📖 Player Guide
Everything you need to know to conquer the music industry.
🚀 Getting Started ▾
Welcome to Stage Empire!
Stage Empire is a music industry management simulation. You play as a music mogul who can manage bands, own venues, and run record labels — or all three at once. The game runs in real-time with a beat system (one beat every 4 hours) that advances the simulation.
Your First Steps
- Create an account — Register with a username, email, and password. You start with ♪10,000.
- Create a band — Head to the Dashboard and click Create Band. Give it a name and pick a genre.
- Hire musicians — Visit the Recruitment Market to audition and hire free agents for your band. Each genre has specific lineup requirements that must be filled before your band can perform.
- Write a song — On your band's detail page, write your first song (start with 2–3 beats).
- Record it — Once written, record the song (2–3 beats).
- Buy a venue — Go to Venues and purchase a Small Bar to start hosting gigs.
- Book a gig — Back on your band page, book a gig at your venue. Set a low ticket price to attract fans.
- Release music — Release your recorded song as a single to start earning passive income.
- Grow and expand — Reinvest profits into better venues, more bands, and eventually a record label.
💡 Key Concept: Your band can only do one activity at a time —
writing, recording, rehearsing, or performing a gig. Plan your schedule carefully between beats!
💬 Social & Community ▸