The Wratch's Den

About

In The Wratch's Den you take control of a defeated villain rebuilding their underground lair. Your goal is to excavate tunnels, manage resources, and build a society of minions while fending off repeated hero invasions. Each turn lets you expand your dungeon layout assign workers to gather materials and position defenses. Combat arrives as heroes attack forcing you to balance construction with tactical responses. The deeper you dig the more powerful the threats become until you can finally reclaim the Orbs of Infinite Power and escape. This PC strategy game blends base-building with turn-based combat in a way that feels tightly connected. Every tunnel you dig impacts future battles and resource access. Players report the challenge of managing limited laborers while preparing for unpredictable raids adds lasting tension. With no multiplayer options it focuses purely on its core loop of digging defending and advancing. The Wratch’s Den has a small but dedicated fanbase who praise its deep strategic layers and satisfying progression toward the endgame escape.

Storyline

The Wratch has been defeated, they have gone into hiding with the pitiful remains of their army. Now it's up to you to dig out a proper base for The Wratch. You'll have to defend them against the heartless heroes come for easy prestige, and retrieve the 3 legendary Orbs of Infinite Power in order to come back out of the Den and crush human society once and for all.