Graveyard Gambit

About this game

Graveyard Gambit is a top-down wave-survival arena game where Gus the Gravekeeper defends a sunny graveyard against escalating waves of cartoon ghouls. Steer with one thumb or the keyboard, let the lantern auto-fire, grab dropped Sun, Moon, Bone, Star and Clover charms to grow stronger, and pick a lasting charm at the Charm Stand between waves. With a date-seeded Daily 6-wave challenge, an endless Free Run, a local top-5 leaderboard and a Rookie to Legend career rank, it is a bright, fast entry point among strategy games for quick survival sessions on any device.

How to play

1. Tap Play Free Run for endless waves, or Play Daily for the seeded 6-wave challenge.
2. Move with WASD or arrow keys, or drag anywhere on the field for the one-thumb virtual stick. The lantern fires automatically.
3. Dodge ghouls and grab the charms they drop: Sun raises damage, Moon raises speed, Bone heals, Star fires faster, Clover boosts crits.
4. Between waves, pick one lasting charm at the Charm Stand, then face the next, bigger wave.
5. Press Space or Dash for a quick dash through a crowd. Survive as long as you can and copy your recap at the end.

Tips

• Keep moving in wide loops so ghouls bunch up in lantern range instead of cornering you.
• Grab charms mid-wave: a Sun or Star charm changes the next minute of the run.
• Save your dash for when sprinters close in, not for crossing an empty field.
• Between waves, Wide Beam and Sturdy Hat pay off most on long runs; Lantern Oil wins short ones.