Archon Classic

Archon Classic is a strategy game inspired by chess, where you command teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in a struggle between Light and Dark. You maneuver pieces across a board, but when one challenges another, both enter a real-time combat arena. The victor claims the challenged piece’s square.

Board and combat

You can win by defeating every opposing piece or by claiming all the Power Squares for a quick victory. The game has three boards, described as modes, and supports up to four players. You can play Free-For-All, with every player fighting for themselves, or Teams, where players can gang up on an opponent’s pieces in 2-versus-1 battles.

Pieces have primary and secondary abilities, and you can use various spells. There are 18 pieces per team, plus others you can summon. Pieces gain experience and level up as they play.

Conquest campaign

The one-player campaign, Conquest, contains four campaigns with over 60 quests and offers over 16 hours of gameplay. The game also tracks statistics for each game and includes achievements and leaderboards.

Opponents and options

Four AI settings and three AI personalities provide different opponents. You can choose between modern and classic icons.