Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes

November 20, 2018 Arcade Distillery Arcade Distillery
Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)
PS4 Vita XONE Switch
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A classic reborn! Casual, turn-based strategy in a land of fantastical creatures and deadly machines!

Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes is the definitive release of the 2009 turn-based strategy classic, Mecho Wars. Fully remastered in high definition, it features new hand painted art, new visual effects, an expanded single-player campaign and six previously unreleased multiplayer maps.
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In the aftermath of a great flood, a vengeful leader threatens to conquer the world with the aid of a once lost technology, and only a small but determined army stands in their path.
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Release Date November 20, 2018
Developer Arcade Distillery
Publisher Arcade Distillery
Game Modes Single player
Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes

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