Games Like 戎机 (Afar To War)

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Afar To War is crafted by a small team that loves wargames, and every rule and every battle is shaped by player feedback. Join our community to talk tactics, share battle reports and make suggestions, and be the first to hear about new series, new scenarios and playtests:

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About the Game

100 Meters per Hex, 15 Minutes per Turn

Afar To War is a historical hex wargame of ancient battles. Every hex on the map is 100 meters across and every turn is 15 minutes; a unit's strength is its actual headcount, and bows and crossbows reach only a hundred or two hundred meters. You don't command a pile of abstract numbers, but battalion after battalion of ancient troops at their true scale.

Launch Series: "Rise of the Tang"

Our launch series, "Rise of the Tang," is set in the early Tang dynasty and follows the era's most famous battles, from Li Shimin's wars of unification to Su Dingfang's far-flung campaigns. Terrain, cities, troop strengths, generals and reinforcements are recreated from historical sources as closely as possible. Every battle has its own victory conditions and key objectives: you win not by wiping out the enemy, but by holding what matters when time runs out.

"Rise of the Tang" is only the beginning. More historical series, from China and around the world, will follow, taking you to the great battlefields of other eras and civilizations.

Land Battles: Formations, Morale and Command

Siege Warfare: Five Ways Into a City

Gate, breach, ladder, tower, siege tower: without one of these five, no army gets over the wall. Catapults batter breaches from afar, rams smash the gates, sappers undermine the walls turn by turn, ladders go up against the battlements on the spot, and siege towers carry troops right onto the wall. Defenders shoot down from the heights and save their burning oil for whoever makes it to the top. Wall tops hold only so many men, so attacker and defender alike must weigh every wave they commit.

Fire and Flood: Reshape the Battlefield

Naval Warfare: Wind, Sail and Steel

Tower ships, war junks, armored assault boats and light skiffs, each with its own size and armament. Ram enemy hulls, grapple and board, loose volleys from shipboard catapults and ballistae, send fire ships downwind, or chain your fleet together. The wind pushes your ships around, and only dropping anchor holds your line. A single shift in the wind can decide the whole battle.

The Depth of a Wargame, the Ease of a Tactics Game

We built a hardcore wargame to play like a tactics game. Every rule is resolved automatically by the engine: the hexes you can reach and the targets you can hit light up right on the map, and one click carries out the order. Hover over a button you can't press and it tells you why. Command range, supply, line of sight and zones of control can all be shown on the map with one click. No need to study a thick rulebook first: jump straight in, and discover the depth as you play.

Online Battles and Spectating

Play solo against the AI, or take on other players online. Open your matches to spectators, learn by watching, and go over every victory and defeat together.

If you like what you see, please add Afar To War to your wishlist. It's the best way to support us.