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Skyland

In this gorgeous FTL-inspired tactical RTS, you and your crew must take command of a flying castle, and defend it from sky pirates while fighting enemies of increasing difficulty. Originally developed for Gameboy Advance, now available on Steam!

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About the Game

Originally developed in a few weeks for a game jam, Skyland is the result of one solo developer's years-long attempt to create a gameboy advance game. In this gorgeous FTL-inspired tactical RTS, you and your crew must take command of a flying castle, and defend it from sky pirates while fighting enemies of increasing difficulty.

Once only available as a GBA rom, Skyland is now on steam as a free download for Windows!

Key features:
* Complex strategic gameplay - Construct additions to your castle, build new weapons and defenses, give orders to your crew, chose weapon targets.
* Play at your own pace - Pause the game at any time to consider new strategies. You may also speed up, slow down, and even rewind levels!
* Randomized encounters - Encounters occur unexpectedly, and many enemy castle layouts are procedurally generated. No two playthroughs will be exactly alike!