Outpost Surge A free real time strategy game: send troops, take the map
Drag from your outposts to send glowing troop streams, capture the map and outwit up to three rival commanders across 60 levels.
About Outpost Surge
Outpost Surge is a free real time strategy game you can play right in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is no download and no sign-up: the first level starts in seconds, and a ghost finger shows you the one move you need. Every outpost on the map grows troops by itself. Drag from one of your outposts to another one and half of its troops march out as a glowing stream. When the stream arrives it fights the defenders, and if it outnumbers them the outpost becomes yours.
That simple move hides a lot of decisions, which is what makes this conquest game fun in short sessions. Every troop you send leaves a gap at home. Bigger outposts grow faster, so a keep is worth more than a camp, but it also costs more to take. Slide your finger over several outposts in one drag to combine them into one big attack, and watch the preview: it tells you how many troops will land and whether that is enough to capture the target.
The map is full of special outposts. Towers shoot enemy streams that walk past them, so a wise route goes around them. Farms grow troops twice as fast. Streams sent from a gate march much faster. Later regions add neutral relays: any stream that passes through a relay doubles in size, so the straight line you draw becomes the whole puzzle.
You are never alone. Up to three rival commanders play by exactly the same rules and fight each other as well as you. Captain Dash rushes at anything close, Warden Moss turtles behind big garrisons, and Baroness Vex waits for an outpost to empty and snipes it. In later levels they react faster and look further ahead, but they never get extra troops.
The campaign has 60 levels in four regions: the green meadows of Greenreach, the Sunscar Dunes, the snowy Frostline and the volcanic Emberfall. Each level has three stars: win, win within the par time, and win without losing a single outpost. Skirmish mode builds a random map with one to three rivals and scores your win for the online leaderboard. There are ten achievements to earn.
Tips: take the cheap neutral outposts near home first, because early growth snowballs. Never send from an outpost that a rival is about to attack. Let rivals weaken each other, then strike the side that just emptied. Route streams through relays and around enemy towers. Keep a few troops in your keep, because losing it slows everything down.
Levels take one to four minutes, your stars and progress save automatically, and the strategy game works the same with touch, mouse or keyboard.
How to play
Touch or mouse: press on one of your blue outposts and drag to a target; slide over more of your outposts on the way to add them, and let go on the target to send half of each one's troops. You can also tap your outposts to select them, then tap a target. Keyboard: arrow keys or WASD move the cursor, Space picks your outposts (or attacks the outpost under the cursor), Enter sends to the cursor, including to your own outposts to reinforce them, and X clears. P or Esc pauses, M mutes. Capture every rival outpost to win.
Controls and devices
- Controls: Touch, Mouse, Keyboard
- Works on: phones, tablets and computers
- Screen: portrait orientation
- Price: free, no download or sign-up
FAQ
- Is Outpost Surge free?
- Yes. It is free to play in your browser with no download. Optional ads appear between levels at most every few minutes, and one optional ad after a defeat gives you a head start on the retry.
- How do I attack with more than one outpost?
- Start a drag on one of your outposts and slide your finger or mouse over your other outposts before you reach the target. Each outpost you pass is added and sends half of its troops.
- What do towers, farms, gates and relays do?
- Towers you own shoot enemy streams that pass within range. Farms grow troops twice as fast. Streams sent from a gate move 60% faster. A relay can't be captured, but any stream passing through it gains up to 30 extra troops.
- How do I get three stars?
- Win the level, win it within the par time shown on the results screen, and win without any of your outposts being captured. Stars from different tries add up, so you can earn them one at a time.
- Do the rival commanders cheat?
- No. They grow troops at the same rate and use the same moves as you. Harder levels only make them react faster and plan further ahead.
- Is my progress saved?
- Yes. Your stars, unlocked levels and skirmish best are saved automatically on this device, and to your account when you are signed in.
Credits
- Game design, code, art and sound: Playora Games