The Last Spell

The Last Spell is a tactical role-playing game in which players, as The Commander, control a small group of randomly generated heroes defending a town against hordes of undead. The game purposefully features an asymmetric tactical imbalance, in that the player starts with three heroes yet must fight against hundreds of undead enemies.

Players must initially complete a tutorial in which they defend the town of Swampfurt; however, after the tutorial, players use a world map to select which town they want to defend (e.g., Gildenberg, Lakeburg, Glenwald, Elderlitch). Each town has a unique map consisting of a two-dimensional, isometric battlefield with a magic circle at the center. The player must protect the magic circle from the attacking horde of undead, otherwise the player loses. When selecting a town map, the player can choose a limited number of Omens to modify their play experience on that map. Omens are positive buffs, such as giving all heroes one additional movement point or increasing each hero's damage, and last the full length of that map.

The Last Spell takes place in a dark fantasy, post-apocalyptic world ravaged by war and magic. After centuries of fighting, a deranged mage discovers a spell capable of destroying entire cities. The mage casts the spell on the town of Glintfein, engulfing it in purple flames and annihilating all life—including members of the royal family. In turn, the royal family's mages research how to cast this devastating spell, and then begin using it on nearby cities.

Soon, every nation has acquired a means of casting this devastating magic, turning city after city into ruins engulfed in purple flames. But the ruins do not remain dormant; a purple mist begins emanating from each ruined city, and from the mist marches the undead corpses of those killed by the devastating magic.