EDGE ROBOTICS

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.

RuZe — async hex strategy game banner showing Empire and Raider units facing off across a hex grid

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 — same stats, completely different silhouettes, so you always know who's who at a glance. Each faction has a unique special unit 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 draws from one shared stat table — a faction changes which special unit you command and how your army looks, never how strong it is. The Empire faction is free forever; unlock the Raiders by playing (finish 3 matches, bot or online, win or lose).

In game

Screenshots

A RuZe Empire Infantry unit selected mid-match, its movement range highlighted across the hex grid and its stats and Zee costs shown below
A RuZe match where an enemy Raiders robot has been spotted through the fog of war, with the rest of the far side of the board still hidden
The opening turn of a RuZe match, showing both bases, the Empire unit roster and the fog of war covering enemy territory

Your move.

Free to play in your browser — challenge a friend, queue ranked, or warm up against a bot.

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