You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
As a witch leading a coven, you use a deck of cards to build and expand your civilization. The core loop involves strategically placing cards representing buildings, resources, and units onto a grid-based board. Managing the combination and placement of these cards is crucial to advancing your coven's capabilities.
You must carefully manage resources like materials, magic, and workforce to fuel your expansion and technological advancement. An important mechanic is strategically automating certain production and management tasks through specialized cards, freeing you to focus on higher-level strategy.
Exploring the mysterious Ninth Realm uncovers new village sites, necessary resources, and narrative clues. Expanding your coven's reach by establishing new villages allows you to acquire more cards and boost your production.
You must defend your coven from relentless assaults by otherworldly beasts. Building up a force of familiars and using the right spells and abilities is key to fending off these threats and securing your position.
Each of the three playable witch characters has unique spells, buildings, and units that define their playstyle. You can choose the witch that best suits your preferred strategy and further customize your progression through the game's research system.