Three Against the Odds is a base defense fantasy roguelike. "In each cycle of crisis, three heroes shall arise from our people to meet the challenge...always there are three." --- The Wizened One Yet another magic wielding jerk from another dimension has spoiled an otherwise reasonable existence and banished Frogkind, forcing them to roam the world of Primeva, hunted. You grew up in this crucible and are now ready to lead your people to conquer your old nemesis. Travel the world across changing seasons and climates, building up your heroes and settlement as you face wave after wave of enemies until you are ready to return to your homeland and forcibly evict the evil one for good and all. Roguelike or Roguelite? Turn-based roguelike yet death is not the end. Inspired by the death and deeds of past heroes, two more heroes will rise to follow the first Three separate missions with varying difficulty due to starting conditions Knowledge of bonus providing magical patterns carry over after failed runs Build Your Character and Your Species Remain a common frog or evolve into 3 additional amphibious species with differing strengths and weaknesses Choose skills from three distinct schools or become a knave and choose a skill from each school 23 Separate Powers Buy, find or craft over 100 unique items Boost your character with the power of gemstones or cash them in for money or magical powers Uncover the secrets of the world of Primeva and learn what seeks to destroy it Defend and Build Your Settlement Protect and Enhance Your Settlement Light resource management -- stock up on food before you journey to harsh climates or face the winter Workers will gather food, stone, gold and wood and build your settlement Hire additional workers and mercenaries Manage the production of weapons and potions and keep your trade route in tact Monsters and Mayhem Fight hundreds of different types of monsters spawned by the bordering terrain Risk/Reward--Decide whether to anger additional enemies by attacking Crypts, Snake-Pits, Dungeons or Thieves Dens Face the dreaded behemoths who ignore you and attack your settlement instead Face distinct tribes of enemies as you travel across Primeva From the usual fare to the bizarre - fight shadow spiders, the undead, minotaurs, dragons as well as chicken dragons and disgruntled squirrels Try to avoid the many other perils of the world from fire, lava, clouds of hot steam and poison to hallucination inducing gases and parasites Take a Break and Do Some Fishing Gather or purchase bait and lures and cast a line Catch panfish, trophy fish or discover allies or monsters below the waves Come on, you have time to pull that bass out of the water before the ethereal eel bites your head off!
