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Fact sheet

Title: Inselnova
Developer: Darren Moore
Genre: Multiplayer strategy / city-building (browser MMO)
Platform: Web browser — desktop & mobile, no install
Price: Free to play
Status: Early access (since March 2026), in active development
Setting: A medieval archipelago, the year 1247
Website: inselnova.com

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Tagline

Rule an island, build an empire.

Short (under 150 characters)

Rule an island, build an empire. A free browser-based multiplayer strategy game of war, trade, and espionage set in a medieval archipelago.

Medium (under 300 characters)

Build your island, train armies, and wage war in a medieval archipelago. Research tech, spy on rivals, forge alliances, and trade on the marketplace. Queue actions and grow while offline. Free to play in any browser — no download needed.

Long

The year is 1247. A vast frontier of scattered islands lies unclaimed — connected only by open sea and the ambitions of those bold enough to sail it. In Inselnova, you are a governor. You start with a single island and a handful of resources, then build farms, mines, and barracks, research technologies, and raise armies and fleets. Raid your neighbours, spy on their defences, trade on a player-driven marketplace, or forge alliances and dominate the rankings. Rule through council affairs that shape your realm’s identity, sail on branching story expeditions, and discover gods whose blessings and curses can turn a war. Builds and research run on real-time timers that keep going while you are offline — a slow-burn game made for short sessions and long progression. No downloads, no pay-to-win. A modern reimagining of the classic German island-warfare game Inselkampf, built for mobile and desktop alike.

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Key features

Slow-burn real-time strategy. Builds, research, and troop training run on timers that keep going while you are offline — made for short daily sessions and long-term growth, not grinding.
War, raids & espionage. Raid rival islands for plunder, send spy ships to scout defences, and reduce an enemy's main house to claim their island outright.
Player-driven marketplace. Trade gold, stone, and lumber on a live economy where prices move with what real players are buying and selling.
Alliances & diplomacy. Form or join alliances of up to 50 players, garrison troops on each other’s islands, and coordinate war and trade through shared chat.
Council affairs & realm identity. Advisors bring urgent matters to your council table. Each ruling shifts your realm’s governance and, over time, gives it a public identity the whole world can see.
Story expeditions. Captain Thorne sails on multi-stage voyages where your choices spend cargo, risk ships, and branch into new routes — and sometimes uncover gods.
Gods, blessings & curses. Discover and awaken gods at the shrine, then cast time-limited rites: bless your own islands or curse an enemy with famine and market silence.
Research & expansion. Unlock elite units and faster ships through permanent research, then colonise new islands or seize abandoned ones — with expansion stress rewarding focused growth.
A persistent world. The archipelago never resets, and the NPC Black Tide faction reclaims abandoned islands so the map stays alive for new and returning governors alike.