- Status In development
- Genre Real-time strategy
- Platforms PC, Mac
Four realms, one breach
A mage falls into another world and tears a portal open on the way in. Each realm of the elements is meant to play its own way. One of them exists so far.
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In the prototype
Earth
Pine forest, stone and a rune monolith. This is the realm on this page: villagers, woodcutting, building.
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To come
Air
Designed, not built yet. Its own resources, its own world, its own needs.
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To come
Fire
Designed, not built yet. Its own resources, its own world, its own needs.
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To come
Water
Designed, not built yet. Its own resources, its own world, its own needs.
What works so far
Straight from the prototype of the Earth realm. Early, rough at the edges, and real.
Summon villagers
New villagers are called up at the rune monolith.
Cut wood
Send a villager to the lumberjack’s hut and they fell pines and carry the logs home.
Build
Pick a building from the menu, turn it, and set it down in the clearing.
Day and night
The day runs on a clock: morning, day, evening, night.
Weather
Rain and snow come over the island while the villagers carry on.
The island
Forest, cliffs and ponds, with the sea all round.
The idea
A human mage arrives in a distant world by mistake and tears a portal open on the way in. Things start coming through it. With the creatures of the four elemental realms, Earth, Air, Fire and Water, the mage has to hold back the shadows, mend the breach, and find a way home.
Aquis is a real-time strategy game built on that. Each realm is meant to play differently, with its own resources, its own world and its own needs.
Where it is today
Honestly: early. What exists is the first realm, Earth, as a prototype. You call up villagers at the monolith, give them work, cut wood, gather food and put up buildings, while day turns to night and the weather changes. The mage, the other three realms and the shadows are designed but not built yet.
I am making it on my own, alongside the other games, so it moves when it moves. Wishlisting it on Steam is the best way to hear when there is something to play, and the devlogs below show how it got this far.
Wishlist Aquis on Steam
Wishlisting genuinely helps. It is how Steam decides who else gets to see the game.
Or leave your email and I will let you know when it launches.
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Questions
What is Aquis?
A real-time strategy game about a mage who lands in another world by mistake, opens a breach on the way in, and has to work with the creatures of the four elemental realms to close it.
Can I play it yet?
Not yet. What exists is an early prototype of the first realm, Earth. There is no demo at the moment.
How far along is it?
Early. Villagers, woodcutting, gathering, building, day and night and weather work in the Earth realm. The mage, the other three realms and the shadow creatures are designed but not built.
When is it out?
There is no date. Pomo Games is a small studio and Aquis is being made alongside other games. Wishlisting it on Steam is the surest way to hear when there is something to play.
What will it be on?
PC and Mac, through Steam.
