History VideoGame / ThatWhichSleeps

The player takes on the role of an "Ancient Evil" (selected from an array of eldritch "Old Ones", demonic "Primal Entities", and even formerly mortal heroes turned villainous gods) who was [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]] in the distant past and has recently begun to awaken in a world that has long forgotten them. While the Ancient Evil is gathering its strength, it must manipulate the world from the shadows by recruiting a cult of loyal Agents to corrupt countries, spread terror and chaos, and undertake rituals to ensure conditions are ideal for its return. When the Ancient Evil fully awakens, then its existence becomes known to the Chosen One, a hero destined to save the world, launching a second phase of open war between the forces of good and evil. The player must balance aggression with caution, as causing to much disruption to the world will draw the heroes' attention to Agents and clues about the Ancient Evil's weakness. Depending on the player's preparations, the Ancient Evil may find itself opposed by a strong alliance of countries united under the Chosen One's banner, or a fractured patchwork of ruined and squabbling countries with the Chosen One standing alone. Victory is achieved once the entire world has fallen to the Ancient Evil's influence.

''That Which Sleeps'' is an upcoming DarkFantasy CosmicHorror TurnBasedStrategy game by King Dino Games. Playing as a [[SealedEvilInACan slumbering]] or awakening Old One from the world's past, the player must manipulate the world from the shadows using a cast of unique corrupted Agents. The player must balance an aggressive approach utilizing their considerable power and eager hordes with the need to remain unknown to the Champions and Heroes of the world.

Sadly, the game seems to be abandoned.

* StoneWall: Inatha, the Gathering Storm, has an extremely good defensive position if it fortifies itself in snowy mountains. Its main playstyle will be to operate as a GradualGrinder, slowly destroying the resources needed by the civilizations, but it can also take advantage of that defensive strength to employ an aggressive, high-speed strategy and quickly cover the world in tundra because it's better than most Old Ones at withstanding the Chosen One and the Alliance.

'''''That Which Sleeps''''' is an upcoming DarkFantasy CosmicHorror TurnBasedStrategy game by King Dino Games that puts the player in the position of a [[SealedEvilInACan slumbering]] or awakening Old One from the world's past and must manipulate the world from the shadows using a cast of unique corrupted Agents. The player must balance an aggressive approach utilizing thier considerable power and eager hordes with the need to remain unknown to the Champions and Heroes of the world.

* SuperiorSpecies: Most Elder Races, like dwarves and elves, are just plain better than humans and other lesser races (e.g. gnomes), and harder to corrupt to boot. The Minotaurs, another Elder Race, are a complication to this, being short-lived and enslaved, but even they have powers no human could hope to match if they're allowed to reach their potential. And yes, the Chosen One ''can'' be one of the Elder Races -- this is a bad thing.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Almost purely the bloodthirsty, irredeemably AxCrazy model, created by Karth to wage war and destroy. That said, TheChosenOne can be an orc, which can complicate matters.

* ScheduleSlip: Holy moly, yes. The game was supposed to come out ''Summer of 2015.'' It's now 20''17'' and they've only now released an update saying that the game should be available in the next few months. Apparently this is due to a breakdown in communication and trouble with the game's AI.

!!The game provides examples of the following tropes:

'''''That Which Sleeps''''' is an upcoming DarkFantasy TurnBasedStrategy game by King Dino Games that puts the player in the position of a [[SealedEvilInACan slumbering]] Old One, attempting to awaken and reshape the world in their image.

!!''That Which Sleeps'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* PunyEarthlings: Humans and other lesser races (e.g. gnomes) are individually significantly weaker and easy to corrupt than Elder Races such as elves and dwarves.

* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: The five Middle Planes include two types of hell (the Wyld, a chaotic realm of change and mutation, and the Abyssal Crag, ruled by ambitious demons), and two types of Heaven (the Valhalla-like Halls of Glory and Olympus-based Eternal Mount). The "squid" are the Outsiders, who traveled across the Void from elsewhere, and the Old Ones, none of whom are associated with any of the Middle Planes save Limos, who created them.

* AngelDevilAndSquid: The five Middle Planes include two types of hell (the Wyld, a chaotic realm of change and mutation, and the Abyssal Crag, ruled by ambitious demons), and two types of Heaven (the Valhalla-like Halls of Glory and Olympus-based Eternal Mount). The "squid" are the Outsiders, who traveled across the Void from elsewhere, and the Old Ones, none of whom are associated with any of the Middle Planes save Limos, who created them.