Free-to-Play Browser & Desktop RTS

Nine Factions. One War.
Rule or Ruin.

Command armies of Dwarves, Goblins, Ratmen, Lizardmen, and three Elven kingdoms in an epic real-time strategy game. Build, fight, and conquer.

9
Factions
200+
Units
300+
Buildings
32
Heroes
490+
Upgrades
270+
Spells
32
Missions

Play Anywhere, On Any Device

No downloads. No installs. Shards of Stone runs in your browser on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Your progress syncs across all your devices.

Instant Play

No downloads or installs. Click play and you’re in. Works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

Cloud Saves

Create a free account to save your progress. Pick up where you left off on any device.

Completely Free

No paywalls, no pay-to-win. Every unit, building, and campaign mission is free for everyone.

Shards of Stone gameplay on desktop

Desktop

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Tablet

Touch controls

Shards of Stone gameplay on mobile

Mobile

Play on the go

Forge Your Legend

A mighty dwarven stronghold carved into the mountainside

BASE BUILDING

Build Your Stronghold

300+ unique buildings across 9 distinct factions. Progress through three town hall tiers to unlock advanced structures. Master four resources — gold, lumber, stone, and oil. Fortify your base with upgradeable walls, towers, and paths that boost unit movement speed.

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

COMBAT

Command Your Army

200+ combat units across 9 factions and 11 roles. Workers gather resources. Infantry holds the line. Ranged units rain fire. Siege engines level fortifications. Spellcasters unleash devastating magic. Flying units control the skies. A full navy commands the seas. And legendary heroes lead them all — with 490+ tech upgrades and 270+ spells to master.

Infantry
Ranged
Heavy
Cavalry
Caster
Flyer
Naval
Heavy

Render Modes

Three Ways to See the Battle

Hand-painted 2D sprites for purists. Pre-baked 3D impostors — lit and rendered from the real model, delivered as sprites — for the default experience. Or experimental Live 3D for players who want the full WebGL treatment.

Toggle between modes any time in Settings. Browse every unit and building in the in-game Extras → 3D Model Viewer.

Live 3D is desktop-only — phones and tablets stay on the pre-baked 3D sprites, which look nearly identical at a fraction of the bandwidth.

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

Mode 01
Clanrat 2D sprite

Classic 2D

Hand-crafted sprites — the pixel-art heart of the genre. Crisp on every display, kind to every CPU.

Mode 02
8 dirs

Pre-baked 3D

Eight directions rendered from the 3D model, baked to sprites. Full 3D lighting at 2D cost. This is the default.

Experimental
Mode 03

Live 3D

The actual GLB loaded into WebGL with real-time animation — idle, walk, attack — cycled on the fly. Click Load Live 3D on desktop; mobile stays on the lightweight video loop.

· Buildings ·Clan Hall — the ratmen town hall

Mode 01
Clan Hall 2D sprite

Classic 2D

Isometric sprite — lightweight, atmospheric, and reads instantly on the battlefield.

Experimental
Mode 03

Live 3D

The full building model, slowly rotating. Every beam, every banner, every rusted nail. Click Load Live 3D on desktop; mobile stays on the lightweight video loop.

Choose Your Faction

Nine unique civilizations, each with distinct units, buildings, and playstyles. Master one - or conquer with all.

The Sketh'kai Underhive

Ratmen

From the Depths, We Rise.

Beneath the mountains, the Sketh'kai breed in endless warrens. Part rat, part cunning intelligence, they swarm through tunnels and caverns with warpstone-fueled technology and plague-ridden priests. Their Clanrats fight in pairs, overwhelming foes with sheer numbers while Jezzail snipers and Spark Cannons tear through armor.

20 units10+ buildings4 heroes
Explore Faction
The Itzal Star Empire

Lizardmen

Ancient Blood. Celestial Wrath.

The Itzal are an ancient civilization of cold-blooded warriors guided by the stars. Their Saurus warriors are bred for war, while Skink priests channel celestial magic. Kroxigors crush fortifications with brute strength, and from the skies, Terradons and the great Coatl rain destruction upon lesser races.

20 units10+ buildings4 heroes
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The Verdant Court

Wood Elves

The Forest Remembers. The Forest Strikes.

Guardians of the ancient groves, the Verdant Court fights to protect the wild places. Their Bladedancers weave through enemies with grace, while Eagle riders patrol the canopy. Spirit Trees channel the living forest itself, and their Mages draw power from the ley lines that run beneath the roots of the world.

20 units10+ buildings4 heroes
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The Luminari

High Elves

Light Eternal. Magic Supreme.

The Luminari are the oldest civilization of elves, builders of crystal spires and masters of arcane magic. Their Champions are peerless in combat, their Mages channel raw starlight, and their Dragons are the most feared creatures in the sky. They fight not for conquest, but to preserve the order of the world.

20 units10+ buildings4 heroes
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The Umbral Pact

Dark Elves

Shadows Obey. Empires Fall.

Exiled from the Luminari for forbidden magic, the Umbral Pact embraces the shadows. Their Shadow Ships slip unseen through enemy waters, their Mages weave spells of darkness and decay, and their Dragons breathe shadow-fire. They seek not just victory, but the complete annihilation of those who cast them out.

20 units10+ buildings4 heroes
Explore Faction
The Valorian Host

Humans

Faith, Steel, and the Crown.

The kingdom of Valoria stands as a bastion of order in a world of chaos. Led by knights, paladins, and battle priests, the Valorian Host marches under the Eternal Flame — a holy order dedicated to protecting the realm. With trebuchets, war wagons, and griffin riders at their command, they bring overwhelming force tempered by unwavering faith.

20 units10+ buildings3 heroes
Explore Faction
The Hollowed Host

Undead

Death is not the end. It is the beginning.

From the fallen kingdom of Moranthia rise the Hollowed Host — scholars who conquered death itself. Led by necromancers and death knights, they raise armies from the battlefield's fallen. Skeletons march in endless ranks, vampires hunt the living, and bone dragons darken the skies. Every enemy slain becomes another soldier in their inexorable advance.

20 units10+ buildings3 heroes
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Legendary Heroes

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

The Dwarves of Greyhelm

Thane Borin Deepforge

Thane Borin Deepforge

DwarfWarrior

Thane of Greyhelm Hold. A warrior-king who leads from the front, wielding axe and shield with three centuries of dwarven stubbornness behind every blow.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Battle CryorShield Bash
Lv 6Iron WillorRally
Lv 9Last StandorEarthshatter
Sigrid Ironmantle

Sigrid Ironmantle

DwarfArcher

Flamebraid. The finest crossbow in the mountain kingdoms — her bolts find gaps in armor that others cannot even see.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Precision ShotorCrippling Shot
Lv 6Scout's EyeorEvasion
Lv 9Rain of BoltsorShadow Strike
Runvar the Lorekeeper

Runvar the Lorekeeper

DwarfRunesmith

Ancient keeper of the deep runes, whose inscriptions can shatter stone and shield alike. The oldest living dwarf in Greyhelm.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Rune BlastorRune Ward
Lv 6Rune ShieldorMana Burn
Lv 9Runic OverloadorMass Inscription

The Goblin Ashland Clans

Grizzik One-Ear

Grizzik One-Ear

GoblinWarrior

Warchief of the Ashland clans. He led his people across treacherous seas on leaking barges, and will fight for every scrap of this new homeland.

Ability Tree

Lv 3War ShoutorCleave
Lv 6Thick HideorIntimidate
Lv 9Berserker RageorWarlord's Command
Skara Swiftstitch

Skara Swiftstitch

GoblinDemolitionist

Boomfist. If it can explode, Skara has already improved it. The goblins' foremost demolitions expert — equally dangerous to friend and foe.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Bomb BarrageorSmoke Bomb
Lv 6Demolition ExpertorScrap Armor
Lv 9Chain ExplosionorMega Bomb
Mok the Breaker

Mok the Breaker

GoblinShaman

Mok the Breaker, spirit-speaker. The shamans say the ancestors whisper through him. His enemies say the whispers are the last thing they hear.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Healing HandsorHex
Lv 6Spirit LinkorAncestor's Shield
Lv 9Ancestral FuryorEarthquake

The Sketh'kai Underhive

Riktooth the Warlord

Riktooth the Warlord

RatmenWarlord

A hulking Stormvermin warlord with a warpstone-lensed eye. Riktooth leads the swarm with brute cunning, rallying clanrats into a frenzy of claws and blades.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Swarm FrenzyorIron Claw
Lv 6Gnaw RushorRally the Swarm
Lv 9Warlord's CommandorBerserker Rage
Vexis the Plaguebrewer

Vexis the Plaguebrewer

RatmenPlague Priest

A hunched plague priest whose toxic concoctions can melt armor and flesh alike. Vexis brews plagues that spread terror across the battlefield.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Plague BomborToxic Resilience
Lv 6Brew of MadnessorMiasma
Lv 9Great PlagueorRebirth Brew
Whisper

Whisper

RatmenAssassin

A black-furred sniper assassin who strikes from the shadows. Whisper's warpstone jezzail rifle has claimed more officers than any plague.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Shadow ShotorCamouflage
Lv 6Poison DartsorSmoke Bomb
Lv 9AssassinateorShadow Network
Grindspark

Grindspark

RatmenWar Engineer

Half rat ogre, half warpstone-powered machine. Grindspark is the ultimate fusion of ratmen cunning and brute mechanical force.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Spark OverloadorGnawstone Plating
Lv 6Warp CannonorRepair Drones
Lv 9DoomsphereorIronclaw Protocol

The Itzal Star Empire

Huatec the Sun-Blessed

Huatec the Sun-Blessed

LizardmenOld Blood

An ancient lord with golden scales and an obsidian blade that crackles with solar energy. Huatec channels celestial power to shield and empower his warriors.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Solar NovaorStarlight Heal
Lv 6Celestial WardorSolar Empowerment
Lv 9SupernovaorMass Celestial Mend
Kroq-Gar the Ancient

Kroq-Gar the Ancient

LizardmenSaurus Champion

A massive scarred Saurus warrior who fights with primal ferocity. Kroq-Gar has survived millennia of battle, growing stronger with each age.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Primal RoarorTail Sweep
Lv 6Ancient FuryorTerrifying Presence
Lv 9Extinction StrikeorCarnosaur Charge
Tiktaq'to the Wind Lord

Tiktaq'to the Wind Lord

LizardmenTerradon Chief

A skink chief who rides the greatest terradon in the jungle canopy. From above, Tiktaq'to rains javelins and marks targets for the ground forces.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Rock DroporDive Attack
Lv 6Wind LordorUpdraft
Lv 9Meteoric StrikeorMark of the Hunt
Tehenhauin, Prophet of Sotek

Tehenhauin, Prophet of Sotek

LizardmenSkink Priest

The Prophet of the Serpent God. Tehenhauin commands venomous serpents and channels the wrath of Sotek to poison and destroy the enemies of the temple-cities.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Venom BoltorSerpent Hex
Lv 6Serpent SwarmorVenom Cloud
Lv 9Serpent God's WrathorMass Regeneration

The Verdant Court

Oakheart the Ancient

Oakheart the Ancient

Wood ElfDruid

A wood elf druid so ancient that bark grows upon his skin and living vines weave through his hair. Oakheart channels the raw power of the forest itself.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Living RootsorBark Shield
Lv 6Grove BlessingorNature's Wrath
Lv 9Treant SummonorVerdant Storm
Thornwatch

Thornwatch

Wood ElfWarden

A silent warden of the deep woods who strikes with twin blades of living thorn. Thornwatch is the forest's vengeance given form.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Vine EntangleorBriar Lash
Lv 6Warden ResolveorForest Ambush
Lv 9IronbarkorBriar Storm
Ashglimmer

Ashglimmer

Wood ElfRanger

A ranger whose arrows carry the poison of the deep forest. Ashglimmer moves unseen through the canopy, striking with deadly precision.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Poison ArroworShadowmeld
Lv 6Hunter's MarkorToxic Presence
Lv 9Rain of VenomorAsh Veil
Mosswhisper

Mosswhisper

Wood ElfHealer

A gentle healer whose touch can mend any wound. Mosswhisper channels the restorative magic of moss, flower, and root to keep the forest's defenders alive.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Deep RejuvenationorSpore Cloud
Lv 6Life BondorSymbiosis
Lv 9Grove GuardianorMass Rejuvenation

The Luminari

Vaelindra the Starweaver

Vaelindra the Starweaver

High ElfArchmage

The most powerful archmage of the Luminari. Vaelindra weaves starlight into devastating spells, her prismatic orb bending reality itself.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Geometric BlastorCrystal Focus
Lv 6BrillianceorArcane Geometry
Lv 9StarfallorPrismatic Cascade
Sorvalis the Dawn Blade

Sorvalis the Dawn Blade

High ElfChampion

Champion of the Crystal Tower, wielding a blade infused with solar light. Sorvalis embodies the martial perfection the High Elves aspire to.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Crystal BladeorPhoenix Strike
Lv 6Phoenix GuardorCrystal Shield
Lv 9Solar FlareorBlade of Dawn
Aethis the Starseeker

Aethis the Starseeker

High ElfArcher

An archer who fires arrows tipped with crystallized starlight. Each shot leaves a trail of luminous energy across the battlefield.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Starfire ArroworCrystal Snare
Lv 6Eagle EyeorStarlight Grace
Lv 9Hail of StarsorPhase Step
Lyndara the Luminous

Lyndara the Luminous

High ElfPriestess

High Priestess of the Crystal Spire. Lyndara channels divine radiance to heal allies and purify corruption, her diamond staff pulsing with healing light.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Prism HealorPurification
Lv 6Luminous BondorCrystal Resonance
Lv 9Divine RadianceorPrismatic Barrier

The Umbral Pact

Sable the Resonance Witch

Sable the Resonance Witch

Dark ElfSorceress

A sorceress who commands the resonance between the material and shadow realms. Sable's void magic tears at the fabric of reality itself.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Deep SongorResonance Ward
Lv 6Veil of DarknessorSoul Resonance
Lv 9Void EruptionorDark Pact
Vaeleth the Echo Blade

Vaeleth the Echo Blade

Dark ElfAssassin

An assassin-champion whose twin shadow-steel blades move so fast they leave echoes in the air. Vaeleth is the Umbral Pact's deadliest weapon.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Echoblade CleaveorDisorienting Strike
Lv 6Shadow SteporDread Echo
Lv 9Umbral FrenzyorEcho Command
Thalindris the Gloom Archer

Thalindris the Gloom Archer

Dark ElfArcher

A markswoman who fires arrows woven from shadow itself. Thalindris can strike targets that others cannot even see, her shots passing through barriers of light.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Vibrational ArroworSonic Snare
Lv 6Gloom SightorSonic Disruption
Lv 9Volley of EchoesorVoid Step
Nyx the Umbral Chorus

Nyx the Umbral Chorus

Dark ElfShadow Healer

A shadow-healer whose spectral wisps mend flesh through dark resonance. Nyx draws life energy from the shadow realm to sustain her allies.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Resonance HealorEcho Curse
Lv 6Stone CommunionorEcho Bond
Lv 9Umbral ChorusorMass Resonance

The Valorian Host

Aldric the Lionheart

Aldric the Lionheart

HumanWarrior

Royal champion of Valoria. A warrior-king whose rallying cry turns the tide of battle, wielding the ancestral blade Dawnfang.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Rallying CryorShield Slam
Lv 6Commander's PresenceorInspiring March
Lv 9Divine InvulnerabilityorCrusader's Wrath
Elara Sunstrike

Elara Sunstrike

HumanArcher

Master archer of the Royal Guard. Her piercing shots can fell a knight at five hundred paces, and her eagle eye misses nothing.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Piercing ShotorCrippling Arrow
Lv 6Eagle EyeorWarden's Grace
Lv 9Arrow StormorShadow Arrow
Thalion the Blessed

Thalion the Blessed

HumanBattle Priest

High Chaplain of the Eternal Flame. His prayers call down holy fire upon the wicked and shield the faithful from harm.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Holy BoltorConsecrate Ground
Lv 6Sacred BarrierorMana Drain
Lv 9Divine JudgmentorMass Consecration

The Hollowed Host

Vargath the Dread Lord

Vargath the Dread Lord

UndeadDeath Knight

Once a noble paladin, now a death knight lord. His soul strike drains life from the living, and his dread aura saps the courage of all who face him.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Soul StrikeorDread Aura
Lv 6Unholy MightorDeath Coil
Lv 9Army of the DeadorDoom Pact
Seraphine the Pale

Seraphine the Pale

UndeadSpectral Archer

A spectral archer whose soul arrows never miss their mark. In life she was the greatest marksman of Moranthia; in death, she is far deadlier.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Soul ArroworSpectral Chain
Lv 6DeathsightorPhantom Step
Lv 9Volley of BonesorShadow Cloak
Morathis the Undying

Morathis the Undying

UndeadSupreme Necromancer

The architect of Moranthia's ascension. Her mastery over death magic is unrivaled — she can raise entire battlefields and turn the enemy's fallen against them.

Ability Tree

Lv 3Death BoltorCorpse Explosion
Lv 6Dark Pact AuraorSoul Harvest
Lv 9Plague WindorGreater Raise Dead

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.

9

9 Mission Types

Tutorial, Base Defense, Search & Destroy, Escort, Survival, Full RTS, Raid, Rescue, 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

Ways to Play

From solo campaigns to AI spectating to competitive multiplayer - choose your battlefield.

🤖

AI Commander

LLM-Powered Opponent

Face off against an AI commander powered by a large language model. It reads the battlefield, adapts its strategy in real-time, and responds in a unique race-specific voice. Hold V to speak your commands — or type them — and hear your opponent talk back.

  • Voice commands (hold V to talk)
  • Race-specific AI voices
  • Natural language chat
  • Adaptive strategy
👁️

AI vs AI Spectator

Watch & Learn

Sit back and watch two AI commanders battle it out. Adjust playback speed from 1x to 4x, track real-time stats, and learn strategies by observing how the AI plays.

  • Adjustable speed (1x–4x)
  • Live stats overlay
  • Pick AI difficulty
🗺️

Map Editor

Create & Share

Design your own battlefields with a full-featured map editor. Place terrain, resources, buildings, units, and spawn points. Publish your maps for the community to play.

  • 12+ terrain tools
  • Entity placement
  • Publish & browse maps
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Multiplayer PvP

Real-Time Battles

Challenge real opponents in 1v1 multiplayer with deterministic lockstep networking. Ranked matchmaking, in-game chat, and full stat tracking.

  • 1v1 ranked matches
  • In-game chat
  • Win/loss tracking
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Campaign

32 Story Missions

Play through two full campaigns - one for each faction. 32 missions across 4 acts with hero progression, boss battles, and naval warfare.

  • Two full campaigns
  • Hero leveling
  • Cinematic briefings
🎲

Skirmish

Custom Battles

Set up the perfect battle. Choose your faction, map type, biome, size, and AI difficulty. Play on procedurally generated maps or community-created ones.

  • 4 map types & biomes
  • 3 AI difficulties
  • Custom map support

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 three centuries - 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.

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