Build an army. Break the rules.

A single-player roguelike deckbuilder with real-time army battles.
Collect troop cards, arrange your formation, then watch your tiny soldiers fight.
Win loot. Upgrade your army. Discover a ridiculous combo. Repeat.

Play the free browser demo in a new tab Buy the full game for 5 US dollars — Windows, macOS and Linux

Free demo: acts 1–3. Full game: all 8 acts plus endless mode.
Mouse and keyboard required. One purchase includes all desktop versions.


How it plays

  1. Recruit. Draft troop cards and heroes. Build an army around their strengths.
  2. Arrange. Place your regiments on the grid. Their positions unlock formations and secret recipes.
  3. Fight & upgrade. Start the real-time battle, activate hero powers, then spend your winnings in camp.

Vexilla army battle with troop cards and formation bonuses

Your formation is the secret weapon

Four clerics around an empty square can summon a Balrog. That is one of 100 hidden recipes. Discover formations, combine enchantments and turn a small army into something absurd.

Gameplay: arranging clerics to discover a secret summoning recipe

Position matters. Experiment with your battle grid.

Try it free. Keep the whole campaign.

What you getFree demoFull game · $5 USD
CampaignActs 1–3All 8 acts
Starting armies28
Difficulties26
Endless Long War—8 Titans & 25 relics
Play onBrowserWindows, macOS, Linux

More to discover: 30 troop types, 168 parody heroes, 22 formations and enchantment combos. Defeat the Dark Overlord, then take your army into the endless Long War.

Get the full game for $5 USD


Before you march

Controls: drag troops with the mouse. Space starts a fight, A auto-deploys, R redraws, F changes speed and 1–6 activates hero powers. Progress saves automatically.

Installation: download your platform below and unzip. On Windows, launch Vexilla.exe. On Linux, launch vexilla. On Mac, choose Apple Silicon or Intel and move Vexilla.app to Applications. The Mac app is not notarized yet.

Purchase

Buy Now$5.00 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:

Vexilla — Linux (64-bit) 117 MB
Vexilla — macOS (Intel) 128 MB
Vexilla — macOS (Apple Silicon) 121 MB
Vexilla — Windows (64-bit) 151 MB

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