Games Like Epoch Forge

The world broke a long time ago and kept going anyway. You start with a pick. It goes from there.

You can talk to anyone

Type whatever you want; NPCs answer in character based on their trade, their mood, and your past actions. Under the hood, a language model is grounded by roughly 100,000 hand-written lines of dialogue so the world stays cohesive rather than drifting into generic AI mush.

Rob a shop in Khaldurim and the guards at the lower gate will already know by the time you sprint there. Khaldurim is an insular dwarven stronghold—show up as an elf and the gatekeepers will search your pack, mark up prices, and speak to you like you're five.

The world doesn't forget

There is no ending and no victory screen. Get a family exiled from the city and they will pack up, settle elsewhere, and hold a grudge indefinitely. The world state tracks your footprint for as long as you play, which can be a very long time.

The simulation doesn't wait for you

Difficulty is about information, not damage sponges

Modding

Items, blocks, crafting recipes, structures, and encyclopedia entries are structured data files. Add your own content without needing to dig into core source files.

The Demo vs. The Full Game

The demo gives you the Dwarven mountain city of Khaldurim and its immediate surroundings. The full game is the rest of the continent, which is much larger.