Pillage First! (Ask Questions Later)
Pillage First! (Ask Questions Later) is an open-source, single-player, strategy game inspired by Travian.
Build villages, manage resources, train troops, start adventures and wage war in persistent, offline-first game worlds. It requires no account or download.
Game mechanics are inspired by both Travian Legends and Travian Kingdoms. It's built to be as light-weight as possible, providing you a great experience even on older devices. It iterates on the original design, introduces new features and improves on the existing ones!
Offline
Play anywhere, anytime, without an internet connection.
Single player
No pressure from other players. Play at your own pace.
Accessible
Modern web technologies ensuring the game runs on any device.
Nicer UX
Quality-of-life features and a clean, modern interface.
No pay to win
No game mechanics to incentivize spending real-world money.
Customizable
Fine-tune your experience with a variety of settings and options.
Motivation behind Pillage First!
I've always been a huge fan of Travian and similar browser-based strategy games. The slow, methodical village-building, resource management, and real-time progression made those games incredibly special.
Sadly, Travian requires a massive time (and gold!) investment to remain competitive. Not being able to commit either of these, I set out to create a similar, but less commitment-hungry experience, with more quality-of-life features and customizability to make your experience better!
Pillage First! is my attempt to recreate that experience as a single-player Travian alternative, with the same core mechanics, but modernized, offline-friendly, and fully open source, with no game mechanics to incentivize spending real-world money. Just the classic gameplay loop, reimagined for solo play.
Whether you're looking for a Travian offline experience or a Travian single player adventure, Pillage First! aims to provide that classic strategy feel without the pressure of 24/7 competition. As a Travian open source project, it's built by the community, for the community.
Pillage First! is an open-source technology!
Pillage First! is proudly open-source and released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. We believe that openness, collaboration,and transparency produce better software and richer player experiences. The entire codebase is therefore available forstudy, contributions, or to serve as the foundation for your own project.
Check the project out on GitHub and get involved in its development!