Solheim

Solheim is a tower defence game with roguelite runs. You ride the Ark, a moving vessel carrying the last sacred flame, through a corrupted world, building towers on its deck and recruiting petrified heroes to fight alongside you. Your mission is to carry the flame across deadly biomes and restore it to the Pyreveil, the divine tree that once kept the darkness at bay.

The journey

The ancient consciousness of the land, the Morrith, has reclaimed Solheim. Forests turn into predators and the ground spawns horrors. Each biome takes you deeper into her territory, where a colossal boss awaits. The game describes five biomes in all.

You play as an Ember, an apprentice carrying the last flame on a journey never meant for them. Every Flamekindred swore, “While my flame still burns, the darkness shall not pass.” The highest rank fell to corruption, and its warriors were turned to stone.

Build on the Ark

The Ark follows a fixed path through the biomes, and you place towers directly on its deck. Where you position each tower determines what it can cover: towers on the right cannot help when enemies attack from the left. You build and adapt your defences as enemies swarm the moving Ark.

There are seven tower types, each available in five rarities. Cheap towers can help you through the early game; you can sell them and rebuild with Rare, Epic or Legendary versions, whose power increases dramatically with each rarity. Managing your economy matters as much as placing towers.

Heroes and progression

You can free legendary warriors who were petrified when civilization fell, using the Ark’s sacred flame. Each hero joins your crew with unique abilities. Between runs, you return to camp to talk with your heroes and hear their stories, learn about the world before its fall, and meet Aldric, a mysterious old man who knows much about the ancient past. The story unfolds through dialogue and quiet moments rather than cutscenes.

Events reward you with blueprints, gold and augments. Blueprints let you choose which tower to craft, while augments stack without limit and shape your build from run to run. The game includes six event types per biome, and each run offers different choices and rewards.

Runs and content

The game’s Early Access launch includes two complete biomes, seven tower types, five recruitable heroes, six event types per biome, boss encounters, full roguelite progression and a narrative that unfolds across runs.