Cataclismo

Cataclismo is a real-time strategy game about leading humanity’s survivors after the Cataclismo, as a corrupted world and its Horrors threaten what remains. You build fortresses brick by brick, command troops in their defense and lead expeditions to secure resources for construction and military growth. The game includes a single-player narrative campaign, skirmish maps and a replayable challenge mode.

Build your fortresses

Far from the relative safety of the Last City, citadels and outposts hold back the Horrors before they can reach humanity’s heart. You design defenses across multiple biomes, adapting them to the terrain and the coming night’s attack. Natural chokepoints, high ground and local resources all shape your plans.

The modular building system lets you construct one piece at a time, use your own blueprints or build from community-shared designs. Structures can open access to otherwise unreachable parts of a map, block the Horrors and give troops safe vantage points. You can build quickly and cheaply with wood, or establish quarries and use more durable stone. Structural integrity and load-bearing columns matter: falling pieces can kill enemies and allies alike, and may let you crush groups of Horrors.

As your needs grow, you can expand your fortress and secure resources to sustain your defenses. Place structures to improve routes from resource deposits to warehouses, and use rooftops to make the most of limited space.

Defend against the Horrors

The Horrors may test your defenses during the day, but they attack in full force at night. You spend daylight exploring and developing your fortress, then position your troops before sunset. As new Horrors emerge, you command soldiers such as bowmen and cannoneers, shifting them to meet changing threats.

You can lure enemies into chokepoints lined with traps, attack with fire arrows and pots of poison, and position troops to use their special traits and abilities as they upgrade. High ground helps them perform at their best, while tiered fortifications can create successive lines of defense. Vital structures support the fight: resource-gathering outposts, recruitment centers and citizen housing contribute to your forces. If the walls fail, homes can serve as another defensive layer; protecting the citadel is essential.

Campaign and challenges

Cataclismo includes a single-player narrative campaign, a skirmish mode with hand-crafted maps and a challenge mode with procedurally generated maps. In challenge mode, you face increasingly dangerous waves of Horrors. A map editor lets you create and share skirmish maps, while the construction system lets you create and share blueprints for other players to use in their defenses.