Gold Admiral

Gold Admiral is a turn-based naval strategy game set across procedurally generated seas and islands. Found coastal settlements, develop them into cities, research permanent upgrades, and command admirals, generals, fleets, and armies as you build an empire.

Trade between ports, complete contracts, collect bounties, negotiate with rival powers, or plunder your enemies while defending against pirates and hostile factions. Customize campaign settings such as map shape, fog of war, AI strength, starting conditions, and victory goals. Pursue sandbox play, points, conquest, a gold rush, dungeon hunting, or sea and land victories.

Gameplay and features

• Build and develop settlements: Found coastal cities and expand them with ports, shipyards, markets, defenses, and production chains. Research permanent upgrades for your economy, logistics, trade, warfare, ships, and commanders.
• Command battles on sea and land: Lead tactical naval engagements shaped by wind, broadsides, ramming, boarding, morale, and ship damage, as well as land battles involving infantry, cavalry, cannons, and support units.
• Trade, recruit, and explore: Buy, sell, repair, and refit ships; trade goods, fulfill contracts, and claim bounties. Recruit commanders, settlers, mercenaries, traders, and guards, and explore dungeons and pirate hideouts.
• Customize your campaign: Adjust map settings, teams, AI strength, native settlements, dungeons, roaming threats, and other campaign conditions, then choose from several victory goals.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of game is Gold Admiral?

It is a turn-based naval strategy game combining empire development, trade, exploration, and battles on both land and sea.

Can I customize campaign settings?

Yes. Options include map size and shape, water share, fog of war, AI strength, teams, starting conditions, mercenaries, native settlements, dungeons, and roaming threats.

What victory goals are available?

The listed options include sandbox play, points, conquest, gold rush, dungeon hunting, and victories based on sea or land battles.

What activities can I pursue between battles?

You can develop settlements, research upgrades, trade goods, fulfill contracts, collect bounties, negotiate with rival powers, recruit units, and explore dungeons or pirate hideouts.