Deck building, resource management and real-time strategy? Rise Eterna War releases on PC and console with a lot going on. Does it all come together?
Available right now as the latest from the Forever Entertainment team, following on from a 2021 release of Rise Eterna, Rise Eterna War sees focus on the bloody tale of Arthbane. He’s a general on the last stand, looking to take back his home from some Ars Rare invaders.
Fight back against the invaders
It’s playable across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC, as Rise Eterna War takes place a decade or so prior to the events of the first game. No matter whether you have played that one or not – we have, 3/5 review score, give it a read – in Rise Eterna War you’ll get to work your way through Arthbane’s campaign, taking on the occupying Athracian army, balancing strategy and resources to defeat cunning rival generals.
You’ll have to tools and abilities you need too. Recruiting up to 16 units and visiting the Chuckwagon to feed your troops will be par for the course, as will the rallying on some legendary heroes – both new and returning favourites – as you hope to lead them to battle through over 40 missions.
This one comes with an emphasis on innovative fused gameplay, Rise Eterna War mixes real-time strategy, deck-building mechanics, and resource management, all as you immerse yourself in a dramatic, character-driven prequel revealing the inner demons of a complex antihero mourning the fall of his nation.
Ready to experience the precursor to a fabled resistance movement over hours of dark and emotionally charged storytelling? Yeah, it’s tempting isn’t it.
Key game features
- Blend of real-time strategy with deck building and resource management.
- Over 40 story-driven missions.
- 16 diverse units and 11 legendary heroes.
- Multiple levels of upgrades for your units and mounted ballista bolts.
- Resources Management system – buy meals and collect coins to feed and strengthen your forces.
- Emotional Storytelling.
- Dark and thought-provoking narrative.
Buy now!
You’ll find Rise Eterna War on the Xbox Store, priced at £8.39. It’s playable on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, with full Series optimisation in house if you are looking for it. There’s also the Rise Eterna Bundle for £12.49 which combines both games.
Alternatively, the game is on the same digital stores that power PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC lives.
There are a couple of trailers below which should be able to tempt you in.
Rise Eterna War Description
Rise Eterna War tells the bloody tale of Arthbane, a great general who led the last stand to reclaim his homeland Ars Rare from foreign invaders. Play as Arthbane, 10 years before the events of Rise Eterna, rallying loyalists in a desperate bid to seize the capital Gaiacus.
