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Grand Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy
4X
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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
The Secret Games Company, Goblinz Publishing, IndieArk
· 2022
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
951 pts
Completion rate: 2.3%
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At the dawn of history, Bronze Age kings built the first empires. Strategize their rise to power in a uniquely streamlined 4X. Expand your borders, build cities in tactical locations then raise armies to defend them. Each turn, you receive opportunities but must choose only one, complete the objective to earn the reward. Random victory conditions make every game different; custom victory conditions support different styles of play.
Learn more in our PDF manual! Download it via a button on the right side of this page.
DISTILLED DESIGN
- Focus on strategy over tactics, we’ve stripped the busywork out of 4X gameplay.
- Combat abstracted into an innovative Power system, you only move armies and fleets.
HISTORICAL MAPS
- 8 handmade maps charting Bronze Ages around the world.
- 52 empires to play, traits give each a unique set of challenges.
SINGLEPLAYER
- Learn how to play in a short story campaign about explorer, Gertrude Bell.
- Climb the difficulty ladder against our data-driven AI, which doesn't cheat to compete.
MULTIPLAYER
- Players take their turns simultaneously so there’s no waiting around.
- Play well to earn Treasure in ‘live’ (short turn timers) or ‘asynchronous’ (long game timers).
Learn more in our PDF manual! Download it via a button on the right side of this page.
Achievements·52
Babylonians on Fertile Crescent
Win as Babylonians on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher
14.9% · 3.9 pts
14.9% · 3.9 pts
Assyrians on Fertile Crescent
Win as Assyrians on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher
14.6% · 4 pts
14.6% · 4 pts
Harappans on Indus Valley
Win as Harappans on Indus Valley at Scholar difficulty or higher
13.6% · 4.2 pts
13.6% · 4.2 pts
Polynesians on Asia
Win as Polynesians on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
11.8% · 4.7 pts
11.8% · 4.7 pts
Athens on Greece
Win as Athens on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
11.3% · 4.9 pts
11.3% · 4.9 pts
Egyptians on Near East
Win as Egyptians on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
10.8% · 5.1 pts
10.8% · 5.1 pts
Carthaginians on Mediterranean
Win as Carthaginians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
10.5% · 5.2 pts
10.5% · 5.2 pts
Oxus on Asia
Win as Oxus on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
10.2% · 5.3 pts
10.2% · 5.3 pts
Videha on Ganges Plain
Win as Videha on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher
9.8% · 5.5 pts
9.8% · 5.5 pts
Elamites on Fertile Crescent
Win as Elamites on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher
9.3% · 5.7 pts
9.3% · 5.7 pts
Mycenaeans on Near East
Win as Mycenaeans on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
8.3% · 6.3 pts
8.3% · 6.3 pts
Song on China
Win as Song on China at Scholar difficulty or higher
8.1% · 6.4 pts
8.1% · 6.4 pts
Gojoseon on Asia
Win as Gojoseon on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
7.2% · 7 pts
7.2% · 7 pts
Hittites on Fertile Crescent
Win as Hittites on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher
6.4% · 7.7 pts
6.4% · 7.7 pts
Zhou on Asia
Win as Zhou on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
6.2% · 7.9 pts
6.2% · 7.9 pts
Kuru on Ganges Plain
Win as Kuru on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher
6% · 8.1 pts
6% · 8.1 pts
Babylonians on Mediterranean
Win as Babylonians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.9% · 8.2 pts
5.9% · 8.2 pts
Celts on Mediterranean
Win as Celts on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.8% · 8.4 pts
5.8% · 8.4 pts
Kosala on Ganges Plain
Win as Kosala on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.7% · 8.5 pts
5.7% · 8.5 pts
Harappans on Asia
Win as Harappans on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.3% · 9 pts
5.3% · 9 pts
Jin on China
Win as Jin on China at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.3% · 9 pts
5.3% · 9 pts
Egyptians on Mediterranean
Win as Egyptians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.1% · 9.3 pts
5.1% · 9.3 pts
Kuru on Asia
Win as Kuru on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
5.1% · 9.3 pts
5.1% · 9.3 pts
Canaanites on Fertile Crescent
Win as Canaanites on Fertile Crescent at Scholar difficulty or higher
5% · 9.4 pts
5% · 9.4 pts
Chu on China
Win as Chu on China at Scholar difficulty or higher
5% · 9.4 pts
5% · 9.4 pts
Iolcos on Greece
Win as Iolcos on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
5% · 9.4 pts
5% · 9.4 pts
Pancala on Ganges Plain
Win as Pancala on Ganges Plain at Scholar difficulty or higher
5% · 9.4 pts
5% · 9.4 pts
Zhou on China
Win as Zhou on China at Scholar difficulty or higher
5% · 9.4 pts
5% · 9.4 pts
Assyrians on Near East
Win as Assyrians on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.9% · 9.6 pts
4.9% · 9.6 pts
Wu on China
Win as Wu on China at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.9% · 9.6 pts
4.9% · 9.6 pts
Mycenaeans on Greece
Win as Mycenaeans on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.6% · 10.1 pts
4.6% · 10.1 pts
Qi on China
Win as Qi on China at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.6% · 10.1 pts
4.6% · 10.1 pts
Sparta on Greece
Win as Sparta on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.5% · 10.2 pts
4.5% · 10.2 pts
Mitanni on Near East
Win as Mitanni on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.4% · 10.4 pts
4.4% · 10.4 pts
Pylos on Greece
Win as Pylos on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.4% · 10.4 pts
4.4% · 10.4 pts
Hittites on Near East
Win as Hittites on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.3% · 10.6 pts
4.3% · 10.6 pts
Dong Son on Asia
Win as Dong Son on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.1% · 11 pts
4.1% · 11 pts
Elamites on Near East
Win as Elamites on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.1% · 11 pts
4.1% · 11 pts
Mohenjo-Dara on Indus Valley
Win as Mohenjo-Dara on Indus Valley at Scholar difficulty or higher
4.1% · 11 pts
4.1% · 11 pts
Dholavira on Indus Valley
Win as Dholavira on Indus Valley at Scholar difficulty or higher
4% · 11.3 pts
4% · 11.3 pts
Gauls on Mediterranean
Win as Gauls on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
4% · 11.3 pts
4% · 11.3 pts
Ban Chiang on Asia
Win as Ban Chiang on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.9% · 11.5 pts
3.9% · 11.5 pts
Orchomenos on Greece
Win as Orchomenos on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.9% · 11.5 pts
3.9% · 11.5 pts
Mycenaeans on Mediterranean
Win as Mycenaeans on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.8% · 11.7 pts
3.8% · 11.7 pts
Hittites on Mediterranean
Win as Hittites on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.7% · 12 pts
3.7% · 12 pts
Babylonians on Near East
Win as Babylonians on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.6% · 12.2 pts
3.6% · 12.2 pts
Cimmerians on Mediterranean
Win as Cimmerians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.6% · 12.2 pts
3.6% · 12.2 pts
Huns on Asia
Win as Huns on Asia at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.6% · 12.2 pts
3.6% · 12.2 pts
Britons on Mediterranean
Win as Britons on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.5% · 12.5 pts
3.5% · 12.5 pts
Scythians on Mediterranean
Win as Scythians on Mediterranean at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.5% · 12.5 pts
3.5% · 12.5 pts
Thebes on Greece
Win as Thebes on Greece at Scholar difficulty or higher
3.5% · 12.5 pts
3.5% · 12.5 pts
Canaanites on Near East
Win as Canaanites on Near East at Scholar difficulty or higher
2.3% · 17.5 pts
2.3% · 17.5 pts
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