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Ruins of Enreggel is a browser strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic kingdom consumed by a supernatural Grim mist. As the leader of a nomadic settlement, you must constantly rebuild and relocate your village while managing resources, completing royal objectives, and evacuating your people through dimensional portals before the encroaching mist destroys everything you have built. Created for the Redot Spring Game Jam 2026, the game offers a unique survival city-builder experience where nothing is permanent and every cycle is a race against time.
How to Play
Each settlement cycle begins in a new location. Assign workers to harvest wood from forest groves, stone from mountains, morale from churches, and Portalium from castles. While gathering resources, you must also disassemble buildings and send them through the portal along with your villagers.
The King issues objectives that reward gold, which you need to pay workers for disassembly. Workers become exhausted after performing tasks — while exhausted, they carry significantly less. Send them to a house to sleep and restore their strength.
The portal requires Portalium to stay open. If you run out, it closes and you cannot evacuate. Resources placed near the portal are delivered to your supply when it reopens after a cycle.
The mist advances relentlessly. Any building or villager consumed by it reduces morale, which slows worker movement speed.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| W | Move camera up |
| A | Move camera left |
| S | Move camera down |
| D | Move camera right |
| Click | Select buildings and workers |
| Escape | Pause game and open menu |
Tips and Tricks
- Prioritize Portalium early. Running out means game over regardless of your other resources. Keep at least one castle producing at all times.
- Keep houses near the portal. Exhausted workers have a short walk to rest, speeding up recovery cycles.
- Disassemble from the edges inward. Buildings furthest from the portal are consumed first by the mist, so pack them up early.
- Balance your workforce. Assigning everyone to harvesting leaves no one disassembling. Rotate workers between tasks.
- Watch the mist's pace. Start evacuations before it gets too close — losing a building costs morale and gold.
- Complete King's objectives fast. More gold early means more disassembly capacity for the critical final push.
- Morale is a speed multiplier. Low morale slows everyone. Harvest from churches and protect buildings to keep workers moving fast.
FAQ
Where can I play Ruins of Enreggel?
Ruins of Enreggel is available for free on itch.io at speratus.itch.io/ruins-of-enreggel. You can play it directly in your browser with no downloads required.
How many players does it support?
Ruins of Enreggel is a single-player strategy game. You manage one settlement at a time.
Does the game have sound?
The current version was submitted as a game jam entry and does not include sound effects or music. The developer plans to add audio polish in a future update.
What happens when morale drops?
Low morale slows your workers' movement speed, making it harder to gather resources and evacuate before the mist arrives. Recover morale by harvesting from churches and avoiding building losses.
Is there an end to the game?
The game cycles through settlement locations with increasing difficulty. The challenge is to see how many cycles you can survive before the mist overwhelms your settlement.
Last reviewed by Game How To Editorial. We play each game, verify controls against official sources, and update guides when game mechanics change.
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