Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara

A Safe Tavern. Dangerous Isles. One Ancient Chest.

Tactical Expeditions

• Turn-based, grid-based combat where movement, attack range, terrain, and line-of-sight shape every fight.
  
• Speed-driven turns let faster units act more often, making timing as important as raw damage.
  
• Ever-changing islands bring fresh layouts with height changes, traps, treasure chests, barrels, hazards, and enemy spawners.
  
• Mid-expedition boat visits give you a chance to buy supplies, stash treasure, trade gear, or retreat before pride gets expensive.

Bring Something Back

• Store recovered equipment and supplies at the tavern so future expeditions start with better options.
  
• Upgrade storage and improve the trader boat by selling valuable finds and parts.
  
• Complete Ancient Chest quests to unlock classes, choose boons, and strengthen future expeditions.
  
• Lock especially good bonuses, track quest progress, and build long-term advantages between voyages.
  
• Collect vaultstones to help enchanted gear keep more of its magic when you sail away.

Build Your Adventurer

• Unlock and switch between 7 classes: Adventurer, Warrior, Trader, Healer, Paladin, Thief, and Mage.
  
• Gain experience for active and passive skills, then carry mastered abilities into future expeditions through the Ancient Chest.
  
• Pair your class skill with a second active slot to build your own mix of spells, tricks, and combat tools.
  
• Equip weapons, armor, and two accessories with stat bonuses that change how you approach each island.
  
• Use potions, herbs, spellbooks, class skills, and clever positioning to survive escalating waves.
  
• Focus on one carefully equipped hero or build a recruited crew ready to move at your command.
  
• Turn enemies into allies through defection and recruitment mechanics tied to Charisma and class abilities.

A Tavern Full of Secrets

• Use the tavern as your persistent hub for storage, class changes, the Ancient Chest, the Adventurer's Log, and NPC conversations.
  
• Follow the trail of corrupted islands, ancient magic, and a guarded vault hidden beneath Vaultara.
  
• Discover new spells, treasure, passive effects, and strange relics that can reshape an entire expedition.
  
• Adventure to a soundtrack that blends tavern shanty warmth with electronic momentum.
  
• Play across 5 save profiles with support for English and Polish, Steam achievements, and keyboard, mouse, and controller input.