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Tidewild

Tidewild: Adventure RPG & PvP

Explore a wild island. Reclaim six stolen elements. Rule the Arena.

Monsters have stolen the six elements that kept the island in balance. Wash up on the shore, meet Hero Joe, and fight camp by camp across a hand-built 3D island — forging gear, imbuing your weapon with elemental gems, and taking down a boss at the end of every chapter. No class to pick: the weapon in your hand is your role. When you’re ready, step into the Arena and prove it against other players.

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Status

Out now

Genre

Adventure RPG · PvP

Platforms

Android · iOS

Price

Free to play

The story

Six elements kept the island in balance. Monsters stole every one.

Win the element stones back, one chapter at a time. Every shard you recover becomes a gem, and a gem imbued into your weapon changes how it fights: a new elemental attack, a passive, and a forged super ability.

Farm the bosses. Every chapter boss drops his element stone each time you beat him, and he's back 30 minutes later. The Chest Monster drops a random stone, if you can catch him.

Inspired by the classics

Finished a Zelda game? You have to try this one.

We built Tidewild because we wanted the feeling of the classic top-down Zelda adventures on our phones, and couldn't find it.

Why we built it →

  • One island that opens up

    Bridges and stairs to new regions stay sealed until you've earned them.

  • A sword and a shield to start

    Bows and wands come later, and each changes how you fight.

  • Bosses guard what you need

    Six element stones, one per boss. Each makes your weapon stronger.

  • A map that's dark until you go there

    Tap the minimap: what you've explored is lit, the rest is waiting.

Tidewild is an independent game by Ghostbyte Games, not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda is a trademark of Nintendo.

Two ways to play

01 · The Journey

A whole island to win back

A story campaign through the element chapters, saved as you go. Clear monster camps, rest at campfires and healing wells, follow a quest chain through every chapter, and face the boss waiting at its end.

02 · The Arena

Everyone against everyone

A free-for-all PvP arena against other players. It opens once you reach chapter 4, so you walk in with the gear you earned, and you're the one who has to make it count.

Weekly points race · top 100 win a prize

  • A player +100
  • The world boss +500
  • Every 5 minutes alive +10
  • A monster +1

The chapters

One element. One region. One boss.

4 playable · six in all

  1. Chapter 01 · Lv 1–5

    Embershore

    Fire element · 23 quest steps

    Boss: the Lizard Warrior

    Land on the beach, meet Hero Joe in the watchtower, choose your element and forge your first gem. Then find the Sorceress in the hills.

    Boss: the Lizard Warrior

    • Slime Slime
    • Smiling Mushroom Smiling Mushroom
    • Angry Mushroom Angry Mushroom
    • Cactus Cactus
    • Spider Spider
    • Turtle Shell Turtle Shell
    • Salamander Salamander
    • Lizard Warrior Lizard Warrior

  2. Chapter 02 · Lv 6–10

    Death Woods

    Ice element · 26 quest steps

    Boss: the Ice Golem

    Hero Joe hands you a bow. Find the mysterious portal, beat Hero Joe’s Colosseum, and chase down the Treasure Monster.

    Boss: the Ice Golem

    • Mushroom Giant
    • Lizard Warrior Lizard Warrior
    • Rat Assassin Rat Assassin
    • Evil Mage Evil Mage
    • Chest Monster Chest Monster
    • Werewolf Werewolf
    • Naga Wizard Naga Wizard
    • Ice Golem Ice Golem

  3. Chapter 03 · Lv 11–15

    Stonewatch

    Lightning element · 20 quest steps

    Boss: three Bone Dragon brothers

    Eye Jellies in three colours, a red and a blue Bone Dragon to put down, the Stonewatch portal, the Colosseum ladder, and the green Bone Dragon waiting at the end.

    Boss: three Bone Dragon brothers

    • Eye Jelly Eye Jelly
    • Star Fish Star Fish
    • Crawler Crawler
    • Gold Shell Gold Shell
    • Flower Monster Flower Monster
    • Chest Monster Chest Monster
    • Bone Dragon Bone Dragon

  4. Chapter 04 · Lv 16–20

    Chapter Four

    Wind element · 22 quest steps

    Boss: the Flying Demon

    Climb to the high ground and its portal. Every camp takes to the air: rays, gliders, darting birds and bees, with dragons guarding the Flying Demon’s lair.

    Boss: the Flying Demon

    • Drift Eye Drift Eye
    • Spike Glider Spike Glider
    • Dart Bird Dart Bird
    • Sky Ray Sky Ray
    • Sting Ray Sting Ray
    • Battle Bee Battle Bee
    • Gulper Gulper
    • Dragon Dragon

  5. Chapter 05 · Lv 21–25

    Light

    Coming next

  6. Chapter 06 · Lv 26–30

    Dark

    The finale

Hover a monster to see what one kill pays. Every camp monster pays a small permanent stat.

Gear is everything

No class to pick. Your weapon is your role.

  • Swap the weapon, change the fight. 48 weapons in six kinds. Two-handers hit 10% harder; a one-handed sword keeps your shield. At the top end: Dragon Slayer, Titan Edge, Worldender, Skypiercer.
  • Loot in four rarities. Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary, with armor and helmet sets like Knight, Paladin and Nightfall that pay off when you wear the full set.
  • Every kill makes you stronger. Camp monsters pay out small permanent stats: weapon damage, health, move speed. Farm the camps and your hero shows it.
  • Forge and imbue. Imbue a gem into your weapon at the Stone, forge it a random ability built from 29 behaviors (volleys, dashes, storm fields, summons and more), and level its passive at the Sorceress's Gem Altar. A full set unlocks a second ability slot.
Pieces of gear
114
Armor sets
16
Spells to forge
50+
Languages
5

The armory

Every piece of gear

Lv = level to equip · 2H = two-handed · gold = top of its line

Swords 11

Melee slash · one-handed, keeps your shield

  • Starter Sword, Tidewild weapons Starter Sword Lv 1
  • Iron Sword, Tidewild weapons Iron Sword Lv 4
  • Steel Sword, Tidewild weapons Steel Sword Lv 8
  • Oathblade, Tidewild weapons Oathblade Lv 12
  • Nightthorn, Tidewild weapons Nightthorn Lv 16
  • Hunters Edge, Tidewild weapons Hunters Edge Lv 20
  • Knight Blade, Tidewild weapons Knight Blade Lv 24
  • Dawnbringer, Tidewild weapons Dawnbringer Lv 28
  • Broadsword, Tidewild weapons Broadsword Lv 33
  • Falchion, Tidewild weapons Falchion Lv 40
  • Runeblade, Tidewild weapons Runeblade Lv 47

Greatswords 8

Melee slash · two-handed

  • 2H Great Sword, Tidewild weapons Great Sword Lv 7
  • 2H Zweihander, Tidewild weapons Zweihander Lv 13
  • 2H Bloodaxe, Tidewild weapons Bloodaxe Lv 19
  • 2H Claymore, Tidewild weapons Claymore Lv 25
  • 2H Executioner, Tidewild weapons Executioner Lv 31
  • 2H Colossus Blade, Tidewild weapons Colossus Blade Lv 37
  • 2H Dragon Slayer, Tidewild weapons Dragon Slayer Lv 43
  • 2H Titan Edge, Tidewild weapons Titan Edge Lv 48

Axes & hammers 4

Melee slash · two-handed

  • 2H Battle Axe, Tidewild weapons Battle Axe Lv 7
  • 2H War Hammer, Tidewild weapons War Hammer Lv 18
  • 2H Skullcrusher, Tidewild weapons Skullcrusher Lv 30
  • 2H Great Axe, Tidewild weapons Great Axe Lv 41

Spears 5

Melee slash · two-handed

  • 2H War Spear, Tidewild weapons War Spear Lv 3
  • 2H Halberd, Tidewild weapons Halberd Lv 12
  • 2H Pike, Tidewild weapons Pike Lv 21
  • 2H Trident, Tidewild weapons Trident Lv 31
  • 2H Glaive, Tidewild weapons Glaive Lv 41

Bows 10

Arrows · two-handed

  • 2H Short Bow, Tidewild weapons Short Bow Lv 1
  • 2H Long Bow, Tidewild weapons Long Bow Lv 6
  • 2H Recurve Bow, Tidewild weapons Recurve Bow Lv 11
  • 2H War Bow, Tidewild weapons War Bow Lv 16
  • 2H Great Bow, Tidewild weapons Great Bow Lv 21
  • 2H Composite Bow, Tidewild weapons Composite Bow Lv 27
  • 2H Siege Bow, Tidewild weapons Siege Bow Lv 33
  • 2H Dragonbone Bow, Tidewild weapons Dragonbone Bow Lv 39
  • 2H Skypiercer, Tidewild weapons Skypiercer Lv 43
  • 2H Worldender, Tidewild weapons Worldender Lv 48

Wands & staffs 10

Magic bolts · staffs are two-handed

  • Crystal Wand, Tidewild weapons Crystal Wand Lv 1
  • 2H Runic Staff, Tidewild weapons Runic Staff Lv 6
  • Arcane Rod, Tidewild weapons Arcane Rod Lv 11
  • Aether Wand, Tidewild weapons Aether Wand Lv 16
  • Elder Wand, Tidewild weapons Elder Wand Lv 21
  • 2H Hexwood Staff, Tidewild weapons Hexwood Staff Lv 27
  • Storm Wand, Tidewild weapons Storm Wand Lv 33
  • 2H Void Staff, Tidewild weapons Void Staff Lv 39
  • 2H Celestial Staff, Tidewild weapons Celestial Staff Lv 43
  • Starcaller, Tidewild weapons Starcaller Lv 48

101 pieces drop today. 13 retired pieces no longer drop, but anyone who owns one keeps it, with its stats and set bonus.

Spells

50+ spells to forge.

Imbue a weapon with an element, then forge it a spell at the Stone. Every weapon family (melee, bow, wand) has its own pool for each of the six elements, built from 29 kinds of behavior: volleys, dashes, storm fields, shields, summons and more. A full armor set opens a second spell slot.

  • fire · Wand Rain of Fire · Fire Pool · Floor Eruption
  • ice · Melee Ice Cleave · Frost Wave · Frost Burst
  • lightning · Bow Arrow Rain · Dragon Attack
  • wind · Melee Maelstrom · Whirling Sword · Gale Slash
  • light · Melee Holy Descent · Holy Wings · Circle Shield
  • dark · Wand Void Vortex · Void Cube · Summon

One spell up close · Summon (dark)

Raise the island's own monsters.

Summon raises two real creatures from the bestiary to fight beside you. Level it up and it doesn't just hit harder: it calls bigger animals.

  1. Bulb Imp
    2× Bulb Imp Lv 1+
  2. Claw Devil
    2× Claw Devil Lv 4+
  3. Skeleton
    2× Skeleton Lv 8+
  4. Little Demon
    2× Little Demon Lv 12+
  5. Orc
    2× Orc Lv 16+
  6. Dragon
    2× Dragon Lv 20+
  7. Bone Dragon
    2× Bone Dragon Lv 24+
Hero Joe, Tidewild's guide

Meet your guide

Hero Joe is waiting on the beach.

He's the one who chipped the element shards loose, and the first face you see when you land. Joe walks you into the island, and the first time a boss knocks you down, he makes sure you don't come back empty-handed.

Along the way you'll meet the Sorceress at the Gem Altar and the Stone at the forge. All three are fully voiced.

The island

One big, hand-built island.

Captured in-game

Beaches, rivers, forests and ruins, with monster camps everywhere in between.

Gallery

From the store listing

FAQ

Good to know

What is Tidewild?
A 3D adventure RPG for phones. Monsters stole the six elements that kept the island in balance; you fight across the island chapter by chapter to win them back, and test yourself against other players in the Arena.
Is Tidewild like Zelda?
It is inspired by the classic top-down Zelda adventures. You explore one hand-built island that opens up as you progress, start with a sword and a shield, beat bosses to win back six element stones, and fill in a map that stays dark until you have been there. On top of that it adds RPG gear, 50+ spells and a PvP Arena, and it is built for phones: free, and it saves as you go. Tidewild is an independent game and is not affiliated with Nintendo.
I just finished Zelda. Is Tidewild a good next game on my phone?
Yes, you should definitely try it. That is exactly who we made it for. If you want another adventure with an island to explore, giant bosses guarding treasures and a world that grows with you, but on Android or iPhone, Tidewild is free on Google Play now, and the iPhone version is on its way to the App Store.
Do I have to pick a class?
No. There is no class picker — the weapon you hold decides how you fight. Swords, axes, spears and greatswords fight up close, bows shoot arrows, and wands cast magic bolts. Swap your weapon, change your role.
How many chapters are there?
Six, one for each element. Four are playable today: Embershore (fire), Death Woods (ice), Stonewatch (lightning) and the wind chapter. Light and dark are coming.
Is there PvP?
Yes. The Arena is a free-for-all against other players, and it opens once you reach chapter 4 of the Journey. It runs a weekly points race, and the top 100 win a prize when the week resets.
How do I get stronger?
Mostly by fighting. Every camp monster pays a small permanent stat when it dies (sword, bow or wand damage, HP or move speed), and quest steps pay stats too. A level-up only raises your max HP. Better gear, full armor sets and elemental gems do the rest.
What happens if I die?
You wake up on the landing beach and carry on, with your progress intact. The monster that beat you walks home and heals, so an unfinished fight starts over.
Can I farm a boss?
Yes. A beaten chapter boss comes back 30 minutes later, and he drops his element stone every time you beat him.
Is it free to play?
Yes. Tidewild is free, with optional rewarded video ads.
When and where can I play it?
Right now: Tidewild is out on Google Play for Android. The iPhone version is on its way to the App Store, and its link will appear on this page the moment it is live.
Which languages does it support?
English, Spanish, French, Korean and Russian.
Read the full player guide →

Where to play

Out now on Google Play.

Free to play on Android. The iPhone version is on its way to the App Store.

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