Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara

A Safe Tavern. Dangerous Isles. One Ancient Chest.

Start each voyage from a cozy tavern hub, then sail into cursed islands filled with tactical grid battles, strange treasure, risky choices, and enemies that may become allies. Fight smart, bring back what you can, stash your best loot, and return stronger for the next expedition.

At the heart of the tavern waits the Ancient Chest: a mysterious relic that offers quests, unlocks classes, grants long-term bonuses, helps preserve mastered skills, and slowly reveals why the Isles of Vaultara are falling to corruption.

Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara blends cozy preparation with dangerous tactical expeditions. Plan your route, know when to retreat, and decide what kind of adventurer you want to become before the next voyage begins.

Tactical Expeditions

• Turn-based, grid-based combat where movement, attack range, terrain, and line-of-sight shape every fight.
  
• Speed-driven turns let faster units act more often, making timing as important as raw damage.
  
• Ever-changing islands bring fresh layouts with height changes, traps, treasure chests, barrels, hazards, and enemy spawners.
  
• Mid-expedition boat visits give you a chance to buy supplies, stash treasure, trade gear, or retreat before pride gets expensive.

Bring Something Back

• Store recovered equipment and supplies at the tavern so future expeditions start with better options.
  
• Upgrade storage and improve the trader boat by selling valuable finds and parts.
  
• Complete Ancient Chest quests to unlock classes, choose boons, and strengthen future expeditions.
  
• Lock especially good bonuses, track quest progress, and build long-term advantages between voyages.
  
• Collect vaultstones to help enchanted gear keep more of its magic when you sail away.

Build Your Adventurer

• Unlock and switch between 7 classes: Adventurer, Warrior, Trader, Healer, Paladin, Thief, and Mage.
  
• Gain experience for active and passive skills, then carry mastered abilities into future expeditions through the Ancient Chest.
  
• Pair your class skill with a second active slot to build your own mix of spells, tricks, and combat tools.
  
• Equip weapons, armor, and two accessories with stat bonuses that change how you approach each island.
  
• Use potions, herbs, spellbooks, class skills, and clever positioning to survive escalating waves.
  
• Focus on one carefully equipped hero or build a recruited crew ready to move at your command.
  
• Turn enemies into allies through defection and recruitment mechanics tied to Charisma and class abilities.

A Tavern Full of Secrets

• Use the tavern as your persistent hub for storage, class changes, the Ancient Chest, the Adventurer's Log, and NPC conversations.
  
• Follow the trail of corrupted islands, ancient magic, and a guarded vault hidden beneath Vaultara.
  
• Discover new spells, treasure, passive effects, and strange relics that can reshape an entire expedition.
  
• Adventure to a soundtrack that blends tavern shanty warmth with electronic momentum.
  
• Play across 5 save profiles with support for English and Polish, Steam achievements, and keyboard, mouse, and controller input.