Rayless
Alternative fantasy world of Middle Ages. For hundreds of years humans and creatures had barely coexisted until strange highly contagious rage-inducing virus transformed creatures into bloodthirsty monsters. Most of humanity was wiped out. You are the leader of a small human settlement chosen to turn the tide of war around.
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January 25, 2017
9 years and 190 days ago
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Mixed15 reviews66.7%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Rayless is tactical turn-based RPG where you need to expand your lands in medieval war between human race and monsters.
-Story -
Alternative fantasy world of Middle Ages. For hundreds of years humans and creatures had barely coexisted until strange highly contagious rage-inducing virus transformed creatures into bloodthirsty monsters. Most of humanity was wiped out.
You are the leader of a small human settlement chosen to turn the tide of war around. You develop your town and send out squad to retrieve lost territories.
- Gameplay -
• Customize abilities of up to 5 recruited characters with hundreds of unique items to move around the map, obtain recourses and engage in combat.
• Experiment with different fighting strategies and sets of items considering weaknesses and strengths of monsters and their habitats.
• Upgrade your characters gaining experience in fights.
• Enjoy unique missions! On every one of three areas: deserts, woodland or caves there are different species of monsters spawned depending on sounds, resources, weather, time of day and lighting.
• Develop your settlement in accordance with chosen strategy -build a workshop, construct a training area for your warriors, increase the storage capacity of storehouse and grow medicinal or poison plants.
• Learn about crafting your own items in workshop.
• Trace your characters’ morale level. It affects fighting skills.
• Hone your own unique fighting strategy proving preponderance of human mind over mosters’ physical force.
-Story -
Alternative fantasy world of Middle Ages. For hundreds of years humans and creatures had barely coexisted until strange highly contagious rage-inducing virus transformed creatures into bloodthirsty monsters. Most of humanity was wiped out.
You are the leader of a small human settlement chosen to turn the tide of war around. You develop your town and send out squad to retrieve lost territories.
- Gameplay -
• Customize abilities of up to 5 recruited characters with hundreds of unique items to move around the map, obtain recourses and engage in combat.
• Experiment with different fighting strategies and sets of items considering weaknesses and strengths of monsters and their habitats.
• Upgrade your characters gaining experience in fights.
• Enjoy unique missions! On every one of three areas: deserts, woodland or caves there are different species of monsters spawned depending on sounds, resources, weather, time of day and lighting.
• Develop your settlement in accordance with chosen strategy -build a workshop, construct a training area for your warriors, increase the storage capacity of storehouse and grow medicinal or poison plants.
• Learn about crafting your own items in workshop.
• Trace your characters’ morale level. It affects fighting skills.
• Hone your own unique fighting strategy proving preponderance of human mind over mosters’ physical force.
