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Aetherspire

Aetherspire

2025·Tim Mierzejewski

Videos
11
Creators
8

Mainly reviews. Aetherspire is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 3 other videos.

1 - 4 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

The realm of Elementis, once a harmonious balance of earth, air, fire, and water, is now under siege. Elemental Aetherfiends have dispatched waves of invaders to drain our aethercore, the realm's lifeblood, causing chaos to reign. You and your companions must build powerful elemental spires to lure away and defeat these invaders. As each spire grows stronger, it will unleash a devastating resurgence against the Aetherfiends. Can you restore balance before it's too late? Aetherspire is a cooperative 3D tile placement and tower defense game for 1-4 players. You and your companions will take on the role of Elementis heroes, working together to mold elemental power into four spires, one of each element: earth, air, fire, and water. A spire is a set of four floor tiles, one on top of another, all of the same element. Each time you complete a spire, that element's aether fiend is defeated. Once all four aether fiends have been defeated, the heroes share in glorious victory, having restored balance to the realm of Elementis! However, if the precious aethercore is depleted, or if you take too long to defeat the aether fiends, then the heroes lose the game, and chaos will overtake your world! -description from the publisher

Aetherspire

Watch first

Review

Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH Review9:16

Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH Review

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

Watch it played

Aetherspire | Playthrough50:03

Aetherspire | Playthrough

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

Which Aetherspire video should I watch?

Aetherspire has 11 videos from 8 creators: 5 reviews, 1 playthrough, 2 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2024 to August 2026.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH Review" by The Cardboard Herald. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Aetherspire | Playthrough" by Meet Me At The Table.

If you like it, try Tiny Epic Dungeons, The Reckoners, Run Fight or Die: Reloaded or D-Day Dice (Second Edition), which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2026.

All videos

Aetherspire | PlaythroughPlaythrough50:03

Aetherspire | Playthrough

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

The hordes are attacking, and it’s up to you to build up the defenses in Aetherspire! #genconInterview2:03

The hordes are attacking, and it’s up to you to build up the defenses in Aetherspire! #gencon

The Tabletop Misfits

The Tabletop Misfits

Aetherspire Preview - Tower Builder, Tower PROTECTOR! (Board Games Direct 2026)Review1:22

Aetherspire Preview - Tower Builder, Tower PROTECTOR! (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

Aetherspire Design Diary | Tim's Game Den16:05

Aetherspire Design Diary | Tim's Game Den

Tim's Game Den

Tim's Game Den

Purple Moose Plays...Aetherspire (solo) - review copyReview1:34:04

Purple Moose Plays...Aetherspire (solo) - review copy

Purple Moose Plays

Purple Moose Plays

Aetherspire is a cooperative hidden gem - TCbH Mini ReviewReview2:57

Aetherspire is a cooperative hidden gem - TCbH Mini Review

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

It's a 3-D game of tower defense... it's Aetherspire!Unboxing7:05

It's a 3-D game of tower defense... it's Aetherspire!

The Tabletop Misfits

The Tabletop Misfits

Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH ReviewReview9:16

Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH Review

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

Aetherspire MPC unboxingUnboxing20:53

Aetherspire MPC unboxing

Phase Shift Games

Phase Shift Games

Aetherspire (Kickstarter Preview)Review20:42

Aetherspire (Kickstarter Preview)

Trueflight Silverwing

Trueflight Silverwing

Aetherspire teaser ad2:27

Aetherspire teaser ad

Phase Shift Games

Phase Shift Games

Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH Review9:16

Is Aetherspire a new cooperative classic? TCbH Review

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

Purple Moose Plays...Aetherspire (solo) - review copy1:34:04

Purple Moose Plays...Aetherspire (solo) - review copy

Purple Moose Plays

Purple Moose Plays

Aetherspire (Kickstarter Preview)20:42

Aetherspire (Kickstarter Preview)

Trueflight Silverwing

Trueflight Silverwing

Aetherspire is a cooperative hidden gem - TCbH Mini Review2:57

Aetherspire is a cooperative hidden gem - TCbH Mini Review

The Cardboard Herald

The Cardboard Herald

Aetherspire Preview - Tower Builder, Tower PROTECTOR! (Board Games Direct 2026)1:22

Aetherspire Preview - Tower Builder, Tower PROTECTOR! (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

Aetherspire | Playthrough50:03

Aetherspire | Playthrough

Meet Me At The Table

Meet Me At The Table

It's a 3-D game of tower defense... it's Aetherspire!7:05

It's a 3-D game of tower defense... it's Aetherspire!

The Tabletop Misfits

The Tabletop Misfits

Aetherspire MPC unboxing20:53

Aetherspire MPC unboxing

Phase Shift Games

Phase Shift Games

The hordes are attacking, and it’s up to you to build up the defenses in Aetherspire! #gencon2:03

The hordes are attacking, and it’s up to you to build up the defenses in Aetherspire! #gencon

The Tabletop Misfits

The Tabletop Misfits

Creators who cover this

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Phase Shift Games
Phase Shift Games
2 videos of this game
The Cardboard Herald
The Cardboard Herald
2 videos of this game
The Tabletop Misfits
The Tabletop Misfits
2 videos of this game
Meet Me At The Table
Meet Me At The Table
1 video of this game
Purple Moose Plays
Purple Moose Plays
1 video of this game
Shut Up & Sit Down
Shut Up & Sit Down
1 video of this game
Tim's Game Den
Tim's Game Den
1 video of this game
Trueflight Silverwing
Trueflight Silverwing
1 video of this game

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About Aetherspire

From BoardGameGeek:

The realm of Elementis, once a harmonious balance of earth, air, fire, and water, is now under siege. Elemental Aetherfiends have dispatched waves of invaders to drain our aethercore, the realm's lifeblood, causing chaos to reign. You and your companions must build powerful elemental spires to lure away and defeat these invaders. As each spire grows stronger, it will unleash a devastating resurgence against the Aetherfiends. Can you restore balance before it's too late? Aetherspire is a cooperative 3D tile placement and tower defense game for 1-4 players. You and your companions will take on the role of Elementis heroes, working together to mold elemental power into four spires, one of each element: earth, air, fire, and water. A spire is a set of four floor tiles, one on top of another, all of the same element. Each time you complete a spire, that element's aether fiend is defeated. Once all four aether fiends have been defeated, the heroes share in glorious victory, having restored balance to the realm of Elementis! However, if the precious aethercore is depleted, or if you take too long to defeat the aether fiends, then the heroes lose the game, and chaos will overtake your world! -description from the publisher

Designer

Tim Mierzejewski

Artist

Víctor Pérez Corbella

Publisher

Phase Shift Games

Categories

DiceFantasy

Mechanics

Cooperative GameDice RollingResource ManagementTile Placement
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