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About Braveland
Braveland is a turn‑based strategy title that uses a hexagonal battlefield. Players start as the son of a warrior whose village is raided and progress to commanding a varied army across three story chapters.
The game features hand‑drawn cartoon art, about 50 battles, boss encounters at each chapter’s end, and RPG elements such as artifacts and battle magic. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and supports full controller input.
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Story and Setting
The narrative follows a humble warrior’s son whose village is cruelly raided, prompting him to become a commander. The plot unfolds across three chapters, each located in a distinct corner of a hand‑drawn world.
Each chapter introduces new places, characters, and enemies, culminating in an intense boss fight that marks the chapter’s conclusion.
- Read dialogue for hints about upcoming locations.
- Observe the illustrated environments for visual cues about enemy types.
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Units and Army Composition
Players can recruit a range of warriors, including archers, scouts, healers, footmen, arbalesters, and golems. In total, 26 different warriors and creatures are available for deployment on the hex grid.
Having a mix of unit types allows players to address the varied enemy forces encountered throughout the campaign and the chapter‑ending boss battles.
- Combine ranged and melee units to cover different combat ranges.
- Include healers to sustain troops during longer engagements.

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Battle System
Combat is turn‑based and takes place on a hexagonal battlefield, echoing classic strategy games. Players command their troops to engage enemies in hand‑to‑hand fights.
The campaign provides roughly 50 battles, with an intense boss fight concluding each of the three story chapters.
- Plan moves ahead to anticipate enemy actions on the hex grid.
- Use the turn‑based rhythm to coordinate unit abilities.
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Progression and Rewards
Your hero evolves over the course of the game, gaining artifacts and learning battle magic that expand tactical options.
Progress is stored via Steam Cloud, allowing continuation of the campaign across multiple devices.
- Collect artifacts after each battle to unlock new capabilities.
- Experiment with newly learned magic to discover effective uses.
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Platform and Accessibility
Braveland runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and includes full controller support. Remote Play is available on phones, tablets, and TVs.
Steam features such as Achievements, Leaderboards, Trading Cards, and Family Sharing are also supported.
- Enable controller support if you prefer gamepad input for turn‑based actions.
- Use Remote Play to continue a battle on a tablet when away from the PC.





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