⚡ IDLE · STRATEGY · TERMINAL

AGE
FORGE

Build civilizations from stone tools to the stars.
22 Ages · 284 Buildings · 52 Technologies.
All inside your terminal.

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284Buildings
52Techs
∞Prestige
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One Terminal. An entire civilization.

No browser needed! No install wizard and no cloud account. Just a keyboard and a terminal wide enough to dream big.

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Build an Empire

284 buildings spanning 22 ages — from crude huts to the Sphinx, Colosseum, and space stations. Each wonder grants permanent civilization-wide bonuses.

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Research Technologies

52 technologies multiply production, unlock mechanics, and reveal new paths. Prerequisite chains mean every choice shapes your civilization differently.

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Military Expeditions

15 expeditions with escalating risk and reward. Deploy soldiers to raid ancient ruins, defend trade routes, or conquer distant lands for massive loot.

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Trade & Diplomacy

15 trade routes and 6 NPC factions with living opinions. Gift, negotiate, rival, or ally — your diplomatic status reshapes exchange rates and bonuses.

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Prestige System

Reach the Transcendent Age and sacrifice your civilization for 9 permanent prestige upgrades. Each run starts faster, stronger, and opens new strategies.

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Milestones & Titles

33 milestones across 5 chains. Complete chains to earn civilization titles — Warlord, Sage, Architect — and unlock temporary speed boosts.

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Epochs & Catastrophes

Every 3 ages, your civilization reaches an Epoch threshold. Choose to Endure (survive with losses), Succumb (reset and claim legacy power), or Defer — but your faith level tips the odds. Legacy bonuses compound across prestige runs, rewarding the bold.

22 Ages of History

From survival in the wilds to transcendence beyond the stars — each age unlocks new buildings, resources, and mechanics.

Game Screenshots

Real gameplay. No mock-ups.

How to Play

AgeForge is command-driven. Buildings construct over ticks, resources accumulate — you steer the direction.

01

Launch the game

Run the binary in your terminal. A full-screen TUI appears immediately, no setup required.

./ageforge
02

Build your first structures

Type commands at the > prompt. Huts increase population cap; stashes store more resources.

build hut
build stash
03

Recruit and assign workers

Workers passively generate resources when assigned. Idle workers waste potential.

recruit 5
assign gathering_camp 3
04

Research technologies

Spend knowledge on technologies that multiply output and unlock new buildings and mechanics.

research tool_making
research fire_mastery
05

Advance through the ages

The status bar shows what you need for the next age. Hit the requirements and the game advances automatically.

→ Stone Age unlocked!
→ New buildings available
06

Prestige and transcend

Once you reach the Modern Age or beyond, reset for permanent upgrades and start again — faster, stronger, further.

prestige confirm yes

Commands at a glance

Everything happens through the command prompt. Type a command name to open its overlay panel. Press Esc to close.

Building

build <key> [count|max]Construct buildings
upgrade <key|all>Upgrade building to next tier
gather <res>Manually gather food, wood, or stone

Workers

recruit [count|max]Recruit workers into the pool
assign <building> [count|all]Assign workers to a building
unassign <building> [count|all]Return workers to idle pool

Research

research <key>Start researching a technology
research listShow available technologies
research cancelCancel active research

Military

recruit maxRecruit as many soldiers as food allows
expedition <key>Launch an expedition
expedition listView available expeditions

Trade & Diplomacy

trade route start <key>Activate a trade route
trade route stop <key>Deactivate a trade route
diplomacy ally <faction>Form an alliance

Wonders & Prestige

wonder collect <res> [n|all]Bank resources toward a wonder
prestige shopView prestige points & upgrades
prestige confirm yesTrigger prestige reset

Full command reference → Wiki: Commands

Controls

AgeForge is keyboard-driven. No mouse required.

Navigation

Tab / Shift+TabMove between UI regions
↑ ↓ / PgUp PgDnScroll lists and panels
EscClose overlay panel

Overlay Panels

milestonesOpen milestones panel
researchOpen research panel
army · trade · stats · wonders · logs · epochOpen other overlays

Game Speed

speed 1.0Normal speed
speed 2.0Double speed (unlocked by wonders)
speed <n.n>Any float up to your current max

Other

save <name>Save game to named slot
load <name>Load a saved game
savesList all save slots

Download & Install

A single static binary. No runtime, dependencies, or installers required!.

⬇ Download for macOS — Apple Silicon Intel Mac →
After downloading, open Terminal and run:
chmod +x ~/Downloads/ageforge-macos-arm64 && ~/Downloads/ageforge-macos-arm64
macOS security prompt? Right-click the file → Open → Open Anyway. Or:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/ageforge-macos-arm64
Prefer the command line?
Download + make executable + run
curl -L https://github.com/espresso20/ageforge/releases/latest/download/ageforge-macos-arm64 -o ageforge && chmod +x ageforge && ./ageforge
⬇ Download for Linux — x86_64 ARM64 →
After downloading, open a terminal and run:
chmod +x ~/Downloads/ageforge-linux-amd64 && ~/Downloads/ageforge-linux-amd64
Prefer the command line?
Download + make executable + run
curl -L https://github.com/espresso20/ageforge/releases/latest/download/ageforge-linux-amd64 -o ageforge && chmod +x ageforge && ./ageforge
⬇ Download for Windows
After downloading, open Windows Terminal and run:
cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads && .\ageforge-windows-amd64.exe

🔒 SmartScreen warning? Click "More info" → "Run anyway".
⚠ Use Windows Terminal — cmd.exe doesn't support ANSI colors.

Requires Go 1.22+
git clone https://github.com/espresso20/ageforge.git
cd ageforge
go build -o ageforge .
./ageforge
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