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Positive — 91% positive (44 reviews) · 5 achievements
Last updated 11 Oct 2026
Anchor's Lament is a multiplayer roguelite strategy game where you build your team to fight other players with a unique gameplay mechanic! Everything follow the beat of the anchor!
Action, Indie, Free To Play, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Casual · 2026 · More free games
In Anchor's Lament, strategize and build your team for intense multiplayer battles. Each game follows the beat of the anchor, offering unique challenges and endless replayability.
About this game
ANCHOR'S LAMENT
Is a multiplayer roguelike strategy game, where you as your own captain travel the thousands seas to find glory! On your way you gather a crew of exotic animals and creatures that will help you fight other captain's that stand in your way. In this world, all life is sentient.
Collect Nautical Units and place them in a 2x4 grid!
Position units with multiple unique abilities to synergies and trigger each other!
Equip them with items!
Enchant Grid slots!
Fight against real players asynchronically! No wait queues only domination!
Our goal is that every other month we release a new season with new units, new events and new mechanics. Each new season will drastically change the gameplay. But as the old season rotates out, don't worry, you can still play it in our CHAOS MODE, where any player may choose any season to play against other players with the same rules. Everyone can keep playing their favorite builds for ever!
BRING YOUR GAME EVERYWHERE
Play the game on your computer or phone! Data will carry over as well as any collected items!
FREE GAME
The game is free! you can buy cosmetics that we have made to help us fund the game for the future!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: nvidia rtx 3060
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 300 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
fixed Chromatic Anemone to not summon the flames of hell
Chromatic Anemone now does 7 ignite on the first tier and not 71.Read full article on Community Announcements (ImperialPlaygrounds)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.3.4 – Missing Season 3 Units
## Patch 1.3.4 – Missing Season 3 Units Thanks to community reports, we discovered that several Season 3 units were missing or unavailable. Patch 1.3.4 addresses these issues: * Crocodile Icefish can now appear in the Shop, rather than only through Old Man and the Sea. * Bloodbelly Comb Jelly has been added to the game. * Sleeper Shark has been added to the game. * Flying Fish now has the Aggressive tag for Transmutation. * Chromatic Anemone now has the intended Cold and Burning tags, and Ignite has been added to its ability. Thank you to everyone who brought these issues to our attention.Read full article on Community Announcements (ImperialPlaygrounds)Patch NotesOfficial
Small ui fix
Fixed localization for bundles. updated the graphics for titles to not take to much space (we will update this more as we get new feedback)Read full article on Community Announcements (ImperialPlaygrounds)AnnouncementsOfficial
Season 3 - Season of the frozen seas is coming! Out September 1st
Season 3 – Season of the Frozen SeasSeason 3 – Season of the Frozen Seas releases September 1!A new season is upon us, bringing a brand-new mechanic, six new units, changes to existing units, new titles, a new Season Pass, rotating bundles, a new max rank, and the upcoming Oracle Tournament.Here are the full notes.NEW MECHANIC – FREEZEFreeze has been added to the game.Freezing an enemy unit gives it Freeze Stacks. These stacks dissipate each beat.Freeze Stacks slow down the Anchor of the player who has them on their units.Developer Notes: We wanted Freeze and Haste to be in the same patch, but we, as many know, have downsized pretty hard. But finally, they are together.NEW UNITSBloodbelly Comb JellyStatsPoison: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8Heal: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8Sleeper SharkStatsBuff Self Crit: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4Buff Self Damage: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2Damage: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1Base Crit Chance: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20%Crocodile IcefishStatsWhen adjacent applies Freeze: Deal 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 DamageBase Crit Chance: 35% / 40% / 45% / 50%Freeze: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 StacksIce CrabStatsBlock: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8Freeze: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 StacksHalibutStatsOn adjacent Block: Gain 1 EnergyAt 4 Energy: Block equal to a percentage of Max LifeFreeze: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 StacksLion's Mane JellyfishStatsPoison: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 StacksIgnite: 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 StacksFreeze: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 StacksUNIT CHANGESPorcupine FishAdded Base Crit Chance:35% / 40% / 45% / 50%Developer Notes: Porcu daddy needs some more love.BarracudaBarracuda no longer has 4x Crit.Instead, it now adds:1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Haste StacksDeveloper Notes: The crit wasn't so fun, and we had plans for this guy to be hasty for a long time.Chromatic AnemoneAdded:Freeze Random: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5Ignite: 10 / 11 / 12 / 13Developer Notes: It's truly chromatic now.NEW TITLESWe've added several new titles that you can use to show off your personality on the seas.Default TitleRecruitNew TitlesCaptainDeckhandDryDuelistMartini-Loving (Hey Roy!)MinionSharkbaitSunkenAnd one title you can buy to support us:Tr...Read full article on Community Announcements (ImperialPlaygrounds)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.2.1 is now live!
New Content patch 1.2.1 is outWe have cleaned the team data from our database to only include teams created from season 2 and onwards. Enjoy the game!Read full article on Community Announcements (ImperialPlaygrounds)
