Skyward Collapse
Arcen Games · 2013 · Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Turn-Based, God Game
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About Skyward Collapse
You play as The Creator, building and balancing a floating continent where Greek and Norse gods wage war against each other, bandits, and mythological catastrophes—without being able to directly control them. This turn-based strategy god-game stands out for its focus on indirect manipulation, where your godly powers and artifact placement drive faction conflicts that you must carefully orchestrate to keep both sides alive and fighting.
Your task is to build and populate the floating continent of Luminith. You create -- but cannot control -- gods, creatures, and artifacts from both Greek and Norse mythology. The power you wield with these is immense: Heimdall's horn causes everyone outdoors to drop dead, for crying out loud. Your task is to keep both factions alive and fighting until The Master calls you home -- but this is harder than it sounds. Bandit Keeps pop up periodically, as do Woes such as floods, serial killers, guild strikes, and vegetarian uprisings. Every game plays out differently, and you'll need even the craziest of your powers in order to survive what lies in store for you.
Game Features
- A turn-based strategic god-game where you control neither faction, but instead strive to maintain the balance of power.
- Make towns and war as the boardgame-like floating continent continues to construct itself around you.
- Persuade your minions into doing what you want by controlling the circumstances of their (brief) lives.
- 16 gods, each with unique passive abilities and three active powers, help you further your goals as you pass into the Age of Monsters.
- Level up your player profile by winning games. Twelve unlockable buildings in all!
- Straightforward controls paired with an intuitive and helpful interface make this an easy title to pick up... but the strategy runs deep.
- Multiple difficulty levels let you play a very relaxed game up to a nail-bitingly difficult one. There's no one best way to win!
- Co-op multiplayer for up to 8 players.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A real hidden gem of a city builder/auto battler, really doesn't fit into any one genre.1 found this helpful
I really liked this game1 found this helpful
Not the best.
Skyward Collapse, developed and published by Arcen Games, is a strategy title that subverts nearly every expectation players bring to the genre. Instead of taking control of one side in a conflict and pushing for victory, you are placed in the unusual position of maintaining balance between two warring civilizations. The premise is both godlike and paradoxical—you are an omnipotent overseer whose success depends on chaos remaining in check, not on domination or conquest. It is a concept that instantly distinguishes Skyward Collapse from traditional empire-builders, and it gives the game a cerebral, almost philosophical quality. You are less a ruler than a cosmic mediator, struggling to maintain equilibrium in a world that constantly threatens to spiral into destruction. The structure of Skyward Collapse revolves around alternating turns between two factions, the Greeks and the Norse, each of which grows, fights, and suffers under your watchful eye. Every round, you use a limited number of action points to build structures, produce units, or summon mythological beings that can alter the course of battle. Once your turn is over, the world comes alive: the AI takes over both civiliza…
I thought it was alright.
It has a cool concept but suffers from tedious gameplay, poor execution, and repetition.
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