Independent game studio

Worlds tempered
under pressure.

Cindertemper Studio creates atmospheric games where systems, story, and consequence share the same fire.

First title in active development

The studio

Built in the heat between systems and story.

Cinder is what remains after the blaze. Temper is the discipline that turns heat into strength. Together, they define how we build: with patience, pressure, and purpose.

We are an independent Texas studio focused on games with memorable worlds, expressive strategy, and decisions that leave a mark.

Our first world

The Scaled Covenant

Dark fantasy card game · In development

A monumental scaled relic suspended above elemental ruins TSC

Forge your pact.

Claim Cindervale.

Seven elements forged the world. Six would fight for dominion. One would watch. Enter a living card game shaped by champions, pacts, campaigns, and raids.

  • 01 Competitive and casual duels
  • 02 Champions and elemental pacts
  • 03 Campaigns, raids, and a living forge
Enter The Scaled Covenant

What guides us

Made to hold
under pressure.

Systems with weight

Rules should create tension, expression, and stories worth retelling.

Worlds with memory

Atmosphere is not decoration. It is the force that makes a world stay with you.

Craft with purpose

Every detail must earn its place, from the first choice to the final frame.

Begin a conversation

Something worth forging?

For publishing, partnerships, press, and business inquiries.

hello@cindertemper.com