Arcangel: The Legacy of Peace

About

Arcangel: The Legacy of Peace is a turn-based strategy game where you command a squad of elite soldiers across 40+ maps. Each mission lets you manage movement, cover, healing, and equipment for up to eight factions. The system tracks line of sight, terrain lighting, and enemy awareness as you position units for combat. Single-player campaigns focus on tactical dominance against AI opponents while hot-seat multiplayer supports up to eight players taking turns on the same machine. The game emphasizes granular troop control with actions like crouching, resting, or adjusting visibility. Over 100 weapons and gear add variety to encounters. Set in a sci-fi future where immortal leaders govern a human-alien alliance, the story runs secondary to its strategic depth. Though dated by today’s standards, its layered mechanics and competitive multiplayer options stood out for its era. Players seeking deep turn-based tactics with a focus on positioning and resource management might find it rewarding.

Storyline

"In my dreams I see, a sea of pain. A torrent of war, fear the strange." - CYRUS I, the first conscious computer prior to deactivation at UMIST, 2014. The year is 3028. The Earth forms the centre of a vast interplanetary co-operative known as the Sphere. Ruled by Archetype and Progenitor, Titans, immortal twin beings of immense mental power. Genetic super beings engineered over a century ago by Dr Tobias Xenos, the Titans control the Sphere by leading an inherited government of human and alien leaders called the Hyperion Sect. Formed in 2048 as a united religious council after first contact with alien races, the Sect administrate the Sphere. Worship of the Titans is compulsory. The Sphere is defended by the Angels, an advanced force of human and alien soldiers. The elite of these form Archetypes personal guard Archetypes-Angels, shortened to Arcangels. The Sphere is now at peace. The last war in the Sphere was over 30 years ago. Progenitor brings peace. Archetype brings understanding.