This is a creative and challenging real-time strategy tower defense game where players need to constantly expand, build complex battle lines on the map, and fight against groups of enemies. The game has unique rules and beautiful pixel style, with each level filled with tense and exciting battles.=
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“我们需要并且期待你的反馈来改进我们的原始设计,可以加入我们的群聊共同讨论


We need and look forward to your feedback to improve our original design, you can join our group chat to discuss together”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“可能持续1~2年的时间

It could last one to two years”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“多人模式和创意工坊功能可能会在完整版中更新和优化,可能会在未来有更多的炮塔,建筑,道具等,会完善整体游戏的世界观和背景设定

The multiplayer mode and creative workshop features are likely to be updated and optimized in the full version, with more turrets, buildings, items, etc. in the future, and the overall world view and background setting of the game will be improved”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“将会拥有一定的关卡和地图编辑器供玩家游玩

There will be a level and map editor for the player to play”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“如果功能完整实现,游戏的价格将会提升

If the features are fully implemented, the price of the game will go up”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“我们需要并且期待你的反馈来改进我们的原始设计,可以加入我们的群聊共同讨论

We need and look forward to your feedback to improve our original design, you can join our group chat to discuss together”
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About This Game

"When civilization crumbles, you become the last custodian of its ashes."

Twilight of the Ancients is an RTS-Tower Defense hybrid where you fend off relentless enemy hordes, harvest scarce resources, and erect ever-evolving defenses to survive apocalyptic onslaughts.

Campaign Sandbox & Narrative Mosaic

Dozens of dynamically shifting battlefields form an epic campaign chain. Unlock new technologies to upgrade defenses after each victory. Scattered intel terminals and encrypted logs reveal world-building fragments, piecing together the cataclysmic backstory through a collectible archive system. Replay missions with achievement challenges (e.g., "Clear using only teleporting towers") to merge strategic depth with environmental storytelling.

Tactical Freedom & Modular Loadouts

Equip 4 tactical items (crystal mines, EMP pulses) per mission and customize tower combinations alongside a resettable tech tree. Adapt builds to counter enemy types: freeze traps + splash cannons for crowd control, or cloaking fields + sniper nests for precision strikes. Over 100 synergies let you craft personalized warfare philosophies.

Pixel Art Elegance

A desaturated palette captures the bleak beauty of rusted war machines and fractured energy grids. Meticulous pixel animations breathe life into sandstorm particle effects, translucent shield domes, and the chromatic decay of shattered stained glass—all coalescing into a hauntingly cohesive post-apocalyptic aesthetic.

Fluid Defense Warfare

Your fortifications are living entities:

  • Deploy teleporting towers to ambush flanking enemies or evacuate key structures under siege.

  • Destroyed buildings auto-rebuild via battlefield scrap (no resource cost but delayed reactivation).

  • Enemies adapt to your patterns—overuse tactics will spawn specialized units to counter them.

Warplayground Creator

Craft custom maps with the built-in editor, designing terrain hazards, enemy spawn logic, and environmental storytelling elements.

Born from years of iterative mod development, this refined version strips away bloat while preserving strategic depth and dark charm.

"Welcome to the post-apocalyptic playground.
Here, victory’s only reward is surviving another dawn."

[Twilight of the Ancients]
This isn’t a tale of salvation—it’s the final epitaph on civilization’s tombstone.
Build. Betray. Evolve. Let your choices ignite the planet’s last flicker of light.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 8, 10, 11
    • Processor: 2.0GHz single core
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2048 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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