seraphine, a new Arena for multiplayer mode, Steam achievements and more.
“We are super excited to officially launch Skygard Arena with the release of the 1.0 version! Developing such a game, with a full single-player campaign and an innovative PvP mode, has required years of hard work and iteration, so we are very proud of the 1.0 version of the game. We want to thank each player who tried Skygard Arena during Early Access and provided feedback: it has been instrumental in improving the game. We are looking forward to welcoming players to the world of Skygard and meeting them in the Arena!” – Alexandre Colin (Co-Founder and CEO at Gemelli Games)
In Skygard Arena, players build their dream team by picking 3 Champions and personalizing their spells to fit their strategy. They lead their squad to victory in turn-based skirmishes where movement and positioning play a key role, as Champions have to capture objectives in the Arena and collect orbs to execute spectacular ultimate attacks. The game has text available in English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and German.
Main features
- Full single-player campaign with 13 handcrafted missions and 26 secondary quests. With large-scale battles, skirmishes to capture objectives, infiltration missions, base-defense challenges and boss fights, you will be challenged as you progress through the story.
- Multiplayer Arena mode with 1v1 PvP matches lasting 20 minutes on average. Play Ranked mode to climb the global leaderboard or enjoy Casual matches with friends.
- A roster of 10 unique Champions, each coming with 2 different Personas (a specific gameplay style with its own set of spells and its own skin).
- 80 Relics that grant game-changing passive effects and reinforce synergies between Champions.
- Over 500,000 different team compositions.
- A modular AI inspired by chess engines like Stockfish. When playing Arena matches against the AI, players can choose between 4 difficulty levels. These difficulty levels do not change the number of enemies nor their stats: similar to chess engines, they only change the quality of the moves played by the AI! Prepare to face mind-blowing combos.
- Epic 90-minute soundtrack composed by Raphael Joffres (Audio Lead on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33).
What’s New in 1.0
- New playable Champion (Seraphine) with 2 Personas: Angel and Avenger.
- New Arena for multiplayer mode: Seraphine’s Throne Room.
- 8 new Relics (items with unique passive effects that reshape the gameplay of a Champion).
- Steam achievements.
- New opening cinematic.
The World of Skygard
Since the Shattering broke the world of Skygard into multiple islands floating in the sky, five factions have been struggling for survival. Katia, bold Elves and Dwarves who united to build a flying city. The Crimson Empire and their relentless thirst for conquest. The Clouds Clan, an alliance of free nomad tribes. The peaceful Guardians, protectors of ancient magic. The zealots of the Silver Kingdom blinded by their faith in their angel queen. To prevent open war between them, the Factions Tournament was created: every 5 years each one sends their best Champions to fight in the Arena and win the right to exploit the immense crystal mine of Felden. This year, an additional reward is at stake: an ancient crown, radiating magic and whispering voices from the past….
About Gemelli Games
The studio was founded in Paris by twin brothers Antoine & Alexandre Colin with the mission to create strategy games that are easy to learn and satisfying to master. They have a community-centric development process, listening to player feedback through regular playtests and data analytics. Skygard Arena is their first game and also the consolidation of the studio’s vision.
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