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Island Crusaders

Island Crusaders is a cute yet brutal tactical RTS game. Defend your home against swarms of enemies as your picturesque island gets stained by the blood of your enemies. Unlock new and unique units, strategically place and move them, and defeat the impending army.

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Developer
Keaton Applebaum
Publisher
Applebomb Games
Release
November 12, 2021
4 years and 264 days ago
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Positive26 reviews80.8%

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About the Game


Play through 20 handcrafted levels, spanning 4 differently themed worlds! Unlock 9 unique units, all with different strengths and weaknesses.
This game is cute and stylish, but also brutal and intense. Manage resources, build a formidable army, and defend your island from the oncoming enemies!

Real-Time Tacticts Action

Spawn unique squads of units and move them across the battlefield. Each unit has strengths and weaknesses, so it's up to you to decide how you want to use each one.

Advanced AI

Your soldiers navigate and attack on their own, all you have to do is tell them where to go. This way, you can spend less time worrying about your soldiers, and more time planning and executing your perfect strategy.

Unlock more units

The further you progress in the game, the more units you can use at your disposal. Organically unlock awesome new units without any microtransactions.

Unlock Expert Mode for even more of a challenge -

Expert Mode allows you to replay all 20 levels, but at nighttime with reduced visibility and new, harder enemy spawns. You can also play the Expert Mode levels with all previously unlocked units!

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