Empires of Arkeia puts you in the role of the general in charge of securing a small part of the world of Arkeia, consisting of eight islands, facing threats ranging from bandits and pirates to orcs, undead abominations and even old allies who changed sides once a powerful enemy has made his intentions clear. The battles themselves are a mix of tower defense and offense, the purpose being to destroy the enemy base and then clear all remaining enemy units before the enemy can do the same to you.

While you can have no more than six unit types active for each battle, you can freely select those out of the 22 types that get unlocked as you advance through the campaign. The game also features nearly 60 enemy unit types, full information about each of them becoming available in the library as soon as you win the first battle in which they appear, and 28 skills, each with multiple levels, which can be trained in the academy in exchange for the experience earned as a result of winning battles, with bonus experience being awarded according to the condition of your base at the end of the battle and the amount of time needed to wipe out the enemy.

Once you complete the campaign the first time, the legendary mode becomes unlocked. In this mode, all friendly unit types are unlocked from the beginning, all skills can be trained to higher levels and you get more experience for each victory, but the enemies will also bring significantly more units to the battlefield.

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