• Offline play enabled
  • 1 player
  • Remote Play supported
  • Accessibility features (12)
    Accessibility Features
  • PS5 Version
    Vibration function supported (DualSense wireless controller)
  • PS4 Version
    DUALSHOCK 4 vibration
Mild Violence
  • Offline play enabled
  • 1 player
  • Remote Play supported
  • Accessibility features (12)
    Accessibility Features
  • PS5 Version
    Vibration function supported (DualSense wireless controller)
  • PS4 Version
    DUALSHOCK 4 vibration

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Average rating 4.78 stars out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
9 ratings

Accessibility Features

Volume Controls
You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.
Mono Audio
You can set the audio output to be the same from each speaker.
Playable without Subtitles
You can play without subtitles because the game does not include spoken dialogue.
Adjustable Stick Sensitivity (Basic)
Some stick sensitivity options are provided.
Playable without Button Holds
You can play the game and navigate menus without holding down buttons.
Playable without Rapid Button Presses
You can play the game and navigate menus without needing to press buttons rapidly or within a time limit.
Playable without Simultaneous Presses
You can play the game and navigate menus without pressing or holding down multiple buttons at the same time.
Playable without Motion Controls
You can play the game without needing to use motion controls.
Playable without Touch Controls
You can play the game without needing to use touch-based controls.
Playable without Controller Vibration
You can play the game without turning on controller vibration/haptic feedback.
Playable without Adaptive Trigger Effect
You can play the game without the adaptive resistance in the triggers turned on.
Game Pausing
You can pause the game at any time during gameplay or cinematics (offline play only).

Master vanished three months ago, called away to heal a duke's cursed heir. She should have returned by now. Instead, ancient evil seeps from the castle walls, spreading like poison through the countryside. Livestock lie mutilated in the fields, travelers disappear from dark roads. Creatures that should not be stalk the night. You're all that stands between salvation and slaughter.

Wield forgotten glyphs carved in wood and bone. Call upon elk spirits to gore your enemies. Beseech raven spirits to strike from beyond. Bind corrupted beasts with grasping roots. Summon wind spirits that cleanse tainted flesh from bone.

But glyphs alone won't save you.

Every tower placement is a tactical gamble. You must venture close to danger to build your defenses. No hiding behind walls—your own reach determines where you can place towers. Move too far and leave gaps in your line. Stay too close and be torn to shreds.

The corruption evolves with each defeat. Rotting hares give way to massive infested hogs. Mutated birds circle overhead, immune to earthbound magic. Two-headed abominations strike with doubled fury. Each wave demands new strategies, new risks.

Ancient rituals unlock powerful allies. Transform sacred willows into conduits for ancestral defenders. Channel forgotten burial grounds to raise wolf-warriors from soil and bone. But rituals require perfect concentration—one wrong move breaks the spell.

Master the delicate dance of risk and reward. Push forward to place crucial defenses. Fall back when overwhelmed. Every step matters when malevolent forces hunt you directly.

The war horns lie silent. The church offers empty prayers. Only the ancient ways remain—written in blood, carved in stone, whispered by spirits through cursed ground.

Will you master them before the corruption overwhelms you?

The Old Ways - Where tower defense meets real-time strategy to overcome the wrath of an ancient evil.

Platform:
PS4, PS5
Release:
15/8/2025
Publisher:
y-zo studio
Genres:
Strategy, Strategy
Screen Languages:
English
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