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Many of you have ascended into Eternal Light, but did you know ascension was not always a part of Arkheim - Realms at War? Back in the very first closed beta, there were no Ascensions or floating islands, but instead one huge continent for all players to explore as either Dwarves or Elves. Now, let’s dive deeper into the breaking of a continent.
Why did we break the continent?
Math.While we like the idea of exploring one huge new and wonderous continent, amundane thing called math lead to the…

Congratulationsto the Realm Murx for winning the Early Access I round!


We inthe Arkheim - Realms at War team wanted to sit down with the winners for amoment and ask a few questions on how their game round progressed.


Hello Murx! If you could have done one thing differently as a realm, what would it have been?
Attacking Titans earlier.


We were very reluctant. We had assumed that we would need a huge number of troops on Island 5. Accordingly, we were calm and let others do their thing. In…

It’s a time of focus and dedication in the Arkheim – Realms at War office. A few months to go until the next Early Access round starts. The clicking sounds of computer mice and keyboards fill the air as the team focuses on improving the gameplay experience for our Ascendants, based on the learnings of EA I.


We will tackle many topics including Player onboarding, PvP, Realm creation, and other quality-of-life improvements, desired by the community. In this very first sneak peek, we wish to…

If you have played one of the last rounds of Arkheim – Realms at War, you may be familiar with the problem of realms placing new towers right next to the ones being conquered, and this way avoid territory losses. An issue that the community brought up during the last game round.






We'd like to suggest a solution called“Contested Influence” - Towers in specific states can now create neutralinfluence.
The Contested Territory
Towers and Portals will create a “contestedterritory” around them…

“In times of war, many souls are on the line… Let’s use them…”
- The Soul Smithy


Soul Energy & Soul Forge
When sending your troop to battle, the souls of your defeated foes will be transformed into Soul Energy and recycled in an eco-friendly way. The Soul Energy will be gained in PvP battles and you will be able to convert the Soul Energy to different kinds of benefits at the Soul Forge building.





The Soul Forge can be built once the player’s Citadel reaches level 8.
Once this…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Game Designer Dario!



Discord Name: DiarioR

1. Hi Dario. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Game Artist Simon!




1. Hi Simon. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your background and how did…

Realms areat the very heart of Arkheim. You win, or you lose, as a team.


We all knowthat finding a good Realm makes all the difference, and that is why we haveheavily reworked the first steps in Arkheim - Realms at War, including a newtutorial phase and a better way to form Realms.
The right realm from the start
Finding theright Realm for yourself hasn’t always been easy. Growing your realm as thegame advances and absorbing less successful teams had a certain charmabout it, but we realized…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet UX Designer Jakob!







1. Hi Jakob. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your background and how…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Game Developer Markus!


Discord Name: RedMax

1. Hi Markus. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is…

Can't rest at night, always fearing that the enemy will tear your Realm apart while you rest? Fear no more.
For your Warlords will be 'On Watch', so you can take your well-deserved break.




Defend your realm with 'On Watch' feature
Warlords can be sent to Towers or Portals with the 'On Watch' feature.

Warlords that are sent to a Tower or Portal 'On Watch' will be accessible for the Realm Leaders, allowing them to utilize your Warlords for defense only, while you are absent. The moment a…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Project Manager Elke!




Discord Name: Ryonda

1. Hi Elke. First of all,tell us something about yourself. What is your…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Quality Assurance Mia!


Discord name: mia

Hi Mia. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your…

[… and all Elven and Dwarven eyes were fixed on the firmament as the glamour of the three moons foretold a new era. And every stick and stone and corner of the island was flooded with waves of arcane power. And with greater power, there too came greater opportunities …]
- Extracts from ‘The divine Moons IV’






A game round is split into Moon Phases. Different Moon Phases unlock different game features and allow further progress. Every Moon Phase brings new changes to the game:
Higher level…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Community Manager Sami!


Discord name: samisu
Hi Sami. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet UI Artist Mario!



Discord name: Darrak


Hi Mario. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Brand Marketing manager Nicolas!



Discord name: stem013
Hi Nicolas. First of all, tell us something about yourself.…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Game Developer Stephan!


Discord name: Kraekke

Hi Stephan. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Quality Assurance Dominik!


Discord name: Dominik

Hi Dominik. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is…

Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Communications Manager Andrej!



Discord name: Cerus

Hi Andrej. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What…