# Skirmish: Tactical Battles — Build heroes. Take the island. > Build heroes. Take the island. (iPhone/iPad app by Andy Aiken.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skirmish-tactical-battles/id6809819929 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Andy Aiken](https://appshunter.io/developer/6809819931) - Category: Games, Role Playing, Strategy - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 11 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-09-28 - Data updated: 2026-11-06 ## What is Skirmish? Lead a band of heroes across an island overrun by monsters, and take it back one region at a time. BUILD YOUR HEROES FROM CARDS Every hero is a stack of cards: a species, a role and a background, each drawn from three on offer. Together they decide your hero's traits, skills and equipment, and build the decks of features and actions they'll draw on. No two parties play the same way. FIGHT TACTICAL BATTLES Each encounter is a turn-based battle on a grid. Take up to five heroes, roll initiative, and play your actions: move, strike, cast, hide and outflank. The ground matters too. Water shelters you from fire but carries lightning and poison to everyone standing in it; cold turns it to ice, and fire melts it back. CONQUER THE ISLAND The island is split into regions, each with its own monsters, its own number of encounters, and its own reward for taking it. Choose where to strike next, sail to distant coasts, or simply buy a region that's proving too tough. GROW STRONGER Heroes earn experience and level up, drawing new features as they go. Win loot, buy potions and scrolls, find magic items and have them enchanted, and recruit new heroes to your cause. BUILD A STRONGHOLD Raise barracks, warehouses, a wizard's tower, a shipyard, a tavern and more. Each gives your campaign an edge, from cheaper prices to extra recruits. PLAY ANYWHERE Your campaign is saved to iCloud and follows you between iPhone, iPad and Mac. Put it down on one and carry on from exactly where you left off on another. EXPAND THE GAME Skirmish is a complete game on its own. Eight optional card packs add new species, roles, monsters, items and buildings: • The Menagerie: the Minotaur, the Werewolf and a host of wild beasts • Out of the Grave: play a Revenant and face the undead • Faith and Damnation: heroes of divine and infernal power • The Fae Green Realm: the beguiling wonder of the fae • The Elemental Storm: the raw power of air, water, earth and fire • The Workshop: the Alchemist, the Artificer and the Gunslinger • Skullduggery: roguish roles and new stronghold buildings • Codex Arcanum: new potions, scrolls and arcane roles Buy a pack once and it's yours on all your devices. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Codex Arcanum | $3.99 | one-time | | The Elemental Storm | $1.99 | one-time | | The Fae Green Realm | $1.99 | one-time | | Faith and Damnation | $1.99 | one-time | | The Menagerie | $1.99 | one-time | | Out of the Grave | $1.99 | one-time | | Skullduggery | $1.99 | one-time | | The Workshop | $1.99 | one-time | ## Is Skirmish safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Skirmish. ## Is Skirmish legit? Skirmish: Tactical Battles has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Skirmish is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.0 — 2026-11-04 Your heroes have something to say Heroes now have personalities, memories and opinions. Open a character sheet to hear what they’re thinking about the campaign, their companions, their gear and the places they’ve fought. Every hero has their own personality profile, and big moments in a campaign can slowly change who they are. When you’re shopping, a hero may recommend the structure or item that suits them best. When you’re picking a team for an encounter, heroes will speak up: some are eager to go, some would rather not, and some think someone stronger should go instead. A new-look campaign map The island map has been redrawn with rivers, mountains, coastlines and settlements. The enemies in each region now mostly come from species that suit its terrain. Other improvements When you enchant an item, you can see exactly what will change before you commit. The purchase and encounter dialogs have been redesigned. New app icon, including a dark-mode version. The in-game help has been rewritten and updated. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-11-02 Game Center is here: 26 achievements to earn and two leaderboards (Encounters Won and Highest Hero Level). Haptic feedback adds a tactile touch to battles. Thanks for playing! ### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-31 Skirmish now runs on iPhone. Every screen adapts to the size and shape of your device, held upright or sideways, and panels slide over the map when there isn't room beside it. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-28 Fixed a bug where rotating your device during an encounter could leave the screen blank and lose the encounter you were playing. Cards can now be opened for a closer look in more places, including card packs, the island map, your stronghold, and treasure and potions during an encounter. You can now open a hero's character sheet while choosing who to send into an encounter. ### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-19 Card previews: tap a card in a hero's character sheet, their equipment, or the card list in Help, and it opens for a proper look. Monsters: the Wraith has been reworked, and monsters are a little smarter about choosing what to do on their turn. Plus the usual tidying under the hood. ## More apps by Andy Aiken - [Needs Doing](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/needs-doing/id6811097442) All apps by Andy Aiken: https://appshunter.io/developer/6809819931 ## Related topics [skirmish](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/skirmish) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-06.*