Ancient Islands

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Ancient Islands

Short description

Tower-defense mixed with economy elements. It features complex skill trees, resource trading, building your own village, and setting individual tactics for each tower. Can you defend what you've built from hordes of enemies? Visit Ancient Islands and test your tactical sense!

Developer
Avernus Software, Art Games Studio S.A.
Publisher
Art Games Studio S.A.
Release
Wed, Oct 26, 2022
Price
$8.99
Reviews
28
Positive
89%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Strategy
Tags
Difficult Colorful Tower Defense Strategy 2D Building Real Time Tactics Singleplayer Base-Building Resource Management Tactical Indie Clicker Isometric Management Economy Magic Fantasy Cartoon RTS
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$11ksomewhere between $5k and $1.8m · roughly 560–200K copies

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History

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