Saves & Purchases

Hardwood Empire keeps things simple and private: your progress lives on your device, and there are no accounts or passwords anywhere.

How saves work

Hardwood Empire is local-first. When you start a dynasty, the game stores it in your browser's local storage and IndexedDB — on your own device. On the mobile apps, saves are stored locally on your phone or tablet. Your dynasties are never uploaded to our servers, and you never sign in.

Because saves are local, they stay on the browser or device where you made them. They persist between sessions, but they are tied to that browser's storage.

Export Save

Inside the game's settings you'll find Export Save. It downloads your current dynasty as a small save file to your device. Use it to:

• Keep a personal backup in case you clear your browser or change devices.
• Move a dynasty from one browser or computer to another.
• Archive a completed dynasty.

The exported file contains only your game progress — team, roster, season, records, and settings. It contains no payment information and no account credentials, because none exist.

Import Save

Import Save (also in settings) reads a previously exported save file and loads that dynasty into the game. This is how you restore a backup or continue a dynasty on a new device or browser. Import is entirely local — the file is read on your device and nothing is sent over the network.

How purchases work

The game is free. Optional one-time purchases (such as Remove Ads) are available.

On the web

Web purchases are processed by Stripe, a trusted payment provider. You enter your payment details on Stripe's secure checkout — we never see or store your card number. Since there are no accounts, your purchase is linked to the email address you use at checkout.

Restoring a purchase

To restore a purchase — for example after clearing your browser or moving to a new device — use the same checkout email you entered at Stripe. The game verifies the purchase against that email and re-applies it. No password, no account recovery, nothing to remember but the email.

On iOS & Android

In the mobile apps, purchases go through the Apple App Store or Google Play and can be restored through the store's own "restore purchases" flow, tied to your Apple or Google account.

Questions about a purchase or a save transfer? Email empiresportsapps@gmail.com and include your Stripe checkout email if it's purchase-related.