From a campfire to a legend.
Elder Sim is a cozy fantasy civilization sim. Guide a tiny tribe, build a living town, explore the wild, collect hundreds of creatures and grow your people through the Ages.
Free, in your browser: explore with a scout, then try a small realm. Nothing is saved or sent.
Tap a pip to say hello. Press and drag to pick one up, and be gentle!
Peoples and cultures
Thirteen main peoples and a growing culture roster. Open a people, tap a culture icon for its kit and trade-offs, and press Watch to preview it. New culture silhouettes, outfits and 18 culture themes are here; bespoke biomes, tech branches, voices and the remaining soundtrack are still in development.
Still in design (not playable yet): expanded aquatic peoples, Beavers and dams, Rats and Mice, Squirrels, primates, Centaurs, and Night and Planar Courts. The new Orc clans, Giants, Scalefolk, Minotaurs, Dryads, Treants, Bearfolk and human guilds above are playable foundations; deeper biome, technology, voice, outfit and music work is still ahead. Tell us which you want first.
- Humans Flexible economy Easy Included
- Elves Forests & lore Medium Included
- Dwarves Ore & defence Medium Included
- Halflings Food & comfort Easy Included
- Orcs Raids & pressure Medium Add-on pack
- Gnomes Invention & efficiency Hard Add-on pack
- Wyrmkin Air power & gold Hard Add-on pack
- Faeries Seasonal magic Hard Add-on pack
- Mermaids Water & shore control Medium Add-on pack
- Hedgehogs Unmatched speed Medium Add-on pack
- Lycan Canines Pack combat Easy Add-on pack
- Feline Prides Gold & precision Medium Add-on pack
- Skyfeather Flocks Flight & scouting Hard Add-on pack
How it plays
Explore, build and collect, in whatever order feels cozy. Pick a column, then tap anything in it to watch it happen.
- Explore: scouts and fishing, dens and titans, seasons and sky, rival realms.
- Build: living towns, Ages and tech, policies, trade routes, halls and banners.
- Collect: peoples and cultures, champions and recruits, the Encyclopedia, tavern brews.
🌍 Ways to play: offline realms, a living Sandbox, a single-player campaign and a simulated multiplayer alpha. Saves stay on your device.
🐉 Dragons of every kind thirteen varieties: wild, Wyrmkin and Titan
Tap a dragon to meet it.
The Almanac
Hundreds of animals, fish, plants, fungi, rocks, ores and minerals, plus every people, titan, building and brew in Elder Sim, with real-world facts and a 3D view. In the game, the creatures you meet unlock their pages as you go.
Turn on JavaScript to browse the Almanac.
Made to be safe for families
- No account needed to play, and none for the web demo, which saves nothing and sends nothing. An optional account (players 16 and over, just an email) syncs your Encyclopedia, saves and purchases across devices, and you can see and delete all of it at eldersim.com/data.
- Players under 13 get kid-safe mode: no ads, no purchases, no links out and no free-text forms.
- One-time unlocks only: no subscriptions, no loot boxes, and nothing you can buy with in-game currency.
Play and follow
Elder Sim is growing in the open. Pick the way in that suits you; the base game and the four starter peoples are included, and every add-on pack is a one-time purchase with no subscriptions.
Play on the web
The Beta at eldersim.com: a short guided slice of every feature (build, explore, meet a neighbour) and, with an account, cloud saves and your add-on packs on every device.
▶ Play Scout DemoPlay on your phone
The Android build follows the Beta. Testers play it today; the Google Play listing comes when the store review is done. Purchases made on one device unlock on the others you sign in on.
Ask to join the Android testThe Alpha stays open for testers
Our original playtesters keep the Alpha with every pack unlocked, including this culture preview update. Tester shortcuts stay intact. Their realms can move to the Beta with a transfer code.
Become a tester▶ Play Scout DemoFollow Elder Simhello@eldersim.com
Questions, press or playtest requests: hello@eldersim.com