Shards of the Realm

Create your own story — manage your party and fortress, explore, craft, forge alliances or become the enemy they fear.

Shards of the Realm is a complex old-school Strategy/Tactical RPG, inspired by the classic X-Com series. It features a living open world and a wide range of deeply interconnected mechanics across both tactical and strategic layers, with over 50 hours of gameplay.

Develop your stronghold, manage workers, trade, build — everything demands smart strategic planning. On the battlefield, a flexible class system, multiclassing, skill synergies, and destructible environments allow for a wide variety of tactical approaches. A deep research and crafting system lets you prepare your squad for any challenge the world throws at you.

Tactical combat — physics, positioning, destruction

No dice rolls or abstractions — real projectiles and physical collisions drive the combat. Positioning, cover, and interaction between units are crucial.

• No grid and no fixed number of actions — action points are your only limit. Spend them however you want.
• Anything can be used as cover: terrain, trees, even allies or enemies.
• Directional armor zones (front, flanks, rear) reward clever flanking and ambushes.
• The environment is destructible — blow up cover or open new paths.

Friendly fire is enabled — even melee attacks can harm allies if you're reckless.

Build your team — no templates, just your tactics