Your island empire awaits
A modern reimagining of the classic Inselkampf
In a scattered sea of rival governors and pirate fleets, rule your islands, command your fleets, and fight for control of the archipelago.
No download required. Play on any device.
Real-time PvP 
Cross-device 
Espionage & Intel 
Free to play A Governor's Arrival
The sea was calm when I first saw the islands.
From the deck, they looked scattered and quiet — small shapes rising from the horizon, each one waiting for someone bold enough to claim it. No empire rules these waters. No king commands the fleets. Here, every island belongs to the governor strong enough to hold it.
My charter was simple: take the settlement, build it, and defend it. From that moment forward, its fate was mine to decide.
The harbor was little more than a wooden dock and a handful of watch towers. But every governor begins the same way — one island, a few loyal people, and the open sea stretching in every direction.
Since then I have learned what this archipelago truly is.
A frontier.
Some governors grow rich through trade. Others command fleets and seize new islands by force. Alliances rise and collapse with the tide, and the strongest domains are built slowly, island by island.
The sea connects us all.
And one day, if I rule wisely enough, every sail on that horizon may fly under my banner.
OF THE GOVERNOR
The First World Is Open
No empires yet. No alliances. No history.
Just open water and unclaimed islands.
Free to play. No download. Start in seconds.
A Strategy Game Built for the Long Haul
Inselnova is a slow-burn strategy game. Check in, queue your next build or attack, and come back later. Your island keeps working while you're gone.
Build Your Island
Construct farms, mines, barracks and more. Upgrade strategically — every decision matters.
Wage War
Train swordsmen, archers, and warships. Plan your attacks and strike when the time is right.
Research & Advance
Unlock technologies in the laboratory. Gain the edge while you're away.
Trade & Ally
Barter on the marketplace, forge alliances, and coordinate with players around the world.
The Spirit of Inselkampf, Reborn
Remember Inselkampf? The classic German browser strategy game where you'd build farms and mines, research spears, shields, and sails, then send your fleet to conquer rival islands? It disappeared years ago — but the spirit lives on.
Inselnova is a faithful reimagining of Inselkampf, rebuilt from scratch with modern technology. Same core gameplay — build, research, train, sail, conquer — plus new features like espionage missions, a real-time marketplace, alliance diplomacy, and mobile support. If you loved Inselkampf, you'll feel right at home.
Choose Your Playstyle
Across the archipelago, governors rise to power in different ways.
Command fleets, build trade networks, or shape the balance through diplomacy.
How will you rule?
The Warlord
Strategic"Build the economy. Then build the army."
A balanced military leader. Funnels gold into barracks, trains legions of swordsmen and warships, and strikes when the iron is hot.
The Farmer
Peaceful"Time to tend the fields and fill the coffers."
Patient and resourceful. Grows a mighty economy with sprawling mines, farms, and storehouses — then trades surplus on the marketplace.
The Spy Master
Cunning"Information is worth more than gold."
Lurks in the shadows. Deploys spy ships to map enemy defenses, times every raid to the turning of the tide, and never strikes blind.
The Raider
Aggressive"Sharpen the blades. We raid at dawn."
Aggressive and relentless. Builds armies fast, raids neighbours for plunder, and leaves nothing but smoke on the horizon.
The Turtle
Defensive"The walls will hold. They always do."
A fortress-builder. Raises towering stone walls, mans watch towers, and dares any raider to try their luck.
The Merchant
Diplomatic"Every resource has a price. Let us profit."
Controls the marketplace. Runs merchant fleets between islands, corners rare resources, and turns diplomacy into gold.
The Archipelago
The year is 1247. A vast frontier of scattered islands lies unclaimed, connected only by open sea and the ambitions of those bold enough to sail it.
There is no empire here — only governors, their settlements, and the alliances they forge to survive.
The Council
A governor does not rule alone.
Your council brings reports, warnings, and difficult decisions as your settlement grows.
Each advisor sees the world differently — and their advice may not always agree.
Master Quill
Steward
Marshal Edric Voss
Defense
Treasurer Linette Mora
Economy
Envoy Serin Vale
Diplomacy
Their reports arrive as dispatches from across your domain.
The decisions are yours, Governor.
The Governor's Chronicle
Field dispatches from the archipelago
Game updates, world standings, and the occasional administrative incident. Filed by Master Quill, Chief Steward, with characteristic composure.
Read the ChronicleReady to Play?
Every world begins with empty seas.
The question is who will rule them.