The Mystic

The Mystic is a fast-paced, turn-based strategy game set in an original fantasy universe. As a prophet of the first human gods, you lead a war against the High King and his declining empire, defeat his troops, gather followers from the people and seek the gods’ favour. Your campaign is shaped by difficult decisions, political intrigue and old wrongs stirred up by the gods you awaken.

Gods and factions

You awaken five forgotten deities once worshipped by the first humans. Each has advantages, drawbacks and goals of their own, and each commands a faction with special units. You decide whose favour to seek as you pursue your own aims.

• Teneb: The god of knowledge, information and secrets gave humanity the means to record and share wisdom, as well as to conceal it from enemies. His forces include shadows and powerful orators, and his spells obscure and weaken opponents.
• Nergal: The goddess of justice, order and balance commands undead warriors, brought back to fulfil their duties and debts to her, and her power can reach beyond death.
• Lanciences: The god of inspiration, imagination and invention encourages people to go beyond current understanding. His forces include loyal slaves and powerful mystical creatures.
• Darval: The god of family, strength and unity unites his followers as a mystical “body.” His forces include devotees, berserker warriors and blood monsters, supported by aggressive spells.
• Pallanti: The goddess of nature, growth and home protects those who seek her blessings. Her primordial forests hide strong beasts, and she can bless followers with mutations that give them an edge over enemies.

Tactical warfare and magic

Combat uses a turn-based system with no RNG. You position units with area-of-effect attacks and plan battle formations, while magic lets you reshape terrain to your advantage, curse and destroy enemy units, and corrupt the land to hinder opponents. You can also summon faction-specific special units.

The war includes battles for the city as well as choices to cultivate or devastate the landscape. The game offers several distinct storylines, each with original quests and multiple possible endings.

Create campaigns and maps

The game includes tools for generating maps and stories. Use the story tool to make custom campaigns, create maps or generate terrain at random and incorporate it into a story. You can build multi-layered campaigns or short single-player mission maps for yourself and friends.