Stride Kingdom

Your real steps power the realm.

The Waystones of Embervale have gone cold. Every step you take in the real world — to the kitchen, around the block, across the city — carries a little warmth back up the old road.

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Free. No ads, no premium currency, nothing to buy — ever.

The walk is the game

There is nothing to grind and no timer to beat. You walk; the valley warms. Open the app for ninety seconds in the evening to see what your day earned you.

A quiet day still counts

Small days are the most rewarding per step, on purpose. Miss a day and the Hearthflame dims — it never goes out, and nothing is ever taken away. The hearth keeps warm for you.

People waiting for you

Fellowships and guilds where every member's steps genuinely matter. Cheer a friend and they walk a little lighter. Nobody is ever ranked by raw step count.

The Waystone Road

A place, not a progress bar

Fifty-four Waystones across three acts and 475,000 steps. Behind you the stones are lit and the ground is warm; ahead the road runs into mist. Your lantern sits exactly where your feet have carried it.

The old road winding through Embervale
Gifts of the road

Every few levels, you choose

Three boons are offered; you take one. Seventeen choices across a career, and they never expire — level up while your phone is in your pocket and the gift is simply waiting when you get home.

The Trailmage, a scholar of the ley-lines
Four ways to walk

Wayfarer, Hearthguard, Trailmage, Stormstrider

Your class changes how your steps convert, never whether you can play. A 3,000-step day and a 15,000-step day are both a good day here.

A guild hall banner

Take up the lantern

Android APK Loading version… Play in the browser Full game. Steps are entered by hand (there is no pedometer in a browser).
Installing the APK — what Android will ask you

Stride Kingdom is not on the Play Store, so Android will want your permission once before it installs an app from anywhere else. This is normal and it only has to happen a single time.

  1. Tap Android APK above. Your browser will warn you that this type of file can harm your device — that warning appears for every APK ever downloaded. Choose Download anyway.
  2. Open the downloaded file. Android will say your browser isn't allowed to install apps; tap Settings and turn on Allow from this source.
  3. Go back and tap Install.
  4. The game will ask for Physical activity — that is the step counter, and the whole game runs on it. It will also ask about notifications, which you can decline and change your mind about later.

Updating later: the game tells you when a new build exists. Install the new APK straight over the top — you keep your character, your steps, your Hearthflame, and your place on the road.

Requires Android 8.0 (Oreo, API 26) or newer, and a device with a step-counting sensor — effectively every phone made in the last decade.