Observed arrival · 2026-10-28
OpenSchism: an ink-drawn RTS on one sheet of paper
A free browser real-time strategy game where players expand, ally, and fight across a map shared by sixteen nations.
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$Paid
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- Players who enjoy short, social strategy games
- Worth noticing
- Three of eight personas are dealt at the start, each with its own three secret ambition cards.
Field notes
The instructions lay out a terrain-based ruleset: forests lower attack costs, hills extend the reach of forts and Observatories, and marshes can hold more people but are difficult to cross. Players can create an unranked room for friends; the page says AI takes over a nation if its player leaves mid-match. The map is fully visible, while exact rival strength is selectively obscured.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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