The turn-based strategy game Fantasy General II: Invasion is currently free, for Windows — 100% free to keep — as part of a limited-time Steam’s giveaway! Grab it while you can, as Fantasy General II usually costs US$39.90!
Fantasy General II: Invasion is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world, featuring unit progression, resource gathering, and the use of magical artifacts. It was developed by Owned by Gravity and originally released on September 5, 2019.
As the title suggests, the game is a sequel to Fantasy General (1997). It puts the player in the role of a young barbarian leader who must prove himself by facing the mighty Empire and other fantastic threats in a narrative-driven campaign full of strategic choices.
Published by Slitherine Software and available on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch, Fantasy General II has been generally well received by critics. At the time of this publication, the game holds hundreds of “Very Positive” reviews on Steam and a 4.1/5 rating on GOG.
You can get the game here! There’s also a free prologue here!
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Gameplay
Fantasy General II: Invasion is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world where you control a hero and command armies through a narrative campaign, facing a faction known as the Empire and various supernatural forces while recruiting new units and evolving your troops through combat.
Each unit in the game has its own upgrade tree and can be improved or transformed into more powerful variants as they gain experience. Players can also equip troops with magical artifacts and use resources collected on the battlefield to recruit or enhance units. Available troop types include melee warriors, archers, spellcasters, flying spirits, trolls, dragons, werebears, bats, and giant eagles — offering deep tactical variety for army composition.
Combat mechanics involve terrain, morale, positioning, and attack types, and players can adopt different strategies for each mission, from direct assaults to cautious flanking maneuvers. Maps often contain points of interest and explorable areas that reward the player with valuable items or permanent upgrades for their army.
In addition to the main campaign, Fantasy General II: Invasion includes extra modes like Onslaught, where players choose a general and a starting army to face procedurally generated challenges of increasing difficulty — best played in Ironman mode. There’s also the classic Skirmish mode, which allows for custom battles against the AI and adds replay value.
About the game
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Three hundred years have passed since the Shadow Wars have ravaged Keldonia and the world of Aer, and the struggles of the past have long since faded into legends.
In the Highlands of Fareach, Clans of Barbarian warriors have eked out a living in the harsh northern climate, constantly feuding with each other and raiding the wealthier Borderland towns. Fed up with these constant attacks, the Borderland Clans called on the Empire for help – a powerful realm controlling the land from the Scarlett Mountains to Cynehelm Valley and the Hoarwood. The Western Imperial Legion was sent to face the highland raiders, and with the help of the Borderland clans Iseal and Machnar, killed High King Brendan in the battle of Wyrm’s Pass.
A treaty was signed that forbade any clan from crossing into the Borderlands in return for peace. Since then, there has been no High King to unite the Clans, and they fell into quarrelling and raiding amongst themselves.
In these dark times your clan has been led by Falir One-Eye, a warrior of great renown. You are his son and designated heir, and you are eager to prove your mettle to the Clan Council and your father…
The Legacy
Fantasy General II: Invasion is the reimagination of the strategy game classic from the 90s!
Armies once again draw battle-lines on the war-torn land of Keldonia, and a new generation of commanders will test their bravery and tactics against each other. Fantasy wargaming is back!
The Battles
True to the tradition of the original game, Fantasy General II is all about turn-based battles. Lead over 75 different unique unit types, including powerful heroes.
Take into consideration terrain, weapons and armour, magical effects, morale, and the balance of forces, make a plan, execute it, and vanquish your enemy, forging your reputation as a savage war-leader.
The Campaign
Battle after battle, you will need to make decisions and develop your army. The young clan members will need to be trained, and as they gain enough experience, even the greenest recruits can be turned into champions. But beware: costly victories can be worse than a defeat… when battle-hardened units perish, so does their progression and experience.
Each unit comes with their specific abilities, arms and armour, and they can be equipped with magic artefacts you find during battle and upgraded with gold and resources that you need to plunder from your enemy.
The Clans
A confederation of autonomous hill-land tribes, who value their independence and will fight fiercely for it.
Field axemen, berserkers, spearmaidens, trolls and shamans, summon ancestor spirits and mighty elementals or train nimble stag riders and deadly werebears or recruit mercenaries from longbowmen to centaurs.
The Empire
The most powerful realm on the face of Aer.
Face the mighty Legions of the Empire and their magical creations from dragon cannons to golems as well as the Undead hordes they bring to battle, or fight harpies, lizard people and great dragons on your way.
The World
The world of Aer is filled with beauty and wonders. From the cold, magic-rich highlands of Fareach, home to the player’s Barbarian Clans, to the Borderlands with their fertile river valleys and deep woods where witches and monsters still roam free; from the Sunken Land, submerged through a great Cataclysm and filled with treacherous swamp and Lizardfolk, to the refined and temperate Empire to the South, home to wondrous cities and built upon undead labour. Your campaign will see you fight across very different battlefields, requiring variable tactics and army composition.
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Overview
- GET Fantasy General II: Invasion HERE - Download link(s) or store's listing.
- Size: 1.5 GB
- License: Commercial
- Operational systems: Windows 8/10/11 (64-bit)
- Developer(s) and/or publisher(s): Owned by Gravity, Slitherine Software
- Categories: Strategy
- Added by: Valewson