Battlements

Battlements is a real-time castle defense game set during the Golden Age of Piracy. Privateers, freebooters and rival crowns threaten your stretch of coast and its treasure. Each round follows three phases: build walls during a timed window, place cannons within the enclosed land, then survive the incoming wave. Enemies return in increasingly dangerous forms after each round you survive.

Build and defend

Race the clock to enclose land with walls; each enclosed cell can hold a cannon. You aim and fire every cannon by hand, with no auto-targeting or upgrades that play for you. After an assault, repair damaged walls, reinforce the areas the enemy targeted and prepare for the next wave.

The pirate campaign

The campaign spans multiple hand-painted theaters, each with its own coastline, wave patterns and enemy fleet. Ships include sloops, galleons and other classes, each of which fights differently; later-stage enemies do not play fair. You earn doubloons between battles to unlock cards, cannons and tactical options.

Cards and tactics

A growing deck offers one-use tricks, including powerful shots, defensive buffs and debuffs that slow the fleet. You can mix and match cards between rounds to suit the map, the enemy and your playstyle.

Head-to-head multiplayer

Two players fight over the same coastline, each with a castle, until only one survives. Asymmetric maps and shared decks keep the matches fast-paced.