Remember when wargames were epic and immersive?
We do too.
Launch Code Games
We are gamers who have been building and playing games for 40 years. The games we continue to play over the decades are deep, thoughtful, intense, and immersive.
We also like the challenge of smart human opponents - some of whom we have faced over the decades as well. Games are a great way to reconnect with old friends and find new friends. We are building a community of like-minded gamers. Come join us.
Illudium Wars
Set on the High Seas, ten human opponents play pirates, robber barons, missionaries, merchants, headhunters, and witch doctors fighting over an unexplored archipelago. A 4X negotiation wargame at heart, IWARS rewards forming and betraying alliances with other players in order to achieve military objectives. Discover new islands, build your empire, defend and defeat others - but beware, the archipelago is a dangerous place with pirates, volcanoes, zombies, and ever-perilous illudium bombs. Sporting a 1980's-inspired command line input and a minimalist interface, IWARS is a retro play-by-web experience. The game is browser-based (no software to install), diplomacy is by email, and turns run daily.
IWARS is based on the award-winning play-by-mail game, Starweb, first published by Flying Buffalo Games in 1975.
What Makes Us Different?
In addition to building and running seriously good games, all our titles are for sale to entertainment companies looking to expand their catalog.