Questions and answers

Yes. Thornvale is free to play in your browser.

No. Thornvale runs in your web browser. Open thornvaleonline.com/play and you're in.

Recent versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Thornvale is made for a computer with a keyboard and mouse, so that's where it plays best.

The grand opening is on 1 January 2027 at midnight UK time. The world is already open for early play, and accounts and character names made now carry over to launch.

Up to 5 characters per account.

Yes. Online characters are saved on the server every 30 seconds and when you log out. Your level, items, gold, bank, depot and quests are kept through every update to the game.

Characters made with Play offline are different: they're saved only in that browser on that computer.

Probably not. When nobody has played for a while the server goes to sleep, and the first visit wakes it up. That can take up to about a minute. After that it's quick.

Yes, PvP is on in the online world, but never inside protection zones such as temples and depots. Secure mode (on by default) stops you from attacking others by accident, and players who kill without reason get skulls and harsher penalties. See the guide.

On the sign-in screen choose Forgot password? and enter your email. We'll send you a link to set a new one. Check your spam folder if it doesn't arrive.

There's no rename option in the game yet. If you need a change, email us and we'll take a look.

Email support@thornvaleonline.com with your character name, what happened and roughly when.

Thornvale is inspired by classic top-down online RPGs, but everything in it is original: the world, its towns, characters, art and code.