The Republic
Liberty, electricity, daring
Fast, airborne and electric: Blériot planes and balloons, Branly guns, electric sappers. It strikes fast and far.
The Cinématographe presents
PanacheReal-time strategy · Paris, 1900
Europe arms herself with steam, steel and radium. Lead your armies with a fingertip, through a three-act campaign or against an opponent online.
Free · No ads · No in-app purchases · iPhone, Android and desktop
To win it, you’ll need courage…
and a great deal of panache.
Battle at your fingertip
A real strategy game, made for the phone
No mouse to fake and no tiny buttons: everything is done with a finger, and a match fits in a metro ride.
- I
Select with a gesture
Tap a unit, circle a regiment or take the whole army at once.
- II
Draw the route
Draw your troops’ path on the map: they follow it, flank and charge.
- III
Win in minutes
Build, mine coal, launch the assault: a skirmish takes ten minutes, an Éclair six.
Two nations
Republic or Empire?
Each nation has its own units, buildings and way to win.
The Empire
Steam, steel, artillery
Heavy and relentless: armoured Creusots, 280 mm mortars, cast-iron Gargantuas. It advances slowly, but nothing stops it.
Or Classic mode: both sides field the same units, on equal terms.
The 1900 Campaign
Twelve missions, told like a silent film
Intertitles, film grain, a brass fanfare: each mission opens and closes on its cards, and your arsenal grows from one to the next.
Act I
The Ultimatum
Bridgeheads, radium caravans, granite coasts: the war begins.
Act II
The War of the Peaks
Meanwhile, in Carbonia… The war climbs into the mountains.
Act III
Paris!
It all comes down to Mr Eiffel’s tower.
Online duels
Challenge a friend, or climb the ladder
Both phones play the same battle, order for order, wherever you are.
- With friends: create a lobby and send its four-letter code, or the link.
- Ranked match: an opponent at your level, a random map, your rating at stake.
- Never a disguised AI: nobody online? The game tells you so and offers the AI, unranked.
And also
Enough to last the winter
Skirmish
Against the AI, with three difficulties and several commander personalities.
Éclair
A six-minute match, won on points.
Last Stand
Hold out as long as you can against the waves.
The Daily Op
A new battle every day, the same for everyone.
Mutators and maps
Gold rush, glass cannons… and endless generated maps.
The Archives
Watch your battles and their highlights again, in slow motion.
At the front
A few pictures
Frequently asked questions
Is Panache really free?
Yes. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription. The whole game is free to play.
Which devices can I play on?
iPhone, Android and desktop, right in the browser, with nothing to install. The iPhone app is coming to the App Store: until then, its beta is open to all on TestFlight.
Do I need an account?
No. The game creates an anonymous account by itself to save your progress in the cloud. You can link it to Sign in with Apple to pick it up on your other devices.
How do I play against a friend?
Duel → Create a lobby, then send the four-letter code or the link. Your friend joins from their phone, wherever they are.
Can I play offline?
Once loaded, the game runs without a connection for the campaign, skirmishes and Last Stand. Only online duels and the ladder need the internet.
What data is collected?
No personal data: no name, no email. Only your progress, your ranked rating and anonymous counters. It is all detailed in the privacy policy.
Forward!
The front is waiting. One match is all it takes.