For the past few months I’ve been building Novalith, a free strategy game you play in your browser. It’s set on atolls in a fantasy South Pacific.
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👉 Play it here: https://playnovalith.com/
There’s nothing to download. It runs in any browser, on a computer or a phone, in English or Spanish.
How it works
You start in the Stone Age with one village on the island at the centre of your own atoll. You clear forests, work quarries, fish the shores and farm the plains. Every building you upgrade shows up on the island, drawn by hand. Every level also brings more people, and they all need feeding, so food is always the thing you’re short of.
The game keeps running while you’re away. Your village keeps producing and your buildings keep finishing, so you only need a few short visits a day.
What you’ll find
🏝️ Islets to colonize on the reef around your atoll, with canoes that bring home what they produce.
🐺 Threats from the sky and the sea. Winged wargs come for your stores, and reef raiders come for your islets.
🐋 Four sea gods to choose as your patron: an orca, a hammerhead, a turtle and a whale.
⚔️ Raids and spies, with fog of war. You see who is coming and when, but not how many, unless you’ve built a lighthouse.
🤝 Alliances. Defend each other, station warriors with your allies, and build a great canoe together that boosts everyone’s production.
🎁 Ties and trade. Follow other players, send gifts by canoe, trade, and chat through the conch shell.
🛶 Island chiefs. These are computer-run neighbours that play by the same rules as you. They trade, hold grudges and raid back.
🌋 Ages to climb. Bring back a shard of the fallen nova, raise your era’s great work and move your whole civilization up. The Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages are playable now. The Industrial, Modern and Space Ages are on the way.
Everyone starts equal: there are no races or factions to pick, and new players get a three-day truce to find their feet.
Why I’m posting here
Novalith is free and will stay free. Your coffees keep the servers running and buy me time to draw the next ages. Playing and telling a friend helps just as much, maybe more. 🌺
See you on the reef!
https://playnovalith.com/