Island War

A naval strategy game set on broken islands

Island War is an online naval strategy game set in a world where a single continent has split into scattered islands across an ocean. You play a captain who can sail out as a raider or hold your own island as a fortified base. The developer describes it as a game for players who want strategy against large numbers of other people, and the store rates it Everyone 10+.

Each player's position shifts between hunter and target, so the same island that attacks one day may be raided the next.

Raiding other islands for resources

You send your fleet to attack weaker islands and take what they hold. The listing says the resources you seize are used to upgrade your own island, so raids feed the base-building side of the game. The developer also says the largest rewards are on the next expedition, which gives raiding a reason to keep going back out to sea.

Upgrading and fortifying your island

Resources taken from raids and other sources go into upgrading your island. The developer says you can build it up into a fortress that is hard to break into, and that a well-placed fortification can still be overwhelmed with the right tactics. Defense is therefore a choice you make about layout and upgrades, not a fixed level you reach once.

Recruiting wizards, archers and dragons

Exploring unknown waters is how you find new troops. The listing names wizards, archers, sea monsters and ancient dragons, along with other unit types, and says you bring them under your command to fight for you. Each troop type gives you a different way to approach a raid or a defense.

Clans, cooperative tasks and online play

You can gather clan mates from around the world and work with other captains on cooperative tasks, with the aim of becoming a major naval power. Because the game is online, the developer says it needs a stable network connection for normal gameplay. Clan play and shared tasks depend on that connection being in place.