Build civilizations from stone tools to the stars.
22 Ages · 80 Buildings · 52 Technologies.
All inside your terminal.
No browser needed! No install wizard and no cloud account. Just old school keyboard and a terminal wide enough to dream big.
80 buildings spanning 22 ages — from crude huts to the Sphinx, Colosseum, and space stations. Each wonder grants permanent civilization-wide bonuses.
52 technologies multiply production, unlock mechanics, and reveal new paths. Prerequisite chains mean every choice shapes your civilization differently.
15 expeditions with escalating risk and reward. Deploy soldiers to raid ancient ruins, defend trade routes, or conquer distant lands for massive loot.
15 trade routes and 6 NPC factions with living opinions. Gift, negotiate, rival, or ally — your diplomatic status reshapes exchange rates and bonuses.
Reach the Transcendent Age and sacrifice your civilization for 9 permanent prestige upgrades. Each run starts faster, stronger, and opens new strategies.
33 milestones across 5 chains. Complete chains to earn civilization titles — Warlord, Sage, Architect — and unlock temporary speed boosts.
From survival in the wilds to transcendence beyond the stars — each age unlocks new buildings, resources, and mechanics.
AgeForge is command-driven. Buildings construct over ticks, resources accumulate — you steer the direction.
Run the binary in your terminal. A full-screen TUI appears immediately, no setup required.
./ageforge
Type commands at the > prompt.
Huts increase population cap; stashes store more
resources.
build hut
build stash
Villagers passively generate resources when assigned. Idle villagers waste potential.
recruit villager
assign worker food
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Spend knowledge on technologies that multiply output and unlock new buildings and mechanics.
research basic_tools
research
agriculture
The status bar shows what you need for the next age. Hit the requirements and the game advances automatically.
Once you reach the Transcendent Age, reset for permanent upgrades and start again — faster, stronger, further.
prestige go
Everything happens through the command prompt. Press
F1–F7 to switch panels, Esc to
save.
build <key>Construct a building
build cancelCancel current build
gather <res> <n>Manually gather resources
recruit villagerRecruit a new villager
assign <type> <res> <n>Assign workers
unassign <type> <res>
<n>Free up workers
research <key>Start researching a tech
research cancelCancel active research
expedition <key>Launch an expedition
speed <1-5>Set game speed
trade start <key>Start a trade route
trade stop <key>Cancel a trade route
diplomacy gift <faction>Improve relations
wonder collect <res> <n>Bank resources for a wonder
prestige goTrigger prestige reset
prestige buy <key>Buy prestige upgrade
Full command reference → Wiki: Commands
A single static binary. No runtime, no dependencies, no installer.
curl -L
https://github.com/espresso20/ageforge/releases/latest/download/ageforge-darwin-arm64
-o ageforge
chmod +x ageforge
./ageforge
💡 Intel Mac? Use
ageforge-darwin-amd64 instead.
curl -L
https://github.com/espresso20/ageforge/releases/latest/download/ageforge-linux-amd64
-o ageforge
chmod +x ageforge
./ageforge
💡 ARM server? Use
ageforge-linux-arm64 instead.
Download ageforge-windows-amd64.exe from
the releases page and run it in
Windows Terminal for full color
support.
.\ageforge-windows-amd64.exe
⚠ Use Windows Terminal or a modern emulator — cmd.exe doesn't support ANSI colors.
git clone
https://github.com/espresso20/ageforge.git
cd
ageforge
go build -o ageforge .
./ageforge
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