Charmlings

An iOS strategy RPG

Join the fight to restore the balance

The Wilds have been unleashed upon the Cosmos like a plague, driven by an insatiable hunger for power. Rally your Charmlings to defend your home against waves of attackers. Channel your Charmlings’ elemental abilities to disperse the Wilds before their appetite unravels the very balance of the Cosmos.

Command the elements. Restore balance.

Charmlings is a real-time lane-defense game. Wilds march down the lanes toward you—tap an enemy to lock on, and your Charmling’s beam will fire automatically. You begin with four Charmlings, each possessing unique elemental powers. You’ll need quick thinking to choose the Charmlings best suited to counter your enemies and determine how best to use their powerful battlefield effects.

  • Tutorial The game starts you off with a quick tutorial that gently guides you through its basic mechanics. The idea is simple: enemies advance toward you in three lanes. You must deplete their health points (HP) before they get too close—or they’ll deplete yours. Charmlings tutorial screenshot showing three lanes of Wilds approaching while a Charmling fires its beam.
  • Casual Gameplay Combat is designed for casual gamers and optimized for small mobile screens. Simply tap an enemy to start depleting its HP. The game fires automatically, so there’s no need to spam button presses.

    Changing targets is as easy as tapping another enemy.

    The game also doesn’t punish you for being curious. Long-pressing an enemy to learn more about its strengths and weaknesses pauses gameplay, so you can take a breather when you need it.

    Overrun by Wilds during a wave? No problem. You can restart the wave without penalty, with any unconscious Charmlings restored to full health. That means you can freely experiment with different strategies.

    Charmlings gameplay screenshots showing a Charmling firing its beam and a information panel showing enemy details.
  • Powerful Battlefield Effects Each Charmling has a powerful battlefield attack that triggers when it defeats an enemy. Whether scorching an entire lane of Wilds to ash or freezing movement across the board, strategically timing and chaining your battlefield attacks can sometimes make short work of a challenging wave. Charmlings gameplay screenshots showing fire and ice battlefield effects.
  • Wallet-Friendly Nothing in the game is locked behind a paywall, which means you can play for as long as you like without ever spending money. There’s an optional Tip Jar menu for players who would like to support the game’s development. Charmlings screenshot showing option Tip Jar donation page.
Download on the App Store

The Hunger of the Wilds

Chapter 1

Who created the Wilds, and what do they want? Read the legend of the Charmlings to uncover the story of their rise as protectors against the forces threatening the Cosmos.

Comic page: cosmic energies fall out of balance; title card for Chapter 1, The Hunger of the Wilds, by Darian Rebb.
Comic page: The Aether creates the Wilds to consume excess; Charmlings hunger grows and imbalance worsens.
Comic page: Sparks escape the Wilds and become Charmlings born with hearts, not hunger.
Comic page: The Aether stands above ice and fire Charmling companions.

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