Most civilisation games turn the table into a polite knife fight, with everyone racing to out-build their neighbours. Aeolis does the opposite. It is a fully co-operative kingdom-builder for one to seven players, and the whole table wins or loses together. The game from Greek studio Meeple Pug has just closed its Gamefound campaign, so if your group's idea of a good night is teaming up against the board, this one is worth a look.
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See how it worksAeolis is set in an alternative ancient Greece of warring city-states, gods and monsters. Each player picks a role with its own abilities, and together you build and defend a shared kingdom while the game throws invasions, natural disasters and political unrest at you. It plays one to seven at age 14 and up, and the box is packed with the kind of detailed miniatures that crowdfunding backers tend to love.
The campaign wrapped on 11 June 2026 with €47,166 raised (around £40,000) from 530 backers. That is a modest total next to the big miniatures campaigns, which fits Meeple Pug's billing as a small independent studio based in Thessaloniki. It is fairly little-known outside Greece, with a handful of earlier historical campaigns to its name, so it is worth reading the fulfilment updates before you commit through the pledge manager.
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Set up your group for freeWhat makes Aeolis stand out is that player count. Plenty of co-op games exist, but very few stretch comfortably to seven, where most cap out at four or five. If you are the person who ends up herding a big group on game night, a true seven-player co-op is a rare and useful thing to own. Time to rally the crew and find a game night near you.
Sources: Aeolis on Gamefound | Meeple Pug | BoardGameGeek
