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Apocalypse Reborn [GameLit 4X] [Fantasy] [Strategy]

Name: Apocalypse Reborn [GameLit 4X] [Fantasy] [Strategy]
Rating: 4.6 (491 reviews)
Author: SageOfEyes

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From indebted orphan, to forced guide, and finally a decoy king, Jack has a lot on his plate. It isn’t enough that there’s murderous elves on the horizon, or a nation filled with sneering academics ready to topple the kingdom he’s supposedly in charge of, but in a few decades the world’s going to end unless a bunch of crazy maniacs designed to fight each other work together!

What’s a player to do without saves and retries in the highest difficulty: reality!?

Daily updates until all volumes are ported, then Weekly Updates every Friday.

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