Hardwood Empire · College basketball
Hardwood Empire is the deepest college basketball dynasty sim on mobile. Recruit, work the transfer portal and NIL, coach every possession live, and run a program for twenty-plus seasons. It hit #1 in Sports & Simulation within 48 hours of launch.
01 · Hardwood Empire
Free on iPhone, Android and the web. A sim that feels deep without feeling overwhelming.
Build a college basketball program from scratch. Recruit. Win. Lose your job. Take the next one. Run it back across decades, with a full transfer portal, NIL, and live play-by-play where you run the bench.
Game day
Tip-off, halftime adjustments, the final buzzer. You coach all of it from your phone.
02 · Inside a dynasty
Every game plays out possession by possession. The clock runs, runs build, foul trouble bites. You call the timeout. You make the sub.
Scout high school prospects by position, archetype, upside and hometown.
Work the transfer portal and an NIL budget every offseason.
One bad season starts the calls. Two and you are out.
Selection Sunday, the full bracket, and the run to a national title.
Splits, efficiency, usage and national percentiles for every player.
One developer. No publisher. Not a dollar on marketing. Just the game and the people who play it.
03 · Hardwood on the App Store
Game is insanely good especially considering how new it is. Fresh updates constantly and a dev who cares about the actual quality of the game. Would give 10 stars if I could.
Incredible game 3 weeks ago, but bro keeps continuing updating multiple times a week adding in more and more features! Inspiring
Campus Dynasty walked so Hardwood Empire can run. Amazing game, developer listens to feedback and implements changes. 5/5, download it now.
As a longtime Campus Dynasty player, this app fills all the needs I have. Even more impressive that it’s the work of one man. Already won a title with Mississippi Valley State!
Best sports sim I’ve played in years, reminds me of early 2000s baseball management sims you’d play via CD-ROM on PC. Dev cooked here, excited for further releases!
I would never write a review on the App Store. That’s ridiculous thing to me but this game is that good
Best sim game I’ve ever played, basketball stuff all makes sense, love that the customization isn’t paywalled. Super active with the updates, keep’em coming
Literally has everything I could ask for. Bracketology, custom schedule, March Madness, portal and more
Really good sports sim and recruiter. Good ui. Took me to 2050 to win first natty. Keep up the good work
This game is so good, realistic simming, great and easy to learn experience. As someone who doesn’t really get interested by college basketball this game has me hooked
So much fun! Been waiting for a game like this since CollegeBBall Coach 2 and this one is so in depth and an amazing experience. Highly recommended for all Hoops fans!!
The game was already fun, and I’ve been playing since its first few weeks. But the continuous progress that’s made in the game to make it even better and more enjoyable is remarkable.
Real 5-star App Store reviews, quoted as written.
04 · More from Empire Sports
Everything learned building Hardwood, applied to college baseball.
College baseball, pitch by pitch. Recruit, work the transfer portal, manage your lineup and pitching staff through a live at-bat sim, and take a program to Omaha.
05 · Coming next
College football, in its final stages. Call your own plays and watch all 22 players move live on the field. Want to test it early? Send a DM on Discord.
06 · Community
Newsletter
New releases, patch notes, and what is next. About one email a month, more when there is news.
