Fleet Hammer

Tactical grid combat

Every battle plays out across mirrored 3×5 grids, with ships ranging from nimble 1×1 interceptors to hulking 3-tile dreadnoughts. Where you place them matters. Firing patterns fork, bypass the frontline, or blanket whole areas. Three actions per turn. Spend them well.

Build your fleet like a deck

Win battles and choose one of three ship or support drone cards. Upgrade your ships at space docks and through events, and collect modules that grant bonuses for the rest of your run. Different rarities, firing patterns, and ship abilities give every fleet its own character.

Chart your course

Navigate a procedurally generated star map full of battles, merchants, repair docks, distress signals, and dangerous choices. Conquer systems for income and defend your territory against counterattacks. Your flagship’s damage carries between fights, so every hit point matters.

Make every turn count

Spend your actions to deploy ships, draw cards, generate energy, or reposition your fleet. When your turn ends, your ships fire automatically. Keep firing lanes clear, exploit enemy gaps, and protect your flagship.

Energy carries between turns, but it does not refill automatically. Your draw pile is finite for each battle, so commit your ships carefully. Played and destroyed cards return for the next fight.

How to play a battle

In most battles, your goal is to destroy the enemy flagship before yours goes down. Pirate raids and special encounters have different objectives.

Each turn you normally get 3 actions. Each of these costs 1 action:

- Play a card: deploy a ship to a valid position on your grid, or use a support drone on an existing friendly ship. Cards also cost the energy shown on them.

- Draw a card: add a card from your draw pile to your hand.

- Generate energy: gain 2 energy, up to your energy cap.

- Move a ship: reposition one of your deployed ships to a valid location on your grid.