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Thronewake

Thronewake is a free-to-play, persistent, browser-based massively-multiplayer strategy game, openly inspired by Travian. Players build villages, gather resources, raise armies, form alliances, fight over the map, and race to the endgame. Its tagline is “A forgotten throne. A realm awakens.”

Development

Thronewake is made by a solo developer, Wynfir (“Wyn”), who posts on the game’s Discord under the name Nimo. Development began roughly two years before mid-2026; public play-testing started around April 2026 (about four months before the current world). The game is not open source as of August 2026, though the developer is open to it in the future.

The game is under active development, and new features are added during a running world, not only between worlds. Because of this, this wiki flags information that may be outdated (see the note on Home and Worlds & Server Speed).

No pay-to-win

A core design goal is to be like Travian but without the pay-to-win. A Store exists where you can buy Gold, but Gold provides no resource bonuses or gameplay power — only cosmetic/support items (e.g. a “Patron of the Throne” badge, building/Rally-Point skins, tribe icons). There is no instant-finish, no bought resources, and no hero-based monetization.

How it differs from Travian

  • No hero system at all (a deliberate difference). No hero resources, hero XP, or hero adventures.
  • A personal Safe Time — a daily window (up to 6 hours) during which you can neither be attacked nor attack.
  • A per-village Research tree (63 items across three lines).
  • Wilder Sites — the game’s take on Travian oases.
  • Watchfires — a recurring alliance PvP event.
  • No 1:1 NPC trade: the Quartermaster NPC exchanges resources at 3:1 (improvable to 2.5:1 by research), which reshapes the economy (see Resources).
  • Most underlying numbers/stats are based on Travian version 4.6 (player-reported), with adjustments for the lack of a hero.

Underlying comparison to Travian

  • The tribes map directly onto Travian tribes (Romans/Gauls/Teutons) — with essentially the same stats; see each tribe page and the Glossary.
  • Conquering villages is generally easier here than in Travian (player-reported) — there is no residence-cut trick, no main-building instant-build, and no “tablets”. See Villages, Cities & Expansion.
  • The Ancients are the endgame NPC faction, analogous to Travian’s Natars. See The Ancients.

Platform

Thronewake runs in the browser on desktop and mobile. There is no native app yet, but you can “Add to Home Screen” to install it as a PWA that behaves like an app. Push notifications are available via Settings → Alerts. A guest account can be created without an email, but it is only valid during the initial Beginner Protection period.

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