History VideoGame / StickWar

* AmbidextrousSprite: The stick figure aesthetic means it's usually not a problem... but then you have the Spearton and Juggerknight's shields switching sides to always face the screen.

* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: Gold, and Mana in ''2''.

* UniqueEnemy: [[TheSavageIndian The Natives.]] They only appear in the second mission, and they are basically reskinned Spearton that the player is forced to fight very early on in order to march to Swordwrath.

* DesignItYourselfEquipment: Instead of playing with pre-made factions, this game allows you to design your own armies by mixing and matching units, upgrades, spells, and passive enhancements.

* AllegedlyFreeGame: Averted. While it's a free game with in-app purchases, the game is perfectly functional and beatable without spending a penny, in-game currency can be easily amassed through grinding, and the stuff you get with that currency is more of a bonus to an already complete game. However, paying up allows the player to get unlimited Crown of Inamorta entries and prevents the weekly missions from being TemporaryOnlineContent by letting the player play all of them at any time.

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Despite skins existing in this game, there is no way that the Speartons can equip the skins that makes them look like [[UniqueEnemy the Natives]] fought in the second mission. While the Savage skin is the [[ClosestThingWeGot closest the Speartons get to looking like the Natives,]] they still lake the unique feather and shield design.

* DefendCommand: The game allows you to garrison all of your units, miners included, in your base, while invulnerable castle archers fend off the enemy. However, doing so will leave your monument open to attack.

* ExcusePlot

->''The others are known as: "[[ArcherArchetype Archidons]]" the way of the archer, "[[SwordTropes Swordwrath]]" the way of the sword, "[[FunctionalMagic Magikill]]" the way of the mage, and "[[BladeOnAStick Speartons]]" the way of the Spear.''

The game also has a sequel called ''[[http://stickwar.us/stick-war-2/ Stick War 2]]'' and an [[UsefulNotes/AndroidGames Android app]] remake/adaptation called ''Stick War: Legacy''.
There is also a second sequel in development to be released in December 2021.

!!This game has the following tropes:

->''[[InAWorld In a world]] called Inamorata, you're surrounded by discriminate nations devoted to their individual technology, and struggle for dominance. Each society has developed its own unique way to wage war. Proud of their unique craft they have become obsessed to the point of worship, [[CargoCult turning weapons to religion]]. Each believe that their way of life is the only way, and are dedicated to teaching their policies to all other nations through what their leaders claim as divine intervention, or as you will know it… war.''

->''The others are known as: "[[ArcherArchetype Archidonis]]" the way of the archer, "[[SwordTropes Swordwrath]]" the way of the sword, "[[FunctionalMagic Magikill]]" the way of the mage, and "[[BladeOnAStick Speartons]]" the way of the Spear.''

* ZergRush: Fury Crawlers, which look like demonic [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkeys]]. Compared to the Swordwrath, Crawlers are weaker, but cheaper and quicker to train, and become more powerful if more of them are active.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The December 2018 patch adds alternate skins for each unit other than the Giant, which can be unpacked from chests or bought with gems. Skins also grant additional abilities to each unit.

Also has a sequel called ''[[http://stickwar.us/stick-war-2/ Stick War 2]]'' and an [[UsefulNotes/AndroidGames Android app]] remake/adaptation called ''Stick War: Legacy''.

* AllegedlyFreeGame: Averted. While it's a free game with in-app purchases, the game is perfectly functional and beatable without spending a penny, in-game currency can be easily amassed through grinding, and the stuff you get with that currency is more of a bonus to an already complete game.

** Speartons' shield upgrade now give them a chance to NoSell any incoming attack, even when not actively blocking. Player-controlled Speartons' spear throw now does much more damage.
** Magikill now get to summon up to two minions by default, up from one (up to 5 with upgrades, increased from 4) and now deal more damage with their attack spell. Additionally, their staff upgrade now increases their spell damage instead of stun duration.
* BlingOfWar: Fully-upgraded units (aside from Giants, which simply get bigger) get shiny gold gear.

Also has a sequel called ''[[http://stickwar.us/stick-war-2/ Stick War 2]]'' and an [[AndroidGames Android app]] remake/adaptation called ''Stick War: Legacy''.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Like with many RealTimeStrategy games, there is a population limit. The first game has a limit of 20 units (of any kind), while the sequel sets a cap of 80 but gives each unit a different population cost. Notably, you could easily go over the cap in the first game with Magikill minions, as the Magikill's summoning spell was not restricted by the population cap even though their minions counted towards it.

* EvilCounterpart: Each of the [[spoiler:Chaos Empire's]] units is one to a unit from the Order and rebel nations, with the exception of the Bomber.

** Played with the Giants, as they are now separated into two sepearate units, Order and [[spoiler:Chaos]]. Order Giants zig-zag this as they have different capabilities (throwing boulders of rock, dealing high damage with fairly fast rate of fire at a single unit) from the original ones. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:Chaos]] Giants invert this trope as they are virtually identical with the ones in the previous game, but they now deal far higher damage towards units, while doing less damage to statues. They also possess HealingFactor.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Entirely possible with the addition of power-ups that are purchased with gems, which can be amassed through gameplay or purchased with real money.

* KingMook: Two of the purchaseable powerups in the game allow you to summon either a Golden Spearton or Griffon the Great, a super beefed-up Giant. Both are controllable.

* EnemySummoner: The Magikill are capable of doing this.

* ArtificialStupidity: The default AI is that once something gets within their detection range (which is fairly large) they will hunt it down and try to kill it, more often than not resulting in your units getting swarmed and immediately beaten to death. This also applies to Meric's, your healers, who will gleefully run headlong into battle, healing themselves the whole way. If a Meric ends up poisoned then it will alternate between healing everyone else and healing the sliver of poison damage it took in the last few seconds.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Neither any character in the rebel nations or the Order Empire by way of VillainProtagonist, but {{Medusa}}.]]

** Inverted with the Swordwrath, as they remain mostly the same, and with a new ability ("Rage") to boot.

* NoCampaignForTheWicked: You don't even get to play as the Chaos Empire [[AllegedlyFreeGame without shelling out real money.]]

* ArtificialStupdity: The default AI is that once something gets within their detection range (which is fairly large) they will hunt it down and try to kill it, more often than not resulting in your units getting swarmed and immediately beaten to death. This also applies to Meric's, your healers, who will gleefully run headlong into battle, healing themselves the whole way. If a Meric ends up poisoned then it will alternate between healing everyone else and healing the sliver of poison damage it took in the last few seconds.

* LivingStatue: [[spoiler:What happens to the monument in the last mission, which reveals itself to be a very huge Giant and serves as the FinalBoss.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite the last few levels featuring all enemy nations teaming up to try and stop you, Speartons are nowhere to be found.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: The Undead from the land of [[RedundancyDepartmentOfRedundancy Deads]] [[ZombieGait shamble]], have a chance to poison by…throwing their own flesh at your units, and fall apart into bones upon dying.

* HealingFactor: Chaos do not possess Merics to heal and cure their units in battle, instead all of their units possess passive regeneration and curing. This means that poison will deal almost no damage toward them and it will be automatically cured after 15 seconds.

** Inverted with the Giants, either of Order or Chaos. Chaos Giants are virtually identical with the ones in the previous game, but now they deal far higher damage towards units, ignores armor, have auto-heal and cure, while dealing less damage to statues. Order Giants zig-zags this as they have different capabilities (throwing boulders of rock at a single unit, and lacks auto-heal) from the Chaos Giants.

* OurLichesAreDifferent: The Marrowkai are skeletal sorcerers which can send out bones from the ground (or a GrimReaper on occasion) and wields a staff of bone.

* StormingTheCastle: The last mission consists of [[spoiler:you storming the Chaos Empire's capital.]]
* TakenForGranite: After [[spoiler:Reducing the final monument's health to half, Medusa comes out herself and inflicts this on all your units currently in the field. Thankfully, you get a couple more as compensation.]]

** Zig-zagged witb the Spearton. Their range of movements are severely limited from the first game: they can no longer throw their spears, and are now unable to move or attack while blocking with their shields, barring [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing an upgrade]] that allows them to ShieldBash. However, they have far higher health and defense, and a single unit is now capable of taking on even three Swordwraths at once and winning, in both the opening cutscene and in-game.

** Inverted with the Giants, either of Order or Chaos. Chaos Giants are virtually identical with the ones in the previous game, but now they deal far higher damage towards units, ignores armor, have auto-heal and cure, while dealing less damage to statues. Order Giants zig-zags this as they have different capabilities (throwing boulders of rock at a single unit, and lacks auto-heal) than the Chaos Giants.

* {{Nerf}}: The Spearton was severely nerfed from the first game: they can no longer throw their spears, and are now unable to move or attack while blocking with their shields, barring [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing an upgrade]] that allows them to ShieldBash. Additionally, the Magikill can no longer summon minions, instead gaining a more diverse repertoire of offensive spells.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Like with many RealTimeStrategy games, there is a population limit.

* SeriesMascot: The Spearton.

* ActionBomb: The Chaos Empire employs Bombers, which commit these, requiring you to spread out your units to minimize damage.
* AnAxeToGrind: What Jugger Knights wield in addition to SpikesOfVillainy in their armor.

* CarryABigStick: What you start with, Clubmen, and they look rather pathetic. You get to upgrade them to [[SwordTropes swords]] after driving out Swordwrath and adopting their technology.

* HeroUnit: You can make any unit one temporarily by selecting them and manually controlling them. While under your control, the selected unit is faster and stronger.

* {{Ninja}}: After the events of the first game, some of the Swordwrath remnants managed to escape, rebuild, and become this, renaming themselves the Shadowrath.
* DemBones: The Marrowkai, which send out bones from the ground (or a GrimReaper on occasion) and wields a staff of bone. [[spoiler:Chaos Empire Miners]] also have bones [[spoiler:in their sacks]].

* TheEmpire: What the remnants of the other factions sees Order as.

* SuicideAttack: The Chaos Empire employs Bombers, which commit these, requiring you to spread out your units to minimize damage.

* TechTree

* ZergRush: Fury Crawlers, which look like demonic [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkeys]].