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What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Excellent game! It's pretty much the same game as Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos, but instead of playing the evil guys, you can play the good guys, or a mixture if you choose. There are 30 different characters to choose from to make your adventuring party of 6. Lots of variety…”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played“Bought this on sale for $4. I live in california and $4 won't get you down the street. That being said, this is possibly, (arguably) the best $4 I've spent. I wouldn't be mad or disappointed if I paid $10-15. Thats it's price range. It's a fun game thats turn based, lots of…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“this game isn't bad but does feel very bland. i don't like how you can not place your units before a fight because my melee keep getting stuck behind me ranged units. some of the characters you can use are creative and the levels are good enough. i just can't recommend this over…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Patch 1.5 Released.
Patch 1.5 Released - Several minor bugs fixed. - Added ability to choose a team size from 1 to 6 when starting a new campaign. - Improved texture quality of several characters such as the Tree Giant.
BETA Invite for our next Game!
Hi everyone, We're starting the BETA for our next tactical RPG! It's called Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North and is built on the Demon's Rise engine but with loads of improvements and much b
1.4.2 Patch Details
- Fixed a bug that crept in last patch that prevented the game from running.
1.4.1 Patch Details
- Fixed the bug where navigation was not working correctly in the tutorial levels. - Redid lighting and light mapping with updated engine for a better and more realistic look.
1.4 Patch Notes
This update brings some major improvements to the vendor and also fixes a long running bug with the end turn button disappearing. There are also some changes to prevent odd navigation behaviour report
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Violent, Gore, Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Strategy · Indie · Violent · Gore · Action · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Magic · Swordplay (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://www.wavelightgames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows® 7 & Later, 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U or AMD A4-5000 APU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Video Memory DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card