An autobattler built around relics
Relic Arena is an 8-player autobattler where you recruit heroes from the past and equip them with ancient relics. Units are free, so each round you spend your time in the shop buying historical Relics and placing them on your units as you please. Every Relic brings a unique ability and can be upgraded, which is where the combos come from: 100+ Relics each carry three Super Upgrades plus one Juicy Upgrade, and 50+ Wonders can transform your strategy outright. Battles play out as turn-based combat on an isometric 3D field, and the setting is an alternate history where historical leaders fight to free their souls.
Leaders change how you play
Your Leader is the backbone of a build. There are 25+ Leaders to unlock, each with a unique ability that levels up five times, unlocking increasingly powerful effects that reshape your strategy. Gandhi is the example the game gives: hand him enough power and you can drop a literal nuclear bomb on the arena. Because each Leader plays so differently, no two runs feel the same, and the leader progression system tracks your mastery of each one between games.
Playing with your group and getting started
Relic Arena supports Online PvP, so a group of friends can queue up and fight each other across matches. There is also single-player content to work through on your own: Daily Challenges, story-driven campaign maps, and other challenges that unlock new Leaders and rewards. Before you start, know that the game is free to play and gets frequent patches, with new Leaders and Relics sometimes arriving without warning. Builds shift often, so expect to experiment. The community runs through Discord, where players trade build ideas, get help from veterans, talk to the developers directly, and join community tournaments.