Get The Sand Table War: Cruciata for PC

The Sand Table War: Cruciata is a war sandbox set during the Crusades. You play as a lord, recruiting heroes, developing cities and expanding your territory by capturing resources and fighting on the battlefield. The game draws on the history of the Crusades and recreates medieval arms, architecture and other details.

The map and its resources

The map covers 1,000 by 1,000 plots, or 1 million plots in total. Its landmarks include grasslands and deserts, dynamic rivers, five player cities, two types of NPC cities, Jerusalem, Antioch, monasteries and wineries. The map contains 45 kinds of resource land and five resources: wood, iron, stone, grain and silver coins. It also depicts crusader knights from the First Crusade.

Heroes and armies

You can recruit from a roster of 59 heroes and develop them using more than 160 skills. Armies use four major troop types. You detect enemies, arrange your forces and use skills to take on opposing troops, including when outnumbered. The game also features a system in which a hero can absorb a lower-level card with the same name to reach a higher level.

Individual and clan play

The game has individual and clan parts. Joining a clan is essential to experience the full game: you grow your castle, train and strengthen your hero troops, capture more resources and fight alongside legion allies. Clans compete against other legions with the aim of capturing Jerusalem.