Delve Capital
Fund adventuring parties for a cut of the loot, in the same world as everyone today.
Every day: A Daily Challenge world seeded by the date, the same for everyone that day: twelve weeks to grow 1,000 gold by funding adventuring parties, with a shareable result scored against a rival that just buys the Guild Index. New puzzle: Midnight local time.
Delve Capital is a free browser strategy game in which you back adventuring parties with gold in return for a share of their loot. A run lasts twelve weeks and about ten to fifteen minutes, and the aim is to grow 1,000 gold and beat a rival that only buys the Guild Index. The Daily Challenge gives everyone the same world each day, with a result to share.
About Delve Capital
Delve Capital is a small fantasy investment game. Each week adventuring parties pitch to you: how much gold they need and what cut of the loot you get back. Their strength is only an estimate, so you spend your three action points a week buying intel to see the truth or haggling for a bigger cut, then decide whom to fund. A party that agrees too eagerly may be hiding something, such as gambling debts.
At the end of each week a report shows how every expedition went, floor by floor: a full haul, a party that cashed out early, or one wiped out with all its loot lost. Successful deals build your reputation and bring more pitches on better terms, while blown negotiations cost you, and office costs rise every week; drop below zero and you are bankrupt. After twelve weeks you get a final tally, a chart against the Guild Index, a five-part skill profile and a title. The Daily Challenge uses the date as its seed, so every player faces the same world that day and can share the result as a line of green and red weeks. Free Play gives a new random world each run.
Delve Capital is made by Arcoyyc and was released free on itch.io in September 2026, marked as in development. It plays in the browser on phone or desktop, in English and Traditional Chinese, and the page discloses AI assistance for code.
How to play Delve Capital
- Open Delve Capital on itch.io, press Run game and choose Play on the Daily Challenge.
- Read each party's pitch: the gold they ask for, the cut they offer and their estimated strength.
- Spend your three action points on intel or haggling, then choose which parties to fund.
- Read the week report to see which expeditions came back with loot, and keep your cash above zero as costs rise.
- After twelve weeks, compare your gold with the Guild Index and share your result.
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Tips
- Buy intel before a large investment, since a party's listed strength is only an estimate.
- Be wary of parties that accept your terms too readily.
- Spread your gold across several parties rather than betting it all on one risky expedition.
Questions
When does the Daily Challenge change?
At midnight on your own device's clock. The world is seeded from the date, so everyone on the same date plays the same one.
How long is a run?
Twelve weeks of game time, about ten to fifteen minutes.
Is there a mode without the daily?
Yes. Free Play gives a new random world each run.
Is it free?
Yes. It plays in the browser on phone or desktop on itch.io.
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