Slay

- November 21, 2013

Everyone 10+

Strategy

( 1,537)

Description

PLEASE! - If you have any problems or any suggestions to make Slay better, get in touch with us, at sean@windowsgames.co.uk.

Slay is a simple to learn game of strategy and cunning set in medieval times. The island is divided up between the six players, and you must try to capture your enemies' land and link up your own territories to create larger and stronger ones. You begin capturing land by attacking with your peasants. Once your territories become richer you can combine peasants to make stronger and stronger people (Spearmen, Knights and then Barons) who can kill weaker enemy troops, or knock down their castles. Just be careful that you don't create too many expensive men or the territory will go bankrupt!

"This game is pure strategy! It's a work of genius. Brilliant AI. Engaging turn-based multiplayer strategy. Sid Meier, eat your heart out!" - GameSpy.com

"I love this game! I play it all the time, and when I'm not, I think about wanting to play it." - PocketNow.com

"At first glance, Slay looks elementary, but hidden beneath are cunning strategy elements that must be finely balanced for success" - PC Magazine

"Deceptively delightful. The graphics are simple, but the strategy is complex." - Download.com

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Reviews

4.6

1,537 total

5 1,155

4 255

3 65

2 21

1 41

John Lennie

Outstanding. One of my all-time favourites. I have been playing it on PCs for ten years but as it does not work on Win8 I am now largely limited to my Android devices. My daughter fell in love with it when she was 7 and has been playing it since. I still have access to a Win7 machine where I can play my custom maps - it would be nice to have this facility on the Android version too. Thanks Mr O'Connor for an excellent game of which I will never tire.

Liam Butler

Terrific strategy Love the game. Very powerful opponent AI. Played antiyoy first as my introduction to the Slay format. The Antiyoy AI couldn't withstand me though; it just wasn't smart enough. The legit Slay (this one) is a whole different story. You have to play careful and always be aware of your boards vulnerabilities. The only cons, to me, are that the UI could be updated to be more polished, units should be color matched to the team they're on, and better representation of how much money you'll have next turn.

Robert Hamilton

Need real time troop cost Found after play antiyoy a slay clone. This one is nice but needs real time troop cost and income while playing the bored. I find my self over spending and I don't want to play unless updated. Also lack of map editor a nice touch antiyoy has. Will 5 star with updates. Good game happy to pay but needs to be finished

Sue Penkosky-Cornwell

A brilliant classic that remains as addictive as ever. I've been playing Sean O'Connor's Slay since 1996 when I first found it as a shareware game on a magazine cover disc! Over the years, I must have played this game more than any other, and I'm delighted to see it as an app. Very addictive, nicely challenging without being impossible, and a game to lose hours in playing. Well worth the tiny price.

Ian Watters

Original and best I played this ages ago and rediscovered kit via the Antiyoy - this is tougher. Hard levels take me multiple attempts to win and very hard levels are just frightening. It's been years since an update and it could do with some more user options, but this is definitely worth the money.

Victor Cammans

Slay has been a part of my life for many many years. Love this game and is always the game I come back to, over and over again. One suggestion that I may suggest is to have the ability to make your own maps on the phone application. I can not even count how many times I have passed all the levels. Would like the option to be creative. Thank you for the greatest game EVER!

User reviews

John Lennie June 17, 2015

Liam Butler December 6, 2016

Robert Hamilton January 17, 2016

Sue Penkosky-Cornwell April 20, 2014

Ian Watters January 17, 2017

Victor Cammans May 17, 2016

Jim Huff November 1, 2016

Fantastic Such an original and compelling strategy game. It isn't easy but not impossible. Challenges the mind quite a bit, like playing chess and risk combined, but that description doesn't really do it justice. Well done! EDIT: Please, please add new Very Hard maps, or add a Random Map feature.

FrJustin Hewlett February 12, 2014

One of the greatest pure-strategy computer wargames of all time! I've bought and played this little gem on pretty much every platform that Sean has ever ported it to. The only thing missing from the Android/iOS version is pass-and-play multiplayer (my favorite game mode on the Pocket PC version). The game strikes an amazing balance between casual pick-up-and-play convenience and real strategic depth which keeps the player coming back for "just one more quick game" - or for a rematch on a map where you've been defeated. ("I'll get him this time!") Thanks again, Sean!

Joshua Stoddard June 20, 2014

Needs unit price cost. The play is simple but that's what makes it fun. The only problem is that it doesn't show what units you can make or how much money it needs to survive. This makes it harder to plan your attack strategy. If not for that, I would give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Tony Rogers September 13, 2014

Great strategy game Fantastic game that depends solely on skill, not on luck. Previous versions had some minor issues when exiting game (not saving/forgetting your history) but they seem pretty ironed out now. Well worth the time and money.

Ralph deGennaro April 8, 2017

Honestly, this is an awesome game. I enjoy playing it frequently to relax. Even after owning it for a while I still come back to maps I've not won or to beat my best score. I do wish it was like the iOS version where I can change the difficulty on each map. Anyways, try the game, it's still great fun.

Alan Meiss June 30, 2014

One of my favorite games A splendid and well-balanced strategy game that's a bit like a combination of Risk and Go. Hundreds and hundreds of maps of varying difficulty offer a new challenge with each game and great value for the money...I've played through at least a couple hundred so far, and I'm still having fun. The rules are simple, but the gameplay surprisingly complex. Overextend your empire, and you'll soon be dismantled...but rest on defense, and your foes will overwhelm you. Great game!

Brian Barta July 17, 2014

Best little strategy game ever Risk meets chess. Been playing for years on various platforms. I love the challenge, it really makes you think. For those who say very hard is impossible I have lost 3 of 56 games so far :p Would love to see some expanded options like volume control or custom colors for tiles. How about writing AI types defensive, aggressive, and cut, to go with the current type and allow them to be randomly assigned for random turn lengths... extreme hard? The unpredictability would be fun.

Russ Mitchell January 18, 2014

Habit forming I've been playing this game for more than a year on both the iPhone and now Samsung note. Challenging. Fun. Hours and hours of entertainment. The very hard maps are challenging but doable. Who wants a cakewalk - this is my favorite game of the past 2 years.

Gene Hayes May 4, 2016

Was so happy to see this for Android! I played many years ago on a Windows phone but didn't know it had been ported to Android. Well worth the money if you want a simple to learn but difficult to master strategy game. I just hope he's planning on bringing "Mother of All Battles" to Android soon! I'd pay for that too!!

Harvey Collins February 11, 2016

Totally addictive, best game ever! I love this game but help! I've run out of islands! Please can you supply more maps (very very hard?) or perhaps make it possible to play the other players on the existing islands.

William Bennett October 31, 2015

Love this game Sean, so glad you got this over from pc version. This is way better then risk. Ive always loved slay. Now I just can't wait until you do mother of all battles! (Nudge, nudge)

Murali Suriar May 9, 2014

Constant crashing on Nexus 5 Games launches and then immediately crashes upon loading any map. This is a recent issue, not sure what is causing it. Shame, as prior to this I was really enjoying phasing the game.

Sean O'Connor May 10, 2014

Hi Murali, please could you get in touch at sean@windowsgames.co.uk. there have been no recent updates so this is wierd. Thanks Adrian

Charlotte Priest July 27, 2015

Getting better... Initially had a problem with the game actually loading...would open and then shut down straight away, which seems to have sorted itself out. Now the turns it took for me to win keep disappearing...which is massively annoying... would give a 5* rating because this game is brilliant.

Jacob Spell September 4, 2016

Haven't even played it yet I remember playing this game years ago, and I'm talking years. It's absolutely amazing. Plenty of levels, interesting concept... No game has transitioned to mobile so well. Get it. You won't regret it.

Brent Hoskisson June 5, 2014

I like it Ten years ago, this was the original multi-player game for the pocket PC. There was an option for how many humans and you could pass the device around. It would be nice to see that back. The map in the corner is useless and I can barely see the little hut flags. Making them larger would be great for us with bad eyes.

David Koehler-Stanescu July 15, 2015

Fun but Formulaic Slay is a great little game, that requires an interesting balance of greed and protecting your lands. Unfortunately, after just a few games, Slay becomes almost unlosable, and loses some of its zest. I've enjoyed my time with the game, but for a five star rating, it would need to have more active and aggressive ai, and more interesting maps -- maybe even a custom map maker.

Mark Ellis November 27, 2016

Absorbing, fun.. mostly When you've spent a number of hours playing, most of the easy and very easy are beatable.. but there are the odd scenes that are close to impossible! Very frustrating as I don't like to be thwarted.

Kurt Gramoll May 28, 2014

Great to see Slay on Android (finally) I have been playing Slay for well over 10 years. Started with PocketPC and then with Windows. What a surprise to see it on the Google market. Still like the windows version more (not sure if it is still sold). It has 5,000+ Friendly Games plus Challenge games. Great strategy game, but simple and quick to play. Perfect for those 10-15 mins breaks. Could use crisper graphics like the windows version (don't like the texture graphics - Sean keep it simple). Wish your other games were on Android (Rats, Firefight, The General, Mother-of-all-battles, etc).

Van Wyk Louw January 29, 2014

Purest strategy An old Windows favourite, finally on Android and just as good as ever. My main suggestion is adding a quick reference to show cost & upkeep of each unit, lest you foolishly upgrade yourself to failure.

Lee Bradley December 2, 2014

Slay your Foes and Build your Kingdom from the Bathroom (or office, train, plane, boring coffee date, etc.) So, as a kid I found Slay on a PC demo disc. Ten years later, I'm psyched to find that Sean not only maintained Slay, but ported it to Android. Some reviews claim "Very Hard" is impossible. Not true. It simply requires a change in strategy. Put off joining kingdoms until necessary, as huts provide essential defensive infrastructure. Keep your enemies equally strong, and they stay at each other's throats. The nuances go on, but "Slay" is a game that teaches you to think ahead and make no decision lightly.

A Google User December 4, 2013

Good until updated This is an amazing game, but recent updates have detracted. Firstly, the animations are now much slower and the game lags a fair bit when scrolling the map. Second, when I try to resume a game that I started earlier, it returns the map to the original state, losing all my progress. Fix these, and I will re-rate to five stars. Edit: reflashed my phone with stock firmware, and the lost progress issue is gone. Re-rated to 4 stars. The fifth is still forthcoming if the map lag is removed. Edit: and latest updates have removed the lagging and slow animations. Back to 5 stars!

David Huttleston Jr October 7, 2014

Risk meets go It's an excellent strategy game. Each map has it's own pace. On the very hard maps, you have to grow at the expense to the right opponents. Very tricky. It sounds ridiculous but I've beat all the very hard maps- more please!

FireAce 44 April 2, 2017

Impossible levels. If on the first play all u have is a few hex and trees, and the enemy has land the size of Africa, then the map is a fail, was randomly generated but never actually tested. Maps should be verified playable

Gai jin September 6, 2014

Game itself is great Epitome of easy to learn, hard to master. Very addicting, although after playing the crap out of it for a month or two I've run out of content. Multiplayer would help replay tremendously. Very much wish I was shown what territory I lost to computer with red-outlined hexes or something. Gotten better at remembering my boundaries but on big maps with more than a dozen territories its impossible to remember. Unit cost is on the help screen -- I still go there regularly to double check my math but there's no reason the app couldn't do that for me.

Dominic Poole July 30, 2015

Flawed! Hard - Fogr is impossible to win! If anyone can beat this one please let me know as I've tried every possible way! I urge the developer to try and beat it! Not happy!

Andrew Wilson January 9, 2014

One of my all time favourite games I first bought this game about 15 years ago for windows 95. It's one of my all time favourite games. I was gutted when my old version wouldn't work on windows 7. I was overjoyed to find it on android. I'd give it six stars if I could.

Jordan Moshe December 27, 2015

Can't stop slaying Played this game for so many hours. Please bring Android the rest of your games! Specifically Critical Mass, Mother of, and firefight.

David Bergeson January 22, 2014

One of my favorites Used to play this on my old Palm Pilot and my Windows Mobile Phone. Great to find it on Android as well. Its simple yet addicting. My only complaint is that it can be a little glitchy when saving game progress.

Andrei Margineanu April 17, 2014

The only TBS game I enjoy Somehow the zoom (Ghete hexagons get tiny on bigger maps) makes it difficult to play, but you can slide the map.

Colin Girling May 11, 2014

Good with quirks Decent strategy game, with minor issues of not being able to always find what moves are available on large maps. Wiuld be better if nen who csnt move are completed automatically, and very hard levels shiuld be renamed impossibly hard levels..

Anthony Sarno December 12, 2013

Yes! Use to play this on windows 95. Love this game, highly addictive. Runs clean and fast on android. Hey Sean this would be epic if it were multiplayer with friends. . Just saying. .

Paul Birkett December 10, 2016

Doesn't work on current or previous smartphone Are you feeling lucky, punk? If this game will run on your system it's a really outstanding game. Loved it. But - it stopped working on my previous smartphone (Note 3). I suspended judgement as I'd installed a custom ROM. But it won't run on my unmodified Moto G 2+ either so sorry I feel I need to say something. Last update was over 3 years ago so I doubt there will ever be a fix. Shame.

Colin Waring March 24, 2014

Great Games I bought the "Windows Games" ten years or so ago when there were only 4 games in the bundle. I still keep my aging copies of Slay and Mother around for playing so was quite happy to spot this in the app store. I'd love to see Mother make an appearance as well.

Nikolas Gray October 2, 2014

It was an obligatory purchase. Title says it all. Loved the SLAY demo for Windows, and decided to look it up today. Saw it was TWENTY DOLLARS. That's just absolutely ridiculous. Saw an APP version, meaning i have some serious strategy to take with me on the go, and for only $3.88! That's much better. Not trying to be insulting, Mr. O'Connor, but that's a ridiculous price for the Windows version. Still, glad to see this on Play. Gonna try it out now.