Halfling Wars is a fantasy RPG/Strategy game for mobile devices.

Play as a Halfling, Darkling, or both in the oldest community on Earth called The Crest. Build a village in the Halfling and Darkling realms. Defend against Orc, Troll, and Goblin invasions. Grow rare crops and herbs to feed to creatures before battle. Battle against friend or foe online to win prizes. Gamble on the battles with resources or the life of your creature. Raise magical creatures from the elements. Breed and morph creatures into powerful denizens of war. Visit your friends' villages and raid their resources. Engage in mini-games at the local tavern and apothecary. Complete optional quests to expand the gameplay and unravel the story of Halfling Wars.

Unique hand drawn 2D artwork - realism beyond 3D capabilities.
Created by Darrin Perry
All original soundtrack compositions and sound effects in Halfling Wars.
Created by Ryan Richko, Mike Schramer Jr, and Owen Peterson
Built in Unity 3D, Halfling Wars can easily be ported to multiple platforms.
Game Engine
Construct 70 different buildings and decorations in your village.
Town Building Gameplay
Grow up to 24 different crops and herbs to feed to your creatures.
Farming Gameplay
Raise and breed over 20 magical creatures born from the elements.
Creature Breeding Gameplay
Battle your creatures online against friend and foe and bet on the battles.
Online Multiplayer Battles
Visit other villages as a friend or raid their village of resources as an enemy.
Social Gameplay Aspects
Complete optional quests to expand the gameplay and unravel the story.
Deep Story & Quests

See the Game in Action

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Walkthrough Video

A thorough and comprehensive walk-through of Halfling Wars – a fantasy RPG/Strategy game for mobile devices. The video highlights all the best features and gameplay elements from Level 1 to the current final …

GDC Play – Trailer

ChondroStrike showed off their upcoming mobile game, Halfling Wars at GDC Play in San Francisco this March 2013. This is the video they played at their booth as part of their loop. Gamers, …

Tavern Mini-Game

One of the mini-games in Halfling Wars to provide small bits of enjoyment and distraction. In the tavern (tapper style) mini-game, quest your patron’s thirst by filling up as many pints of ale …

Digitized Sketch – Darkling

A digitized pencil sketch later featured in the game as a story screen created by the lead artist of Halfling Wars, Darrin Perry. This story screen is from the Darkling side of the …

Battle Art – Loading Screen

The actual loading screen from Halfling Wars features artwork showcasing player-vs-player creature battles. Both ferocious creatures – a Dark Hound against a Halfling Hound in a battle to the death.

Main Theme Song

Over the years there’s been memorable theme songs in games and movies. The Halfling Wars main theme is as memorable as they come. Stirring strings, traditional medieval flute, and rousing drums all make …

Sound Effects – Creatures

In a mobile game, many might think that sound effects don’t matter as much playing from such small speakers. In fact, the opposite is true. Detailed and layered sound effects make a game …

Development Partners and Sponsors

Press Coverage and Reviews

App Slappy Podcast

Scott Johnson is a talented cartoonist, ultimate geek, and huge supporter of Halfling Wars. Also he is the creator of a sleuth of podcasts and blogs, one of which is called App Slappy. Alongside talking about the game Nimble Quest, he interviewed Conor, the co-creator of Halfling Wars, while we were at GDC. Listen to what he had to say.

Listen to the Podcast

Gamerspy UK Blog

Gamerspy in the UK were extremely eager to write about Halfling Wars and we were grateful they did, not once but many times. Also they are huge supporters of our game on Twitter, constantly retweeting and sending out tweets to their followers. They are die hard Halfling Wars fans even though they haven’t played the game. That’s the kind of fans we love!

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Indie Game Magazine

When you talk about indie games, Indie Game Magazine is one of the first sources you’ll check for all the latest news. By far Indie Game Magazine was at the time our biggest coverage. They have over 30k Twitter followers and thousands of readers a month. It as very flattering! Plus one of their chief editors stopped by our booth at GDC and liked what he saw.

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iPhone Life – Online Magazine

iPhone Life Magazine wrote about Halfling Wars during the Kickstarter and have posted to their Twitter account. Their article isn’t entirely accurate. Halfling Wars is designed so you can play the entire game without spending a penny and there are various styles of gameplay. But we’re grateful for the coverage by such a great online magazine. Check it out!

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Utah Game Developers Blog

The Utah Game Developers Blog is a local community blog started by Joe Media Mogul, and supported by most of the game developers in Utah including: Wahoo Studios, Ninja Bee Games, Smart Bomb Interactive, and Silverlode Entertainment. In their forum discussion, they announced the Halfling Wars Kickstarter, encouraging local gamers to support Utah games.

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Snailbird Blog – Fan Post

One of our Kickstarter backers, Nikki Jeske, was an ongoing supporter of Halfling Wars on her Twitter account, Facebook page, and her blog Snailbird. Not only did she back our Kickstarter project, she told all her friends. Plus she’s continued to give us valuable feedback on how to improve the game. Now that’s a loyal fan! Read what she wrote and support her blog.

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Meet the masterminds behind Halfling Wars at ChondroStrike

We're gamers. We're teachers. We're business men. We're filmmakers. We're artists. We're game developers. We are a small Utah based company whose sole purpose was to accomplish one thing - create a cool game like the ones we grew up loving. That game is Halfling Wars.

Conor Robbins

Co-Founder of ChondroStrike, Co-Designer of Halfling Wars

Conor is the brains of the business. He manages all business affairs of ChondroStrike and oversees all aspects of development in Halfling Wars. He conducts market research and creates strategies to make Halfling Wars a huge success. ChondroStrike isn’t the first business he’s made into a success. He’s made several companies profitable. Conor’s favorite games are Adventure Construction Set, Contra, and World of Warcraft.

Rowd Robbins

Co-Founder of ChondroStrike, Co-Designer of Halfling Wars

Rowd is the creative mind of ChondroStrike. He oversees all creative direction for every detail of Halfling Wars. He spends countless hours playing the game to ensure the quality of the game is superior. He’s usually the first one to find the bugs and come up with solutions to fix them. Rowd is also a teacher by trade, so managing the ChondroStrike creative team comes naturally to him. He’s been a gamer since he was a kid. His favorite games are Gauntlet, Age of Empires, and Halo.

Matt Schramer

Marketing Director/Video Producer

Matt is the video genius and social guru. Matt creates all the awesome videos for Halfling Wars. He manages all audio, video, and music content in the game. Plus Matt spends hundreds of hours marketing and promoting the game through social media and traditional methods. He coordinates all business and marketing affairs with publishers, press, fans, and more. Matt started out playing games on the Atari and now plays on his mobile phone. His favorite games are Half-Life 2, Super Mario Kart, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Nate Langston

Lead Analyst

Nate is the technical expert of ChondoStrike. He’s a programmer, analyst, and mathematician. Nate oversees all the economy of Halfling Wars, making sure the economy is balanced and fun to play. The rest of his time is spent pouring over code night and day. Nate has years of experience programming and working with infrastructures and databases. We’re glad to have him on our team. His favorite games are Metroid, Diablo II, and Gears of War.

Darrin Perry

Art Director

Darrin is the artistic visionary and humble talent at ChondroStrike. Darrin touches every aspect of the game as lead artist. His hand drawn pencil art and sketches that are later digitized and colored, are what makes Halfling Wars stand out from the crowd. Darrin works tirelessly on all his art but he makes it look as easy as finger painting. His work speaks for itself. Darrin’s favorite games are Mario Party, God of War, and Legend of Zelda.

Unique hand drawn 2D artwork - realism beyond 3D capabilities.
Created by Darrin Perry
All original soundtrack compositions and sound effects in Halfling Wars.
Created by Ryan Richko, Mike Schramer Jr, and Owen Peterson
Built in Unity 3D, Halfling Wars can easily be ported to multiple platforms.
Game Engine
Construct 70 different buildings and decorations in your village.
Town Building Gameplay
Grow up to 24 different crops and herbs to feed to your creatures.
Farming Gameplay
Raise and breed over 20 magical creatures born from the elements.
Creature Breeding Gameplay
Battle your creatures online against friend and foe and bet on the battles.
Online Multiplayer Battles
Visit other villages as a friend or raid their village of resources as an enemy.
Social Gameplay Aspects
Complete optional quests to expand the gameplay and unravel the story.
Deep Story & Quests

Welcome to the Halfling Wars Archive

We're the bearers of good news about the world of Halfling Wars. Some news consists of facts, tales, opinions, events, and even gossip from The Crest. We tell the news how it is. You interpret what you want, but don't kill the messenger. News Articles coming soon....Under Construction.