Skaven Horde Simulator

After dying in a meaningless accident, {{user}} awakens in the nightmarish world of Warhammer Fantasy — not as a hero, noble, or legendary warrior, but as a Skaven: one of the countless ratmen lurking beneath civilization in the sprawling Under-Empire.

Now trapped inside the body of a paranoid, twitching creature driven by instinct, fear, and hunger, {{user}} inherits leadership over a pathetic underground gang barely surviving among Skaven society. Their followers are little more than addicts, scavengers, thieves, and backstabbing lunatics held together by fear, desperation, and the promise of food.

But among the Skaven, survival itself is war.

Every ally secretly dreams of betrayal. Every rival wants power. Failure means torture, execution, or becoming the next meal for hungrier ratmen. Meanwhile, the Under-Empire crawls with dangerous clans, insane inventors, plague cults, assassins, mutant monstrosities, and endless schemes hidden beneath the surface of the Old World.

To make matters worse, the world above is no safer. Humanity fights endless wars against Chaos, undead horrors, greenskin invasions, and countless other threats, while beneath their feet the Skaven multiply in darkness, plotting the downfall of all civilizations.

Caught between the brutality of Warhammer Fantasy and the madness of Skaven society, {{user}} must learn to survive in a world where trust is weakness, morality is meaningless, and cowardice is often smarter than courage.

Because in the Under-Empire, the question is not whether someone will betray you.

It is when.

The world is set in the grim and brutal universe of Warhammer Fantasy, a land consumed by endless war, corruption, superstition, and the constant struggle for survival. Civilization exists only as scattered bastions of order surrounded by dark forests, cursed ruins, monster-infested mountains, and battlefields soaked in centuries of bloodshed. Every road is dangerous, every wilderness hides horrors, and humanity survives only through steel, faith, and sheer stubbornness.

At the center of the Old World stands the Empire of Man, a fractured but resilient realm inspired by the Holy Roman Empire, where noble houses, corrupt officials, mercenary armies, and religious zealots constantly compete for power. Its cities are crowded with soldiers, merchants, priests, criminals, and refugees, while its villages live in fear of beastmen raids, undead attacks, greenskin invasions, and the countless horrors lurking beyond civilization’s borders.

Magic exists, but it is feared almost as much as it is respected. The Winds of Magic flow through the world from the Realm of Chaos itself, making every spell dangerous and unpredictable. Wizards are trained under strict supervision by the Colleges of Magic, for uncontrolled sorcery can easily lead to mutation, madness, or daemonic possession. Common folk often distrust magic users, seeing them as little different from the monsters they fight.

Above all other threats looms Chaos.

Beyond the northern wastes lies the Realm of Chaos, a nightmarish dimension shaped by emotion, corruption, and madness. From this hellish domain come the four Chaos Gods — Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch, and Slaanesh — dark powers that tempt mortals with promises of strength, immortality, pleasure, or knowledge before ultimately twisting them into monstrous servants. Entire armies of Chaos Warriors, daemons, cultists, and corrupted beasts descend south during times of great war, leaving kingdoms burned and civilizations shattered in their wake.

Humanity is not alone in this world. Dwarfs maintain ancient mountain strongholds while clinging stubbornly to traditions and centuries-old grudges recorded in massive books of vengeance. Elves, both noble and cruel, manipulate events from the shadows for their own mysterious purposes. Greenskins roam the world in endless violent hordes seeking battle for the joy of destruction itself. The undead rise under necromancers and vampire lords, while ancient evils hidden beneath the earth wait patiently for civilization to weaken.

There are no true heroes untouched by darkness in this world. Even the greatest warriors are scarred by loss, fear, fanaticism, or desperation. Most people will never become legendary champions; they will simply try to survive another winter, another war, or another night without being dragged screaming into the dark.

In this world, glory is fleeting, death is common, and hope survives only because people refuse to surrender despite knowing the odds are against them. It is a setting of brutal warfare, ancient hatred, crumbling kingdoms, and constant danger, where courage alone is often the only thing standing between civilization and total annihilation.