Made for our view
We edit the world from the same isometric angles players see, with the same rotating camera — so what we build is what you get.
The Workbench
The forge behind the world
The Workbench is our own tool for building Isara. One half shapes the land; the other decides what happens in it.
Why Build Our Own
A small team needs sharp tools
Off-the-shelf editors are built for every game. The Workbench is built for exactly one: a 3D isometric online world where the camera turns and every quest is wired into the map.
Content without code
Designers build quests, events and encounters by connecting blocks, not by waiting for a programmer.
Faster to fun
Press play from inside the editor and walk straight into the scene you just made. Less waiting, more testing.
Part One
Map Editor
Where the land of Isara is raised: zones, terrain, dungeons and every torch on every wall, laid out in 3D.
Map Editor — zone overviewScreenshot coming soonTerrain sculpting
Raise, lower, smooth and paint terrain with brushes, and blend several ground materials in one stroke.
Modular dungeons
Snap rooms, corridors and gates together on a grid, then break the grid when a room needs to feel handmade.
Prop placement
Scatter rocks, crates and ruins by hand or with brushes that follow the slope of the land.
Live lighting
Place torches and braziers and see their light and shadows update as you work, by day and by night.
Map Editor — terrain sculptingScreenshot coming soonMap Editor — placing dungeon propsScreenshot coming soon
Part Two
Sequence & Trigger Manager
When something happens in the world, what follows? Events, quest steps, cutscenes and scripted encounters are wired together here.
Sequence & Trigger Manager — a quest chainScreenshot coming soonVisual event graphs
Connect "when", "then" and "on" blocks to describe what happens, in the order it happens.
Quest steps on the map
Every trigger is linked to a place in the Map Editor, so designers see where each step of a quest happens.
Cutscene timeline
Line up camera moves, dialogue and effects on a timeline for short in-engine scenes.
Play from here
Jump into the game at any step of a sequence to test an encounter without replaying the whole quest.
Sequence & Trigger Manager — a scripted encounterScreenshot coming soon
Light your torch
Isara Online is being built in the open. Join the Discord to talk with the team, and sign up for news and playtest invitations.