Shademarch

Shademarch is an asynchronous PvP autobattler where you draft heroes, skills and items, then pit your build against other players’ teams. Battles play out in real time, with your heroes fighting on their own according to the tactics and targets you set.

Game modes

In The March, you pick four heroes and fight through 12 rounds in one of five dungeons. Two heroes start, and the others join as you progress. You can rest at the workshop and rework what you carry; if your Health holds, you can continue into endless. Deeper dungeons require you to swear vows that add significant challenges. Each dungeon has its own endless ladder.

The Arena starts each run fresh. You draft heroes, skills and items from an even pool, face other players’ Arena teams round after round and climb a rated ladder.

Build your team

There are 21 classes, with archetypes including Paladin, Witchhunter and Dark Priest. Six classes are available at the start; you earn the others by winning dungeons. The game also includes over 300 skills and over 600 upgrades that change how skills play.

Seven item components combine into 28 full items, which you equip on each hero to develop your build. During a run, you draft from 50 boons: team-wide buffs, each of which rewards a different way of building your team.

Asynchronous battles

You can play at your own pace and fight other players’ builds. Real-time battles grow from 2v2 to 4v4 as your heroes fight independently under the tactics and targets you set.

Share your builds

Each finished team becomes a short code that friends can use to fight it in Sparring.