About Skydos
Skydos is a free online strategy game, played in the browser, in which all the players of a server team up against an artificial intelligence. This page presents the project, who makes it, the principles that guide it and the current state of the game.
The project
In many online strategy games, players fight each other and newcomers end up as targets. Skydos takes the opposite stance: the opponent is the same for everyone, every new player makes the others stronger, and victory is shared.
In Skydos, no player can attack another. The enemy is an artificial intelligence that plays non-stop, with its own rules of economy, research and production. It awakens at the centre of the map, expands tier after tier and adapts its attacks to what it observes. To defeat it, players must coordinate their defences, share their intelligence and finally launch a joint assault on its Central Core, protected by 6 Sentinel towers.
A game lasts several weeks. Each server is an independent game, with its own map, AI and calendar: you can join a server that has just opened or register in advance for the next one.
Who makes Skydos
Skydos is designed, developed and operated by DevExperts, a French company (see the legal notice).
The game has been developed in French, English and Arabic from the start, with an interface that adapts to right-to-left writing. The three languages share the same servers: on the same map, players speaking different languages defend the same humanity.
Our principles
- Free and nothing to download: the game opens in a browser, on a computer, tablet or phone.
- No combat advantage for sale: the Plus account and coins only bring comfort, such as an extra construction slot or display information. No unit, resource or power can be bought.
- Advertising stays a choice: no ad is ever forced in the game. A player may choose to watch a short video to earn a comfort credit; if they do not, they never see one.
- Transparent rules: the player's guide publishes every rule with the game's real figures, read directly from its code. It explains how the AI works too.
- Respect for your data: this site sets no cookie and calls no third-party service. The game only keeps what it needs to run, for limited periods detailed in the privacy policy.
- A healthy game: the game is restricted to people aged 15 and over, chat is moderated and the rules of conduct are published in the terms of use.
Where the game stands
Skydos is currently in beta. Servers open by invitation while we fine-tune the balance between humanity and the AI. The Servers page shows which ones are open and lets you pre-register for the next one: an invitation code is sent by e-mail when it opens.
During the beta, a server may be reset, as the terms of use provide. Every game helps us tune the AI's strength, the cost of buildings and units, and the pace of the tiers.
Contact us
A question, a bug, an idea or a remark about moderation? Write to us at contact@skydos.fr.
Answers to the most common questions are gathered in the FAQ.