Turn-based strategy where you're not racing other factions to victory—you're the underdog fighting a tyrant who's already won. The Sorcerer King controls most of the world, your forces start broken, and traditional empire-building is off the table. Instead, you scavenge resources, forge alliances with surviving settlements, and build strength while staying beneath the King's notice. Push too hard and his armies descend on you before you're ready. The map shifts as his rituals corrupt the land, forcing tactical adaptation. You'll craft items, recruit heroes with distinct abilities, and choose whether to save civilians or hoard power for the final confrontation. Victory requires dismantling his doomsday plans before he completes them, not outpacing rival empires. It's asymmetric 4X: one overpowered enemy, survival stakes, and a ticking clock.
