Warrior
Melee · Bruiser
Master of Steel
Front-line fighter. Cleaves through crowds, charges the enemy and shrugs off blows.
Swords 'n' Stuff. Voxel. Fantasy. Adventure.
Pick one of 19 classes and 18 races, then go and annoy 149 bosses. Back it on Kickstarter and you play the beta the same day.
Back it on KickstarterThe 19 classes
Paladin
Melee · Holy tank
Oathsworn Champion
Holy warrior. Smites the undead, heals in battle and shields allies with sacred ground.
Ranger
Ranged · Archer
Warden of the Wilds
Deadly archer and survivor. Fights from range, tumbles away from danger.
Rogue
Melee · Assassin
Blade in the Dark
Strikes from the shadows. Backstabs, vanishes in smoke and fills pockets with gold.
Ninja
Melee · Acrobat assassin
Shadow on the Rooftops
Climbs any wall from day one, runs along it and kicks off it. Shuriken, smoke and shadow clones.
Monk
Melee · Martial artist
Fist of the Still Mountain
Fights with fists, feet and focus. Lightning combos, sweeping kicks, and a calm that heals.
Spellblade
Melee · Hybrid caster
Edge of the Arcane
Steel and sorcery as one. Enchants the blade, steps through rifts and sends waves of force from the sword.
Mage
Caster · Elemental
Scholar of the Arcane
Wields raw magic without a staff. Fireballs, frost and blinks across the battlefield.
Stormcaller
Caster · Lightning
Voice of the Thunderhead
Calls lightning down from a clear sky. Chain lightning, howling gales and thunder that knocks foes flat.
Necromancer
Caster · Summoner
Speaker for the Dead
Raises the dead to fight for them. Bone spears, life drained from foes, and an ever-growing host.
Druid
Caster · Shapeshifter
Keeper of the Grove
Commands nature itself. Roots foes, calls spirit wolves, heals, and becomes a great bear.
Bard
Support · Songs
Keeper of Songs
Fights with music. Songs that rally allies, mend wounds and lull or shatter foes, and a silver tongue for coin.
Artificer
Ranged · Gadgets
Tinker of Brass and Spark
Gadgets over magic. Bombs, crackling arc coils, rocket-jumps over walls and a brass barrier.
Beastmaster
Pet commander
Voice of the Wild Pack
The only class that can tame the fierce: griffins, sabre-lions, war-wolves, bears and boars.
Alchemist
Ranged · Throwables
Brewer of Wonders
Lobs brews that burst into lasting clouds of fire, tar, frost and slumber. Every potion drunk counts double.
Chronomancer
Caster · Control
Keeper of the Hourglass
Bends the sand of the moment. Slow-time bubbles, a step three seconds into your own past, and blows that land later and harder.
Runecarver
Melee · Zone control
Scribe of the Living Stone
Carves glowing runes into the world: traps that burst and snare, wards, mending stones and beacons.
Marionettist
Summoner · Puppeteer
Master of the Strings
Fights through wooden puppets on silver strings: a knight, an archer and a dancing doll every foe must chase.
Dreamwalker
Caster · Sleep and control
Wanderer of the Sleeping Mind
Sings foes to sleep, then steps into their nightmares and fights them in a dream arena.
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Places to go
The Kraken
It grabs your mast, you chop its arm off, then you go exploring inside it. Bring a torch.
Watch the trailer01/ 10
149 bosses. Each one has a trick.
Learn the tell, dodge the hit, punish the opening. Pick a card from the hand to see how.
Pyrrhax
FireThe Cinder Warden
How to beat it. He gets hotter with every hit until he melts down on his anvil, then cools into brittle slag. That's your moment. Water puts his flames out.
How much is in it?
All counted from the game files, not made up for a website. Pick a slot and have a look.
18
Playable races
All 18 are here, and every one is playable.
Hoardbound. The card game in the tavern.
Pull up a stool at any tavern table and play a hand. 579 cards to collect across five sets, packs to open, and city tournaments to win.
Tap the pack to open it
- Pay the cost. Every card costs mana to play.
- Pick one move. Each turn your creature uses one of its two abilities: an attack or a skill.
- Win four trophies. Knock out the other side's creatures. Champions count double.
The five sets
- Vaults of Dawn
- Frontier Wilds
- Deeps & Skies
- Crowns & Calamities
- Promos
Now watch it move.
Two and a half minutes, filmed in the game. Sound on.
Where can I play it?
Windows and Mac, in our own launcher, with controller support. Two more doors are locked for now.
- WindowsDRM-freeUnlocked
- MacDRM-freeUnlocked
Tap a locked door. Go on.
Live on Kickstarter. Ends in
It's live now and runs until Thursday 10 December 2026. Back it and you play the beta straight away.
All or nothing: you're only charged if we reach the goal by 10 December.
Pick your pledge
Every pledge with a copy of the game gets you into the beta the day you back. Pledges are open on Kickstarter now.
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A$17 Limited · 500
Early Scrounger
A$17 · about US$12
- Swords 'n' Stuff, DRM-free
- Play the beta the day you back
- Multiplayer included from Q1 2027
- The lowest price before launch
Estimated delivery Dec 2026
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$22
Adventurer
A$22 · about US$15
- Swords 'n' Stuff, DRM-free
- Play the beta the day you back
- Multiplayer included from Q1 2027
- Discord backer role
Estimated delivery Dec 2026
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$36 Our pick
Hero's Hoard
A$36 · about US$25
- The game + the beta
- Kickstarter-only backer cape
- Kickstarter-only Founder's mount skin
- Never sold again
Estimated delivery Mar 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$85
Guild Pack
A$85 · about US$59
- 4 copies of the game, all with beta
- 4 Kickstarter-only backer capes
- Bring your whole party for Q1 2027 multiplayer
Estimated delivery Mar 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter
More ways to back
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A$7
Goblin Tip Jar
A$7 · about US$5
- Backer-only updates
- Discord backer role
- In-game "Backer" title
Estimated delivery Dec 2026
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$65
Party of Two
A$65 · about US$45
- 2 copies of the game, both with beta
- Play together when multiplayer lands (Q1 2027)
- Hero's Hoard extras for both
Estimated delivery Mar 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$115
Champion
A$115 · about US$80
- Everything in Hero's Hoard
- Your name in the credits
- Foil Hoardbound backer card
- "Founder" title in-game
Estimated delivery Dec 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$290 Limited · 100
Tavern Regular
A$290 · about US$200
- Everything in Champion
- Your name on a tavern or villager
Estimated delivery Dec 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$720 Limited · 20
Legend-Smith
A$720 · about US$500
- Everything in Champion
- Co-design a legendary weapon or Hoardbound card
Estimated delivery Dec 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter -
A$2,150 Limited · 3
Boss Maker
A$2,150 · about US$1,500
- Everything in Champion
- Co-design a mini-boss, its key art and title card
Estimated delivery Dec 2027
Pledge on Kickstarter
Stretch goals
The goal is A$25,000. Every step after that makes the game bigger. Tap a step.
A$25k
The goal
The game, finished, with multiplayer arriving in Q1 2027. Every step above it makes the game bigger.
The road ahead
Tap a stop on the map and Gribble will walk you there.
A playable world
Now
The whole adventure is playable in test builds today: 18 races, 19 classes, 149 bosses and a lot of goblins.
Questions, answered
Is the Kickstarter live?
Yes! It went live on 10 November 2026 and runs until Thursday 10 December 2026. The countdown above shows the end in your own time zone. Back it on Kickstarter.
When can I play?
The day you back. Every Kickstarter pledge with a copy of the game includes the beta, and the download is in a backer-only update straight away. When the campaign ends you get a claim link for your copy: DRM-free, yours for good, and it keeps updating through the full release in Q4 2027.
What can I play it on?
Windows and Mac, with controller support. It runs in our own launcher, downloaded from itch.io (it isn't a browser game). Anything else will be announced when it's ready.
Is it coming to Steam?
That's the plan for the full launch. Your copy comes from itch.io: it's DRM-free, it updates itself through the itch app, and it stays yours whatever happens.
How much will it cost?
US$19.99 at launch. Kickstarter backers pay less: A$17 (≈ US$12) for the first 500, then A$22 (≈ US$15), and they play the beta the day they back.
What do Kickstarter backers get?
The game, DRM-free, with the beta from the day you back, plus, depending on your tier, a Kickstarter-only backer cape and Founder's mount skin, your name in the world, or even a mini-boss you co-design.
Can I play with friends?
Yes, from Q1 2027. Multiplayer is already running in our test builds: guilds with their own halls, Guild Clash, Banner Raid, Big Battle and Swords Out. The beta is single-player today.
Are there microtransactions?
No. You buy the game, you own the game. Gribble's Wagon sells capes and emotes for Glory, which you earn by playing, never for real money.
Wasn't this called Swords & Goblins?
Yep, same game, new name. There turned out to be a lot more in it than swords and goblins.