BYR STUDIO

/// EMBER · ANVIL · HEARTH

THE HEARTHKEEPERS
[ THE OLD FORGE · THE WARM GLOW ]
STOKE THE EMBER
SHAPE THE STEEL
Byr Studio builds games by the hearth. Warm mechanics, hand-hammered code, and the patient glow of craft. We make games that feel like coming home to the fire.
STOKE THE HEARTH STRIKE THE ANVIL

WARM MECHANICS

Comfortable systems that invite, never intimidate. Games as cozy as a firelit room.

HANDMADE CRAFT

Every texture, every note, every line — forged by hand, not by algorithm.

HEARTH COMMUNITY

Games built around gathering, sharing, and the warmth of togetherness.

⎯ THE BYR MANIFESTO

We are hearthkeepers, not industrialists. Byr was founded to build games that feel like sitting by the fire — warm, patient, and full of stories. Our craft is slow. Our tools are simple. Our love is real.

Based in a refurbished blacksmith shop in the Catskills, our team of four builds cozy, handcrafted experiences. Our current forge includes a game about running a village hearth, a quiet narrative about a blacksmith's last blade, and a cooperative game about gathering around the fire.

The hearth is never cold. Come sit.

4 hearthkeepers
8 seasons forged
embers
2023 first fire
FROM THE HEARTH
🔥 06.14.2026
Demo: "The Hearthkeeper"

A quiet game about tending the fire. Playable on itch.

🏔️ 05.10.2026
Soundtrack: "Songs from the Forge"

Ambient blacksmith drones. Stream on Bandcamp.

🪵 04.06.2026
Zine: "Notes from the Hearth"

Hand-stamped zine about cozy game design. Free PDF.

THE HEARTHSIDE
The Blacksmith Shop
43 Main Street, Box 9
Phoenicia, New York, 12464
United States
🔥 look for the chimney smoke — door is always open
hearth line
+1 (845) 582-7394
text only · we're often by the fire
no consecutive digits — the forge burns clean
hearth mail
[email protected]
[email protected]
we reply when the fire settles (2-4 days)
THE HEARTH CIRCLE — our discord for hearthkeepers, storytellers, and those who gather by the fire.
#cozygames #hearthgames #handmadegames #byrforge