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天圆地方
A Player-Built Virtual Civilization
Heaven is Round, Earth is Square: HRES is a free, open, lightweight online game. In this vast, persistent pixel world there are no NPCs, no instances, no preset story—everything is created by real players. Here you become a person living in a virtual world, taking part in a real economy and collective society: gathering, running industries, building towns, founding nations—every step driven by player collaboration.
⚠️ Beta launched on January 16, 2026.
Core mechanics and gameplay
A vast, continuous world with varied terrain. The game uses a unique calendar: the Tianyuan Era, with the day as the basic unit for daily settlement.
Trees, stone, iron ore, copper ore and other resources are distributed across the world. Players spend stamina to gather and obtain raw materials for development.
Production industries consume materials to produce goods; service industries provide services for income. Players can work at others’ industries for pay.
Buildings fall into three categories: industry, public, and infrastructure—supporting production, town management, and connectivity.
Players can create and develop towns, the core unit of settlement. Town lords manage towns and can assign titles and roles to residents.
One or more towns can form a nation; government form is decided by players. Institutions and rules emerge through player interaction and agreement.
The world is divided into chunks; each chunk is the unit for territory, building, and resources. Towns expand by building town centers and outposts.
Heaven is Round, Earth is Square is our first step toward a metaverse—a decentralized virtual civilization built and evolved by players. As a game, its systems will keep evolving (e.g. balancing realism and playability). It is a live, long-term project that we will update continuously. We invite you to help build this world and write its history—and to join our dev team if you’d like to shape it with us.
Build this virtual world together
We are looking for like-minded people to join the team and build Heaven is Round, Earth is Square: HRES.
Contact: liuxisa@hotmail.com