Game overview
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike real-time strategy game in which players build and command an army across a campaign structured around randomized runs. Each run involves recruiting units, acquiring gear, and making strategic decisions that affect how far the campaign progresses.
Combat
Battles take place in real time on a tabletop-styled battlefield. Outcomes depend on unit positioning, timing, and how well army compositions work together.
- Form spear walls to counter cavalry, protect ranged units from flanks, and use terrain for tactical advantage
- Engagements range from small skirmishes to large clashes with hundreds of units on screen
Roguelike campaign
Each run is procedurally shaped through random encounters, scaling difficulty, and a series of decisions between battles.
- Recruit new units and discover rare gear during a run
- Unlock upgrades that permanently change available strategies
- Dozens of heroes and factions to unlock across runs
Factions
Each faction has a distinct playstyle and unit roster, affecting how armies are built and used in combat.
- Vikings — elite infantry focus
- Orcs — trolls and giants
- Elves — agile units
- Humans — generalist, stalwart composition
- Dwarves — high resilience