About Ancient Beast

Ancient Beast is a free, open-source turn-based strategy game by Freezing Moon and its community. Two Dark Priests face each other on a hex grid and summon creatures to fight for them: each creature has its own stats and four unique abilities, and the first side to defeat the other Dark Priest wins.

The game is set in a dystopian future split into seven factions based on the seven deadly sins, with beasts ranging from a gunslinging Bounty Hunter to a living lava creature. It is designed to be easy to learn and hard to master, with no luck involved. Play 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 against bots or with friends on the same device, and tune the rules: plasma points, active units, turn time and more.

How to play

Choose the game mode and rules, then press Start. Seats you do not take are played by bots.

Use your Dark Priest to summon a creature with plasma points.

Move creatures over the hex grid and use their abilities on enemies.

Defeat the opposing Dark Priest to win.

Controls

Mouse / touch: select creatures, hexes and abilities

Q, W, E, R: the active creature's four abilities

Hourglass button on the right: skip the turn

Tips

Check each creature's abilities before summoning: every unit plays very differently.

Keep your Dark Priest out of reach; losing it loses the game.

Unit Drops and Ability Upgrades in the setup screen change the pace of a match.

Online matches are not part of this copy; play against bots or with a friend on one device.

Devices

Plays on computers; works on phones and tablets with some limits.

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