Cindervale
A dark-fantasy idle RPG where twelve skills, a dozen deadly zones, and a hoard of familiars grow ever stronger — even while you're away.
$4.99 $3.99 -20% launch discount · or try the free browser demo
What awaits you
A world that grows without you
Set your path, close the tab, and return to spoils. Cindervale runs deep — every system feeds the next.
12 Skilling Disciplines
Woodcutting, mining, fishing, smithing, alchemy, farming, jeweler and more — each with its own resources, tools, and rhythm.
Deep Melee Combat
Six combat stats, weapon tiers, shields and two-handers, auto-eat and boss fights across a dozen escalating zones.
98-Point Passive Trees
Every single skill unfolds into a sprawling passive tree. Plus a 37-node Combat Mastery web to shape your fighting style.
Pets & Familiars
Twelve zone-bound familiars stalk the shadows as ultra-rare spawns — plus a storm petrel that follows a ship home. Hunt them all down.
Raids & Gems
Raid gauntlets, socketable combat gems, enchanting, achievements — endgame depth that keeps unfolding.
Idle by Design
Progress banks while you're gone. Come back to a richer inventory, higher levels, and new frontiers to conquer.
Sailing & Treasure Hunting
Chart 26 islands across four archipelagos. Build seven ships, sign a crew, and send them out on real-time voyages that finish whether the game is open or not.
Slayer Bounties
Take contracts from three masters, bank Slayer Points on every streak, and spend them on perks — or on skipping the task you don't want.
A Collection to Complete
Every monster, drop, island and sea find is catalogued the moment you see it. The Compendium is the long game behind all the others.
A look inside
See it in action
A peek inside the game.
Sailing
Chart the sea, pick a heading, send the ship out. It comes home on its own clock.
The descent
Twelve zones, ever darker
From the squeal of the Rat Warrens to the fires of the Demon Sanctum — every zone crowns a boss and hides its rarest quarry.
About us
Forged by Smolder Studios
Cindervale Idle is the work of a solo developer with a love for the tick-tick-tick of a great incremental game and the brooding weight of dark fantasy.
It's built the old way: a single, hand-crafted game with no microtransactions and no pay-to-win — just systems that reward curiosity and patience. Every monster, item, and zone wears a custom-drawn icon, and every update is shaped hand-in-hand with the community.
It's launching on Steam as a one-time purchase — buy it once and every future update arrives free. Your feedback lands directly with the developer, and the road ahead is long: magic and ranged combat, new zones, and much more are all on the horizon.
Meet the community →Get the game
Out now on Steam
Cindervale Idle is in Early Access — 20% off launch week, and every future update is free.
Get it on Steam
-20%$4.99$3.99launch discount
The full experience on Windows — every zone, skill, and system unlocked, with Steam achievements. One purchase, no microtransactions, and every future update included.
Buy now on SteamJoin the Discord
Chat with the developer, report bugs, suggest features, and be first to hear about the launch and every update.
Open Discord →Play the demo
Try Cindervale free in your browser — no account, progress saved locally. A generous taste of the world; buy on Steam to unlock the full game.
Launch the demo →Before launch
Want to playtest?
A small group is playing Cindervale ahead of the Steam release — testing new builds, breaking things, and shaping what gets fixed first.
- Play it before Steam. Updates land in the playtest build days before they reach the store.
- Your progress carries over. Characters made now come with you to the Steam version.
- Say what you actually think. Bug reports and blunt feedback both go straight to the developer.
Windows only · limited spots · four questions, takes a minute
The embers are waiting
Twelve skills. Twelve zones. A hoard of loot with your name on it. It's out — go get it.
Buy now on Steam