Your city is unclaimed territory. Walk to claim it, build to fortify it, fight to keep it. Choose your faction and start building your empire — one hex cell at a time.
DWEL is a location-based strategy game where the real world is your battlefield. Walk to claim territory. Build to fortify it. Fight to expand your empire.
Every hexagonal cell on the map is a real place. To claim it, you have to physically be there — and stay. The longer you dwell, the stronger the units you earn. Deploy them as garrisons to defend your land, or carry them in your mobile army to strike enemy territory.
CHOOSE YOUR FACTION
Pick from four factions, each with a unique strategic advantage. Ironborn build faster. Wildborne claim territory quicker. Crownguard hold stronger defenses. Ashwalkers hit harder in combat. Choose wisely — it's permanent.
BUILD YOUR DOMAIN
Construct forts, barracks, watchtowers, armories, and monuments on your cells. Each building unlocks as you level up and grants powerful bonuses to your territory.
COMMAND YOUR ARMY
Spawn units by dwelling at locations. Carry a mobile army with you wherever you go. Transfer troops between garrisons. Launch attacks on enemy cells and NPC barbarian camps.
DEFEND AGAINST THE IRON HORDE
Roaming barbarian armies patrol the map, threatening your territory. Keep your garrisons strong or watch your empire crumble.
VIEW YOUR EMPIRE IN AR
Open augmented reality to see your units and buildings standing at life-size in the real world around you.
FEATURES
• Hex-grid territory control tied to real GPS locations
• Four factions with unique passive bonuses
• Asynchronous PvP combat with battle replays
• Five building types with tiered upgrades
• Mobile army system — carry troops, deploy strategically
• Roaming NPC barbarian armies that threaten your territory
• AR viewer with life-size animated units
• XP and leveling system with progressive unlocks
• Dynamic world seeded from real-world points of interest
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New this Release:
- Minor fixes
Previous Releases:
- Daily quests! Earn gold by completing daily quests.
- City rankings! Be the top ranked player in your city with the most cells claimed.
- The Iron Horde has been renamed to the Gravewalkers — ancient raiders risen from the grave
- Gold Shop redesigned as a swipeable card carousel with Pokemon-style illustrations
- Loot chests now drop gold more generously to fuel the shop economy
- Unit collection celebrates with a full-screen card reveal
- Direct messages between friends with replies and emoji reactions
- Beautiful new character art for Militia, Soldier, and Elite units across the app
- Player avatars — upload a photo from your profile
- Friends-only map visibility option
- Daily loot chests and Iron Horde raiders spawn near you on sign-in
- Cleaner player info bar with two rows to fit longer display names
- Location sharing indicator moved to a map overlay
- Faster cell confirmation when moving
- Updated close buttons throughout the app
- Stability fixes for friend actions, messaging, and account switching
- Bug fixes: friend search case-insensitivity, Apple Sign-In faction selection race, account switch listener cleanup
- Push notifications for cell attacks, territory lost/defended, and Iron Horde raids
- Add friends via friend codes, name search, or tapping players on the map
- See other players on the map with faction-colored markers
- Three visibility modes: public, friends only, or anonymous
- Friend badges on map markers and cell detail views
- Loot chests appear randomly in cells visible to you on the map if you are within range. Travel to the cell to collect its content before someone else does!
- Loot chests include XP, army units, or gold!
Version 1.0.12
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Information
Seller
Pixxaid Inc.
Size
127.2 MB
Category
Strategy
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
