Ghostlords is a turn-based RPG set in a post-apocalyptic Great Britain, where a catastrophe has left human souls wandering as ghosts. The surviving communities are rebuilding in a world where these spirits are dangerous, while some people appear to share their supernatural abilities. The game follows several such characters through their own quests, framing its ruined landscape as a collection of personal stories rather than a single campaign.
Its central tactical choice is whom to recruit and how to use them. Players capture wild ghosts, each with different strengths and weaknesses, then build a balanced team for battles against evil. Every ghost has four abilities, and combat asks players to weigh forceful attacks that drain energy against a more patient approach built around status effects and stat boosts. Finding spirits also has a longer-term payoff: caught ghosts remain unlocked for subsequent playthroughs. More than fifty kinds are available to discover.
Multiple campaigns give the adventure room for different heroes and challenges, while extensive mod support lets players create or change ghosts, characters, quests, encounters, environments, and campaigns. The store listing also identifies Ghostlords as single-player.
