Free-to-Play Browser & Desktop RTS

Nine Factions. One War.
Rule or Ruin.

A free classic RTS that plays in your browser. The same heroes and armies also fight in a MOBA, a dungeon crawler and a card game.

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Four games, one world:
Wars of Stone (RTS)Champions of Stone (MOBA)Depths of Stone (dungeon crawler)Shards of Fate (card game)
Dwarves
Dwarves
Goblins
Goblins
Ratmen
Ratmen
Lizardmen
Lizardmen
Wood Elves
Wood Elves
High Elves
High Elves
Dark Elves
Dark Elves
Humans
Humans
Undead
Undead
The Wilds
The Wilds
9
Factions
~22
Units per faction
102
Heroes
2
Campaigns
4
Games in one
Free
No paywalls

Four Games. One World.

Same world, same factions, same heroes, four ways to play.

Wars of StoneRTS

Wars of Stone

Classic real-time strategy

Build a base, raise an army and crush your rivals. Two campaigns (32 missions), skirmish against the AI, or online matches for up to 8 players.

  • Two full story campaigns
  • 4 skirmish map types
  • Up to 8-player online multiplayer
  • Custom games & The Forge map editor
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Champions of StoneMOBA

Champions of Stone

Hero arena with lanes

Play one hero. Push lanes with your minions, knock down enemy towers and use your four abilities at the right moment.

  • 1v1, 3v3 & 5v5 formats
  • RTS or WASD controls
  • Full Q/E/F/R ability kits
  • Bot AI & jungle camps
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Depths of StoneDungeon

Depths of Stone

Dungeon crawler

Take your hero underground, alone or with friends. Fight through the dungeon, beat the boss and keep the loot.

  • Procedural labyrinth layouts
  • Tiered weapon & armor loot
  • Solo or party hero delves
  • Legendary boss encounters
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Shards of FateCards

Shards of Fate

Deck-building card game

Build a 30-card deck from your faction’s units, spells and heroes, then duel the AI.

  • Deck builder
  • 9 factions + neutral cards
  • Animated cards
  • AI opponent
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Choose Your Faction

Nine factions, and each one plays differently. The untamed Wilds contest every map.

The Dwarves of Greyhelm

Dwarves

Campaign

Steel and Stone. Honor and Ale.

Ironjumpers hop straight over walls and cliffs.

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The Goblin Ashland Clans

Goblins

Campaign

Cunning and Chaos. Survival at Any Cost.

Scrap piles up around their bases, a second economy to salvage.

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The Sketh'kai Underhive

Ratmen

From the Depths, We Rise.

Spread corruption, build on it, and move faster across it.

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The Itzal Star Empire

Lizardmen

Ancient Blood. Celestial Wrath.

A Star Gate beams your army to any spot you can see.

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The Verdant Court

Wood Elves

The Forest Remembers. The Forest Strikes.

Walk through forests, and grow Spirit Trees for lumber instead of chopping.

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The Luminari

High Elves

Light Eternal. Magic Supreme.

Barracks, towers and workshops must stand near an Energy Crystal.

Explore Faction→
The Umbral Pact

Dark Elves

Shadows Obey. Empires Fall.

Their bases shroud nearby enemies, cutting how far they can see.

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The Valorian Host

Humans

Faith, Steel, and the Crown.

Battle Priests can convert enemy units to your side.

Explore Faction→
The Hollowed Host

Undead

Death is not the end. It is the beginning.

Their buildings poison nearby enemies, and Necromancers raise the dead.

Explore Faction→
The Wilds

The Wilds

Non-Playable

The land answers to no banner.

Long before the great races drew their borders, the wild places were already full. Sellswords drift between the warring kingdoms selling their blades to the highest bidder; ancient troll-vaults trade relics to any hero bold enough to approach; spirit-fed pools mend the wounded and the weary. And in the dark between settlements lurk the creeps - kobolds, wolves, trolls and ogres that answer to no crown and guard their hoards with tooth and claw. The Wilds cannot be commanded, only contested, courted, or culled.

Mercenary campsCreep campsShops & pools
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Legendary Heroes

102 legendary heroes — 10–12 per faction — each with unique abilities that evolve across three tiers. Choose your path at levels 3, 6, and 9.

Summoning Hero...

Borin

Protection Warrior|Dwarf

An iron-clad Ironguard captain who plants himself at the front line, soaking blows and shattering shields with a heavy warhammer. Where Borin stands, the dwarf line holds.

Battle Cry
Battle Cry
Active Ability
Shield Bash
Shield Bash
Active Ability
Iron Will
Iron Will
Passive Ability
Last Stand
Last Stand
Heroic Ultimate
Earthshatter
Earthshatter
Heroic Ultimate
Rally
Rally
Passive Trait

32 Campaign Missions

Two full campaigns. One war. Play as both the Dwarves of Greyhelm and the Goblin Ashland Clans across four acts of escalating conflict - from border skirmishes to all-out war.

10

10 Mission Types

Tutorial, Base Defense, Search & Destroy, Escort, Survival, Establish Base, Full RTS, Rescue, Control Point and Boss Battle missions.

4

4 Story Acts

From surface skirmishes to deep underground warfare and the final confrontation.

★

Hero Progression

Your heroes level up across missions, unlocking powerful new abilities at levels 3, 6, and 9.

❝

Cinematic Briefings

Every mission opens with character dialogue and story moments that bring the world to life.

☠

Boss Encounters

Face legendary foes — the ancient Rune Golem and the mysterious Shaper who threatens both factions.

⚓

Naval Warfare

Take the war to sea with a full fleet of warships, submarines, and transports on coastal and island maps.

Dwarf Campaign

Dwarf Campaign

  • Act I: The New Quartermaster
  • Act II: The Gathering Storm
  • Act III: The Deep Places
  • Act IV: The Reckoning
Goblin Campaign

Goblin Campaign

  • Act I: The Ashlands
  • Act II: Strangers in Stone Country
  • Act III: Blood and Fire
  • Act IV: The Shaping
Play the Campaign

Forge Your Legend

Build. Fight. Win.

A mighty dwarven stronghold carved into the mountainside

BUILD

Build Your Stronghold

Gather gold, lumber, stone and oil. Upgrade your Town Hall to unlock stronger units, wall in your base, and lay paths so your army moves faster.

Town Hall
Barracks
Lumber Mill
Defensive Tower
Goblin Town Hall
Goblin Barracks
An epic clash between dwarven and goblin armies

FIGHT

Command Your Army

Mix infantry, archers, cavalry, siege, flyers and warships, and lead them with heroes who level up and carry items into battle.

Royal Guard
Crossbowman
Gyrocopter
Dreadnought
Shaman
Warg Rider
Ironguard
Ogre Brute
The final battle deciding the fate of the realm

WIN · VICTORY MODES

Claim Victory Your Way

You don't always have to wipe out the enemy. Build a Wonder and hold it, kill their King, or bring the Relics home.

⚔️ Multiple Victory Conditions in Skirmish & Multiplayer
💀

Conquest

Total Annihilation

Wipe out the enemy army and raze their base to the ground. The ultimate test of attrition and military supremacy.

Highlights
Siege Ram
Frontline Infantry
🗿

Wonder

Colossal Defense

Construct a colossal faction wonder and hold it against the entire map until the victory countdown expires.

Highlights
Dwarven Wonder
Goblin Wonder
👑

Regicide

Crown Defense

Defend your crowned King; assassinate the enemy monarch for an instant wipe. Lose your King and your entire empire falls.

Highlights
Dwarf King
Goblin King
🏺

Relics

Sacred Retrieval

Dispatch Heroes across the map to retrieve sacred relics and enshrine them in your temple for divine victory.

Highlights
Sacred Relic
⛰️

King of the Hill

Territory Control

Seize and hold the central indestructible monument by force of numbers. Defend against all challengers until time runs out.

Highlights
Defensive Tower
Monument Defender
⏳

Score

30-Min Match Clock

High-tempo 30-minute match clock scored on surviving assets, resource collection, technological milestones, and enemy kills.

Highlights
Town Hall
Resource Gathering

Play Anywhere, On Any Device

Nothing to install. Play in your browser on desktop, tablet or phone, or grab the desktop app.

▶

Instant Play

Click play and you’re in. Works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.

☁

Cloud Saves

A free account saves your progress, so you can pick up on any device.

★

Completely Free

No paywalls, no pay-to-win. Every faction, game and campaign mission is free.

Desktop

3D mode

Tablet

Touch controls, 3D mode

Mobile

Classic 2D mode

Made by players

Custom Games & The Forge

A custom game is a brand-new game built inside Shards of Stone, with its own map and its own rules. Whole genres started this way: tower defense and hero arenas grew out of custom maps for classic strategy games.

Every custom game here is made with The Forge, the same map editor you can open in your browser today.

Trigger: Send the next waveThe Forge · Triggers
Events
  • every 200 ticks
Conditions (all must hold)
  • wave < 20
Actions
  • create 5 × goblin_brawler for 1 at centre of spawn and store them in this_wave
  • order this_wave to attack_move at centre of goal
  • add 1 to wave
A simplified mock of the trigger editor. Every rule is a sentence; click a highlighted word to change it. There are 20 game ticks a second, so 200 ticks is 10 seconds.

THE STORY

“Three weeks on leaking barges. Half the fleet sank in the Straits. But we made it. This valley... it will do.”

- Grizzik One-Ear

Two peoples. One land. The ancient Dwarves of Greyhelm have held their mountain fortress for a thousand years - but now a desperate goblin horde arrives on their shores, fleeing a poisoned homeland. Neither side can back down. What begins as border skirmishes will escalate into a war that reshapes the world. Play both sides of the conflict across 32 campaign missions.

Play the Campaign

Command

Order your army by voice

Hold V and say what you want. Your AI Commander turns it into orders while you focus on the fight.

You can also face an AI opponent played by Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT, and trash-talk it in chat.

Optional: both need your own AI key, and the AI provider charges a small amount per use. The rest of the game is free.

See how it worksTurn it on with your own AI key →
Listening · holding V

“Upgrade all farms.”

Commander: Aye, all three homesteads are becoming animal farms. That’s more food for the hold. (3 commands executed)
  • “Upgrade all farms”
  • “Train four crossbowmen”
  • “Send idle workers to gold”

Render Modes

Three Ways to See the Battle

Pick the look you like. Switch any time in Settings.

Live 3D is desktop only. Phones and tablets use 3D mode, which looks almost the same.

· Units ·Clanrat — the ratmen rank-and-file

Mode 01
Clanrat 2D sprite

Classic 2D

Flat sprite art, like the RTS games you grew up with. Runs on almost anything.

Default
Mode 02
Every angle

3D

Lit 3D models that still run smoothly on phones and older machines.

Experimental
Mode 03

Live 3D (experimental)

Fully animated 3D models for powerful desktops. Press Load Live 3D to try one here.

· Buildings ·Grand Warren — the ratmen town hall

Mode 01
Grand Warren 2D sprite

Classic 2D

Easy to read at a glance, even in a crowded base.

Experimental
Mode 03

Live 3D (experimental)

The full building model, turning slowly. Press Load Live 3D to try it here.

Desktop App

Play on Desktop

Faster loading and offline play. Available now on Mac, Windows and Linux.

Download for Desktop
MacAvailable
⊞WindowsAvailable
⌘LinuxAvailable

Cross-play with the browser version.

Shards of Stone

Your Stronghold Awaits

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