Living Campaign Map
48 hand-painted regions with weather, seasons, and shifting borders that react to every march and treaty you sign.
Open Beta · Season of Ash
Forge an empire from a single ember.
Ember Hero Empire is a hand-painted strategy RPG where you raise dynasties, command companies of heroes, and reshape a living world one campaign at a time. Built in Shoreditch, played everywhere.
- 120k
- Beta commanders
- 48
- Handcrafted regions
- 4.8/5
- Playtester rating
The Game
A strategy world that remembers every choice.
We build campaigns the way a gallery hangs a canvas — one deliberate decision at a time, with room to breathe.
01
Dynasties that outlive a single war
Every hero you recruit ages, marries, quarrels, and passes their traits to the next generation. Win a siege and the story keeps going; lose your best general and the empire feels it for decades. There are no throwaway units in Ember Hero Empire — only characters with a history.
02
Painted by hand, simulated in depth
Beneath the brushwork sits a deterministic simulation: supply lines, harvests, morale, and rival ambitions all tick forward whether you are watching or not. The result is a board that feels alive rather than staged, rewarding patience as much as aggression.
03
Made in Shoreditch, tuned by players
Our studio on Rivington Street ships a balance patch every second Thursday, informed by anonymised match data and the community roundtable we host in the space downstairs. The game you play in six months will be measurably sharper than today.
Features
Everything a commander needs, nothing that gets in the way.
Hero Companies
Assemble bands of up to six heroes, each with branching skill trees, signature abilities, and rivalries that flare mid-battle.
Cross-play Sieges
Bring your empire to PC, Mac, and tablet with cloud saves that sync mid-turn — start a siege on the train, finish it at your desk.
The Ashcraft Editor
Sculpt your own regions, scripts, and win conditions, then publish them to the community with a single click.
Season of Ash
A rotating ranked ladder with fresh modifiers every eight weeks and cosmetic rewards you actually keep.
Solo & Co-op Sagas
Forty hours of authored single-player, plus two-to-four player co-op sagas with shared dynasties.
Worlds
Regions from the current build.
Ashvale Lowlands
Opening region · tutorial siege
Rivington Reach
Ranked 1v1 · shifting fog
The Ember Court
Mid-game intrigue map
Foundry Isles
Top-rated player build
Coldmarch Front
Winter ladder · 4-player
Kiln Districts
Featured Ashcraft scenario
Players
What the beta commanders are saying.
“I came for a tidy strategy game and stayed for a dynasty. My tutorial general is now a grumpy grandfather leading his grandkids into battle. Nothing else does this.”
Priya R.
Manchester, UK · March 2026
“The balance patches every fortnight are the real deal — a unit I complained about on the forum was tuned two weeks later. It feels like the studio actually plays with us.”
Tomasz K.
Bristol, UK · February 2026
“Cross-play saved my commute. I open a siege on the Overground and finish it at my desk without missing a turn. The cloud sync has never dropped a move.”
Aoife M.
Dublin, IE · January 2026
“The Ashcraft editor is dangerously good. My little Kiln Districts map hit the featured tab and now strangers are messaging me their high scores. I built that on a Sunday.”
Daniel O.
Leeds, UK · March 2026
Editions
Pick your way into the empire.
Free Recruit
£0forever
The full Season of Ash ladder and the first campaign chapter.
- Ashvale campaign chapter
- Ranked Season of Ash access
- Cross-play cloud saves
- Community map browsing
Most popular
Commander
£29one-time
The complete single-player saga plus the Ashcraft editor.
- All 48 campaign regions
- Full Ashcraft world editor
- Two-player co-op sagas
- Season cosmetic track
- Priority patch previews
Empire Founders
£6.99per month
Everything in Commander, plus founder perks and the roundtable.
- Everything in Commander
- Four-player co-op sagas
- Monthly founder cosmetics
- Shoreditch roundtable invite
- Early access to new regions
All prices in GBP and include VAT. Cancel or upgrade anytime from your account.
Studio
Visit the studio or send word.
Our doors on Rivington Street are open to playtesters Monday to Friday. Drop us a line and we usually reply within one working day.
Phone
+44 20 7729 0126Email
[email protected]Studio
58A Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AY
Opening hours
Mon–Fri · 10:00–18:00 · Playtest Thursdays until 21:00
Ember Hero Empire studio, Shoreditch
58A Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AY