AwayWard app icon

Start your run

Free to play. Great solo. Better with a faction.

Pick your way in. Your hero starts fighting the moment you do, and keeps going while you are away.

💾

Download for Windows

The self-contained build. Unzip everything into one folder and run AwayWard.exe.

Download

Latest build, straight from GitHub

🍎

Download for macOS

A universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Unzip, then approve the one-time "Open Anyway" prompt (the build is ad-hoc-signed, not notarized).

Download

Latest build, straight from GitHub

🐧

Download for Linux

One self-contained binary in a .tar.gz. Extract and run AwayWard.x86_64, no install needed.

Download

Latest build, straight from GitHub

📱

Download for Android

The full game on your phone, rebuilt for touch. Install the APK (allow "unknown apps" once); portrait or landscape.

Download

Latest build, straight from GitHub

🤖

Play on Discord

The AwayWard bot runs the full game in any server or DM, and cross-saves with AwayWard on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android via /link.

Add the bot

💬

Join the Discord

Rally for world raids, vote on features and share your latest builds with the community.

Join

❤️

Support on Patreon

Back development directly and unlock supporter perks. Cosmetic and convenience only, never power.

Become a patron

System requirements

  • OS: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), macOS 11+ on Apple Silicon or 10.12+ on Intel, Linux (x86_64), or Android 7+ (arm64)
  • Graphics: runs on the Compatibility (OpenGL / ANGLE) renderer, so old and integrated GPUs are fine
  • Disk: a few hundred MB for the self-contained build
  • Network: optional. Online unlocks the shared world; Offline Mode needs no connection at all
  • Discord features: Rich Presence needs the Windows build. Cloud restore, one-time cross-save codes, and Discord bot linking work on every platform
First launch, per platform. Windows: unzip all files into one folder, run AwayWard.exe, and click "More info" then "Run anyway" on the unsigned-app SmartScreen prompt (sharing with a friend? send the whole zip, a lone exe opens to a blank window). macOS: the app is not notarized by Apple, so the first open is blocked; on macOS 15+ go to System Settings, Privacy & Security, and click "Open Anyway" (on older macOS, right-click the app and choose Open). The zip includes a short HOW TO OPEN note with the same steps. Linux: extract the .tar.gz and run ./AwayWard.x86_64; if your file manager dropped the execute permission, chmod +x AwayWard.x86_64. Android: allow installs from your browser or file manager once, open the downloaded APK, and approve the install. Google Play distribution is planned but not live yet.

Free to play. Every purchase is cosmetic or convenience only. You can never buy power, gold or gacha luck.