Overview
ChronoForge is a co-op action RPG where players team up to fight through procedurally generated dungeons, hunt for rare loot, and push into harder difficulty tiers as they gear up. The game takes place in a universe where timelines are fractured, creating environments that shift, merge, and loop in unpredictable ways. Runs feel fast and replayable, with different enemy setups, room layouts, and boss patterns changing each time.
The game is designed to be approachable for casual dungeon crawlers but also rewards players who learn enemy patterns, optimize builds, and climb into higher difficulty raids. ChronoForge can be played without touching the Web3 side, but players who want to own characters or influence the economy can use NFT-based Adventurers and support items.
Gameplay
ChronoForge gameplay revolves around co-op dungeon raiding, where 1–5 players fight through shifting dungeons filled with traps, miniboss rooms and environmental hazards. Every run is procedurally generated, so layouts, enemy placements and modifiers change each time. Real-time combat means fights rely on movement, timing and team coordination, not turn order or auto-combat. Mistakes matter, and higher difficulties punish sloppy play fast.
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There are 12 classes, each covering different combat roles like tanking, healing, ranged burst or sustained damage. Running dungeons usually requires a mix of roles, since bosses often have mechanics that need interrupting, cleansing or coordinated push phases rather than just raw DPS. Classes currently include tanks like Mech and War Forger, healers like Warden and Monk, and damage roles like Hunter, Thief and Reaper. All classes will eventually be fully playable in 3D, and builds can evolve through traits, gear and class synergies.
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Raids scale in difficulty from relaxed story-friendly runs up to Barbaric difficulty. Higher tiers introduce heavier hits, more punishing traps, faster enemy patterns and more layered boss mechanics. On these upper difficulties, loot also gets rarer, and this is where ChronoForge takes a hardline stance on risk vs reward. In Barbaric mode, death triggers permadeath for that character: they become locked and any non-NFT loot they were carrying is wiped. NFT-bound items stay safe, and characters can be revived later, but it’s a real consequence that raises the stakes. ChronoForge wants high-end content to feel like a gamble, not just a checklist.
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Outside of dungeons, players join one of several Trading Companies, which act as shared airship hubs for crafting and progression. These groups vote weekly in a global “prisoner’s dilemma,” deciding whether to cooperate, escalate, or push toward high-risk forging that can accelerate the world toward collapse. With the introduction of the Bribe system, players can now also offer incentives to Prospecting Deed owners to influence these votes.
Loot begins as server-based items, and players can optionally convert gear into NFTs using $CHRONO, once the token and full minting system launch during Season 1. $CHRONO also ties into revival costs for permadeath and end-tier crafting. Forge Stamps unlock extra crafting attempts, additional classes, traits and bag slots, while UMU Badges improve mounts and traversal. Both are earnable in-game and are not required for combat viability; they affect convenience and flexibility, not raw strength.
NFTs and Blockchain
Incorporating Web3 Features (via Abstract), ChronoForge offers a unique aspect through its use of NFTs, allowing players to own, trade, and mint digital assets within the game. This feature transforms in-game characters, items, and loot into valuable digital assets that players can truly own. The game features several types of NFTs, including playable characters, unique gear, and utility items, each with its own significance.
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For example, the genesis collection of characters, called Adventurers, allows players to own a piece of the game's history, with these characters offering unique in-game abilities and benefits. Additionally, there are Support Airship NFTs, designed to assist in dungeon raids and resource harvesting, and Prospecting Deed NFTs, which grant players governance rights and a share in the game's economy through taxation of in-game resources.
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Prospecting Deeds act as land-based governance rights within ChronoForge. Players who hold a deed gain extra voting power inside their Trading Company, earn a share of the resources gathered in the area tied to their deed, and can even receive bribes from other players looking to sway weekly global decisions
$CHRONO is the primary utility and governance token in ChronoForge. It is used when minting in-game loot into digital collectibles, fusing items into higher tiers, and reviving characters that die in Barbaric difficulty, where permadeath applies. $CHRONO also plays a role in Trading Company governance, with a portion of the token supply distributed to Support Airship and Prospecting Deed holders who actively participate in weekly votes. This means influence is tied to ongoing engagement rather than simply holding assets. All items in ChronoForge begin as standard server-based gear. Converting them into NFTs with $CHRONO is optional, and only necessary if a player wants to trade, keep, or showcase those items outside the game.
How To Get Started
ChronoForge is already live in Early Access on the Epic Games Store, so you can literally just download it and start playing. No wallet setup, no NFTs required, no weird onboarding. Pick a class, hop into some dungeons, and you’ll get a feel for the game pretty fast. If you do own a Genesis Adventurer, there’s a bit extra: you can access the development test builds through the Discord. These builds are a bit rough but usually get new features earlier than the main client. Just join the server and ask for the Unbreakable role.
