Fit check
Is Farabel worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy fans who want a campaign built around time reversal
- Players who prefer several battle modes over a single campaign structure
- Strategy players interested in army composition, spells, and war machines
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a continuous power-growth arc may dislike starting at maximum strength and losing power while progressing backward
- Players wanting a finite defence scenario may not enjoy fighting an endless enemy force
- Players looking for real-time strategy may prefer a game built around simultaneous action rather than turn-based battles
Our take on Farabel
The unusual time-reversal premise receives prominent attention, but the campaign is specifically defined as 26 battles. The broader replay structure comes from separate modes: daily challenges, a sequence of Classic battles, and an endless Defence mode rather than one large story campaign.
What is Farabel?
Farabel is a turn-based strategy game structured around reversing the story.
The campaign follows Cendor, lord of Farabel, through 26 battles as he travels into the past to save the city. Each step backward weakens the hero while increasing the complexity of play. Challenge Mode adds a new battle each day and a monthly season for competition with other players. Classic Mode lets players assemble armies with units and war machines, then complete battles while pursuing speed and low casualties. Defence Mode pits a purchased army against an endless enemy force. The game includes 40 unit types and 18 spells and abilities.
How Farabel plays
- 01Reverse-time campaign
- Cendor begins at the story's conclusion and loses strength during 26 battles set in earlier periods.
- 02Daily challenge battles
- Challenge Mode provides a different battle each day and organizes players into monthly seasons.
- 03Army construction
- Classic and Defence modes let players buy units, while Classic Mode also includes war machines.
- 04Endless defence mode
- Players face an unending enemy force and try to survive while defeating as many enemies as possible.
- 05Unit and ability roster
- The game contains 40 unit types alongside 18 spells and abilities.
Farabel compared to similar games
Farabel uses turn-based battles across a 26-battle campaign, daily challenges, army-building battles, and endless defence. Shogun Showdown also uses turn-based combat, but centers on positioning, attack tiles, skill and deck building, and a rogue-like structure before facing the Shogun.
Farabel: platforms & release
Is Farabel worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy fans who want a campaign built around time reversal. Skip it if: players seeking a continuous power-growth arc may dislike starting at maximum strength and losing power while progressing backward.
Where can I download Farabel?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Farabel's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Farabel on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
