NOTE: This project is currently intended only as a demo, and does not include all final gameplay features! Enjoy at your own risk!

Ales & Axes is a top-down strategy action game which pits you against hordes of goblins, with only your brave dwarven warriors - and a whole lot of ale - to defeat them.

Created by Jaden Balogh and Matt Lima.

Development log

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Opinion

The art and gameplay is on point with the theme, it only needs more in-depth love with more units, upgrades and levels!

I found myself having fun which is rare nowadays!~

Problems

You cannot give a brew effect to a worker

Even the invisible brew!

There should be keyboard shortcuts, there is already one for the inventory but it is not mentioned

Maybe add the keyboard shortcut at the bottom right of the icons?

The beginning of the game can be confusing due to a lack of information

No tutorial for the brewing!

Can’t see the units name or stats when hovering on the icon!

I fail to see the utility of the inventory menu when the brewing menu has the same functionality

No [Surrender] or [Restart] button, forcing me to look at my base slowly dying from the little goblins

Strategy

The game can be beaten up to carnage level by spamming berserker without even using a single brew or other units

Tips

The default brew has powerful effects that can make the game TOO easy to beat

  • It completely restores health
  • It provides a 100% boost to maximum health
  • Allows constant healing of defender for archer spam

Upgrade Order

  • Warrior Cost
  • Brew Time
  • Worker Damage
  • Brewery Health

Desolation Tutorial

  • Start default brew
  • Buy 4 Defender
  • Apply default brew on Defender
  • Buy 2 Defender and 2 Archers
  • Start default brew
  • Buy 4 Archers
  • Apply default brew on Defender
  • Repeat until you win