THE BULWARK
SGT. VANCE
HOLD THE LINE
Every unit you control that survives a turn gains +2 DEF permanently.
ABOUT THIS GAME
You command what is left of the machine corps against HELIOS, a Skynet-class AI that already won the optimization war. Build a deck. Drop units on a live 6×4 grid. Hit EXECUTE. Both sides fight for real.
An open column shoots the CORE. A living TAUNT blocks every CORE shot. STORM starts on turn 7 and bleeds both cores.
THE HOOKS
LIVE GRID
A 6×4 battlefield. Units shoot, repair, and die while you watch. Playback at 1×, 2×, or 3×.
FOUR COMMANDERS
Vance holds. Mira overcharges. Redline redraws free. Hark sells at full price. Starter modules are identity.
106 UNIQUE CARDS
44 units, 24 weapons, 26 orders, 12 tech. Neutral plus Bulwark, Payload, Flank, Scrap, and HELIOS.
16 TERRAIN PADS
Lime cells rewrite the fight. Stand on FOG, RIDGE, BOG and the rest. Hover the name for the exact rule.
THE COMMANDERS
THE PAYLOAD
DR. MIRA
OVERCHARGE
Your first ORDER each turn costs 1 less cycle.
THE FLANK
ACE REDLINE
AFTERBURNER
Your first REDRAW each turn costs 0 cycles.
THE YARD
CAPT. HARK
STRIP THE HULL
The first SELL each turn refunds full cost, then draw 1.
HOW IT PLAYS
01
PLAY
Spend Cycles. Deploy units, attach weapons, move or sell. Either of your ranks is legal.
02
EXECUTE
Both boards fire at once. The phase lasts 9.0 seconds at 1×. Then the next turn deals.
03
ROUTE
Three acts. Patrols, elites, shops, workshops, named bosses. Act 3 is GENERAL HELIOS.
PLAYTEST BOARD
SEND A REPORT
Played a run? Tell us what broke, what felt wrong, and what you want next. Short form. It lands on the studio board.
GRIMWELL STUDIO · HELIOS v0.2.3 — ALPHA