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Build an empire
that outlasts the ages
Found a village by a river. Raise a castle. Outlive your rivals, your kings and your century. Then write it all down.
Free to play · no download · no account · works on desktop and tablet
See it in motion
A living world, from the first hut to the last battleship
Mountains that throw long shadows, rivers carving their valleys, seasons that turn the woods to gold and the north to snow, and cities that grow street by street.
Build
Cities you can actually see grow
Every town is drawn street by street. Houses change with the era, harbors fill with ships, factories smoke and universities rise beside the walls.
- Caravans and merchant ships carry your trade, and raiders can cut it
- Spread districts across the land around your cities
- Raise a royal castle stone by stone, with scaffolding and all
Survive
A world with a mind of its own
Volcanoes rumble and erupt. Spring floods enrich the river valleys, long winters slow your armies, and war leaves scars on the land that only time or technology can heal.
- Four seasons, day and night, rain and snow
- Natural wonders to discover, from crystal caverns to rainbow falls
- Independent villages to win over, or conquer
Rule
Leaders who remember
Every rival has a face, a temper and a memory. They demand tribute, call you to war, make counter-offers at the negotiating table and never forget a broken treaty.
- Your own dynasty: rulers age, heirs inherit, marriages bind houses
- Political and economic ideologies that reshape your realm
- See what rivals are planning before their armies arrive
And so much more
Five eras of strategy in one tab
War across the ages
Spearmen to tanks, galleys to battleships, catapults to bombers, each with its own animation and sound.
Quests every game
An eleven-chapter story and fresh side quests each game, from bandit hunting to royal weddings.
Your own chronicle
The game writes your history as you play, illustrated with paintings of your greatest moments.
Play it your way
A full campaign, an Epic saga, or Empire in an Hour for a whole history over lunch.
Easy to learn
A guided tutorial and a friendly advisor teach you as you go. Watch the AI play to learn the ropes.
Play with friends
Pass-and-play on one device, or send turns to friends by message.
Endless worlds
Pangaea, continents, archipelagos, inland seas and highlands, in four sizes up to Huge.
Share your realm
Take snapshots or record video clips of your games with one key.
The Chronicle
Every game becomes a story worth telling
Empirewright remembers. Foundings, betrayals, eruptions, coronations and conquests are written into your realm's chronicle, dated by season and year.
Fair play promise
Free to play. Never pay to win.
Everything that affects the game is earned by playing. The store and the Empire Pass offer looks, never power.
The whole game, free
Every era, unit, map and feature is in the free game. No energy timers, no paywalls.
Cosmetics only
Coins buy piece skins, map themes, banner crests and new realm identities. Your realm, your style.
The Empire Pass
Complete quests to climb twelve reward tiers. Every tier pays coins; Premium adds exclusive looks.
Your realm is waiting
Pick a spot by the river, found your first city and see how far your legend goes.
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