Anvil Glow

Strike the iron, hire apprentices and heat a cold workshop into a starsteel crucible. Then step into the castle hall and parry a rain of falling swords.

An idle blacksmith game where every tap on the anvil hammers ore into coin, upgrades keep the fire working while you rest, and a castle trial tests your reflexes. Start with a cold forge and a single hammer. Strike, spend and watch the fire climb from cold iron to starsteel. Strike and upgrade • Tap the anvil: every strike forges coin that you spend inside the game. • Six upgrades: Heavier Hammer, Apprentice, Stoked Bellows, Guild Charter, Forge Array and Starsteel Core. • Hammers strengthen each tap, apprentices work on their own and the Guild Charter multiplies everything you make. • Five heat tiers: Cold Forge, Warm Coals, Glowing Pit, Blazing Hearth and Starsteel Crucible. Keep the fire burning • Progress while away: your apprentices carry on while the game is closed, capped at eight hours. • Relight the crucible: reset your coin and upgrades in exchange for a permanent multiplier that stacks. • Forge Ledger: heat tier, multiplier, lifetime coin forged, total strikes, upgrades owned and more. Trial of Blades • Drag to slide the anvil across the castle hall. • Catch falling blades on the anvil to parry them, and chain parries for a combo. • A blade past the line costs a guard. Lose three and the trial ends. • The waves keep coming, and what you gather in each trial is added to your forge. Good to know • A clean, light design with warm ember colours. • A short guide explains every system in plain words. • Plays fully offline, with no account, no adverts and no in-app purchases. • Coin is an in-game item only and cannot be bought or exchanged.