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Rival medieval European rulers and armies overlooking a contested fortified city
FOUNDERS ALPHA · PERSISTENT BROWSER MMO

Build a realm in
living medieval Europe.

Choose a faction, raise a city and command armies across a shared campaign that continues while you are away.

Choose your factionHow to play
A LIVING MEDIEVAL WORLD

Your realm. Your decisions.

Build, command and negotiate in a persistent world shaped by its players.

FROM YOUR FIRST PLOT TO THE PROVINCES

A city to shape.
A realm to navigate.

Start with decisions you can see. Your city, its stores and its armies connect to a campaign shared with other rulers.

The game interface showing a Lithuanian settlement, building plots, resources, construction and city commands
Captured from the game client with an example settlement. Founders Alpha interface; artwork and systems continue to evolve.
01

Give your builders a purpose

Choose a plot, read its requirements and commit resources to your next building. Your production and storage determine what comes next.

02

Prepare before you march

Recruit a garrison, scout a destination and review the journey. Every campaign order has a travel time and a consequence.

03

Make a place in the wider realm

Find allies, compare your standing and contest provincial influence. Your city is one part of a shared political world.

Read your first orders →
NOW PLAYABLE

Your decisions live on after you leave

Every settlement belongs to a wider political, military and economic world. Build your city while planning for the orders beyond its walls.

01

Living construction

Shape your settlement plot by plot. Farms, workshops, military yards, walls and civic buildings all feed a real economy.

02

Persistent economy

Resources, population and production continue on the server while you are away. Every upgrade is a strategic commitment.

03

Armies on the map

Train specialised forces, scout rival holdings and send visible, timed marches for raids, sieges, trade or support.

04

Province rule

Build influence, challenge local control, collect tribute and defend occupied territory against rivals and rebellion.

05

Alliances & diplomacy

Coordinate campaigns, reinforce allies and shape relations through pacts, trade and declared wars.

06

Seasonal legacy

Climb lord and alliance rankings, complete campaign objectives and carry earned prestige into the next age.

CHOOSE YOUR HERITAGE

Seven factions. Seven ways to rule.

Distinct homelands, architecture and troop identities. Equivalent roles stay mechanically balanced.

Explore all factions

The campaign map opens as you reach this section.

THE ACTUAL CAMPAIGN MAP

Europe is your battlefield

Explore the same realm and province boundaries used inside the game. Once you enter your realm, this map comes alive with settlements, scouting intelligence, alliances and moving armies.

  • Twenty active provinces across seven playable realms
  • Timed scouting, raids, sieges, trade and reinforcements
  • Province control, tribute, occupation and rebellion
Place your first settlement
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