# Tideward

> An unhurried idle RPG built natively for every Apple device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Watch. Made by Manu Games LLC, a one-person studio in Waynesville, North Carolina, USA. Pure SwiftUI, CloudKit-only sync, zero third-party SDKs. Free in TestFlight alpha (open public invite, capped at the first 1,000 testers per Apple's External Testing limit); 1.0 launches Thursday, February 11, 2027 on the US App Store. Single one-time $9.99 IAP unlock — no ads, no tracking, no microtransactions, no subscription. Tideward was renamed from "Manu Idle" in May 2026; USPTO Serial 99800434.

## Game

- [Home](https://tideward.app/): Hero, trailer, features, the 23 trades grid, community, latest dev posts.
- [All 23 trades](https://tideward.app/skills/): Hub page indexing every skill (8 combat, 5 gathering, 7 artisan, 3 wayfaring), with rename history and cross-links.
- [Offline progression explainer](https://tideward.app/offline-progression/): How Tideward simulates 24 hours of training while you're away. The math, the design rationale, the comparison to other idle games.
- [No ads, no tracking](https://tideward.app/no-ads-no-tracking/): The privacy stance — architectural commitments, the "Data Not Collected" Apple Privacy Label, what's removed from both app and website.
- [FAQ](https://tideward.app/faq/): Honest answers about getting started, gameplay, privacy, sync, pricing, and what's coming.
- [Roadmap](https://tideward.app/roadmap/): Public dev roadmap — completed, in progress, coming soon, future. AI-assisted dev pulled some items earlier than planned.
- [Changelog](https://tideward.app/changelog/): Version history of TestFlight alpha builds.
- [Manu Idle → Tideward rebrand](https://tideward.app/manu-idle/): Short explainer for players searching for the old name. Same game, same TestFlight, same characters carry over.

## Apple platform pages

- [Idle RPG for Apple Watch](https://tideward.app/idle-rpg-apple-watch/): Native watchOS app, glance complications (roadmap), Digital Crown navigation, CloudKit sync.
- [Idle RPG for Vision Pro](https://tideward.app/idle-rpg-vision-pro/): Native visionOS, room-anchored windows, gaze-and-pinch interaction, ambient placement use case.
- [Idle RPG for Mac](https://tideward.app/idle-rpg-for-mac/): Native macOS via SwiftUI (not Catalyst), multiple windows, menu bar shortcuts, Apple Silicon native.
- [Idle game for Apple TV](https://tideward.app/idle-game-apple-tv/): Native tvOS, Siri Remote and MFi controller support, designed for ambient living-room play.

## Comparisons

- [10 best games like Melvor Idle in 2026](https://tideward.app/games-like-melvor-idle/): Honest opinionated listicle. Tideward at #1 with disclosure; 9 others ranked by closeness to Melvor.

## Dev blog

- [Blog index](https://tideward.app/blog/): All posts. Long-form, irregular, written in first person.
- [RSS feed](https://tideward.app/rss.xml): Full feed of dev blog posts.

## Press & legal

- [Press kit](https://tideward.app/press/): Logos, screenshots, trailer, fact sheet, Apple platform tech callout, accessibility statement, contact.
- [Privacy policy](https://tideward.app/privacy/): Surface-tagged for App / Website / Newsletter. US-law-only at launch. Zero data collected.
- [Terms of use](https://tideward.app/terms/): NC governing law, FAA arbitration, Apple as third-party beneficiary clause, 30-day opt-out window.

## External

- [Install (TestFlight alpha)](https://tideward.app/install/): Step-by-step install guide for the free TestFlight alpha across all six Apple platforms; canonical entry point for the public invite link.
- [Discord community](https://discord.gg/hw6w93astV): Active dev/player conversation. Daily build feedback shapes the game pre-launch.
- [The Assembly Line newsletter](https://blog.manugames.com): Tuesday + Friday newsletter on factory and idle games genre-wide. Manu Games LLC publishes both.
- [Manu Games (publisher)](https://manugames.com): Studio hub for Manu Games LLC. Tideward is the first published game.
- [@tidewardgame on X](https://x.com/tidewardgame): Pre-launch updates and dev posts.