Side project · By our founder
Outsmart, outplay, outRuZe.
RuZe™ is a fast, tactical hex-grid strategy game you play at your own pace. Take your turn, close the app, come back when it's your move again — real matches, real rivals, no rushing.
Free on iOS and Android, or play instantly in the browser — no account needed.
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Thirty seconds of RuZe.
The game
Strategy that fits into a real schedule.
Two factions, one board
Command the Empire's warm ocean creatures or the Raiders' cool robots — 5 core units with identical features in every faction, in silhouettes so different you always know who's who at a glance. One special unit per side for the tricks that win close games.
Real fog of war
You see what your units can see — nothing more. Obstacles and enemy units block ranged shots, so positioning is the whole game. Sneak a flank around a blind spot or bait an overextended enemy into your vision.
Ranked Glicko-2 matchmaking
Queue for a skill-matched opponent rated with the same Glicko-2 system used in serious chess ratings — so your rank actually means something. Or challenge a friend with a private invite code.
Async by design
Take your turn, close the app, come back when it's your move. A full day per move means nobody's rushing you — and a 24-hour turn clock means opponents who walk away forfeit, so you're never trapped in a dead match.
Fair and honest: no pay-to-win — every faction is reachable by playing, never only by paying. 5 core units with identical features in every faction. One special unit per side: the Empire fields artillery that must entrench before firing, the Raiders a unit that teleports allies. The Empire faction is free forever; unlock the Raiders by playing (finish 3 matches, bot or online, win or lose). Paid factions are planned; every faction will also stay earnable by playing.
In game
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Your move.
Free on iOS, Android, and the web — challenge a friend, queue ranked, or warm up against a bot.