Rising Moonshade

Rising Moonshade is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. You lead a squad through changing missions, gather resources, forge equipment and develop tactical archetypes as you try to survive and grow. Resource management and combat shape your effort to withstand the Demon Lord’s assault.

Squad tactics

You can build your strategy around several tactical approaches:

• Sustained Attrition: Use clerics and heavily armored tanks to heal and defend while draining enemy morale and resources, then strike when the opposition falters.
• Mage Burst: Let your frontline absorb attacks while your backline mages build power, then release their stored energy in a single strike to clear the battlefield.
• Ranged Suppression: Use melee or ranged area attacks to trigger covering fire from backline marksmen, forming a kill zone that can dismantle enemy forces early in an engagement.
• Positioning: Use battlefield positioning, knockback, poison darts and other skills to disrupt enemy formations and create openings for your squad.

Weapons and forging

The game has nine weapon categories: daggers, spears, one-handed swords, two-handed swords, one-handed axes, two-handed axes, bows, wands and scepters. Each category has its own tactical value and dedicated forging progression path. Epic- and ultimate-tier weapons have exclusive effects.

Randomized progression

Mission rewards and character progression involve light randomization. You might unlock core skills quickly but struggle to find a suitable weapon, or obtain a legendary weapon before gaining the power to master it. You need to adapt your strategy as these outcomes unfold.

Combat systems

Zone of Control (ZOC), morale, buffs and debuffs all factor into combat. These mechanics can challenge you as well as help you outwit and overpower your enemies.