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Games Like Desert Ashes

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Indie, Turn-Based.

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Desert Ashes is a turn based strategy game with online multiplayer and single player campaigns, it also boasts an innovative menu system allowing you to play multiple games at once. The Day-Night system adds a dynamic twist to turn based battles that affect the battlefield.

Reviews: Mixed — 53% — of 80 reviews
Released: 2014-11-10
Developer: Nine Tales Digital
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 2.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 72%

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