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GemCraft

GemCraft is a tower defense game where the player builds towers, arms them with 'gems', and sees off armies of invading monsters. A complex gem combining system allows the player to trade off various…

26 June 2008

GemCraft is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Game in a Bottle, released 26 June 2008 on iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What GemCraft is

GemCraft is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Game in a Bottle and released in 2008. It was published by Armor Games. It is available on iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

The premise, in the publisher's words

GemCraft is a tower defense game where the player builds towers, arms them with 'gems', and sees off armies of invading monsters. A complex gem combining system allows the player to trade off various combinations of special abilities with raw damage from their gems.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

GemCraft launched on 26 June 2008, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Persona 4, Battlefield: Bad Company and Secret Agent Clank.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Persona 4, Battlefield: Bad Company, Secret Agent Clank.

Quick answers

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When did GemCraft come out?
GemCraft was released on 26 June 2008 for iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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