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Circle Empires Rivals

Circle Empires Rivals

In this fast-paced multiplayer RTS, you and your friends will take control of your own tiny kingdoms and conquer a world made of circles. Each one is overflowing with enemies to fight, monsters to hunt and loot to hoard – but watch out... Friends can quickly become rivals!

Released Apr 15, 2020 Developer Luminous Publisher Iceberg Interactive Platforms Windows TacticalMultiplayerOnline Co-OpTop-DownStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $15.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

89.6%positive1,977 reviews
Recommended · 67 found this helpful

“This is going to be a very circular review Overview Circle Empires Rivals is the new iteration of the original Circle Empires game. For those who don't already know the game, Circle Empires puts us at the control of a circle, basically a small island of terrain with some…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“Must buy for every RTS fan and people who would like to experience something unique with alot of variety. You can play this game on easy mode or incredible challenging. There are a lot of game modes and coop makes alot of fun too. The game is also very well made no bugs and a…”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“If you are wondering which version of the game to get, buy this one. It has the most units, content and features. It is a lot more fun than the original because of these things. This game is sort of like Starcraft, if it were in a bunch of circular bases, which are mostly…”

— a player, Steam review · 883 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

596all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 310 avg · Apr 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

118achievements
17.9%median completion
0.7%rarest: Flexible skills
89.2% of players 82.0% of players 81.5% of players 79.9% of players 79.7% of players 73.9% of players 70.0% of players 69.9% of players 64.7% of players 64.7% of players 61.5% of players 60.9% of players 60.9% of players 60.8% of players 60.4% of players 55.0% of players 54.8% of players 53.8% of players 53.2% of players 52.6% of players 49.8% of players 48.4% of players 46.7% of players 45.8% of players 44.5% of players 44.4% of players 43.8% of players 41.1% of players 40.9% of players 40.3% of players 38.5% of players 38.1% of players 36.2% of players 35.3% of players 34.7% of players 34.0% of players 33.8% of players 33.7% of players 32.5% of players 31.6% of players 30.4% of players 30.4% of players 29.3% of players 29.2% of players 29.0% of players 28.2% of players 27.2% of players 26.6% of players 26.6% of players 26.1% of players 25.8% of players 25.1% of players 22.1% of players 20.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.0% of players 19.0% of players 18.7% of players 18.5% of players 17.9% of players 89.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.2%Legendary harvester — Have a legendary harvester with 1500 resources harvested (or generated if it's e.g a bank)
82.0%Net profit — Ensnare 10 units with one wolf rider
81.5%Water for everyone — Put out a fire with Water Mage
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Flexible skills — Win 5 times in each game mode
1.3%True Emperor — Win 2 times with each leader
1.3%It is not that bad — Lose at least once in each game mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$15.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US15.99 USD
EU15.79 EUR
UK13.49 GBP
Australia23.50 AUD
Canada20.79 CAD
Japan1,800 JPY
Brazil49.99 BRL
China62.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$9.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$18

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-24

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 10, 2026
Circle Empires 2: The Sequel is Out Now!

Ready for another round?Circle Empires 2 is out now on Steam, with a 15% launch discount! We’re incredibly excited to finally share the next chapter of the Circle Empires series with you. Step into a

Jan 22, 2026
Circle Empires 2: Our Sequel is out February, 9th!

Prepare your defenses, sharpen your blades, and get ready to return to the circles.Circle Empires 2 launches on February 9th, 2026. Watch the date announcement trailer below: We’re excited to share th

Jan 24, 2025
Circle Empires Rivals: Celebrating Our Favourite RTS' During Steam's RTS Fest!

Hey everyone, We’re ecstatic to be a part of Steam's Real-Time Strategy Fest, along with a wealth of other amazing RTS games! Real-Time Strategy games have been around since the early 1990s and we’re

Dec 19, 2024
Season's Greetings from the Circle Empires: Rivals Team!

Hey everyone, Jerry and Jobe, our friends from Circle Empires 2, wish you very Happy Holidays: For real, though, I can’t describe how amazing it is to have such a dedicated fanbase. Your reception of

Dec 06, 2024
Circle Empires 2: Your burning questions answered!

Hello everyone! In case you missed it, the next game in the Circle Empires series has been officially announced! We’re thrilled by the incredible response from all of you. Your excitement for Circle E

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsTactical · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Top-Down · Strategy · Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Economy · Dragons · Competitive · PvP · PvE (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil
Achievements118
Official sitehttp://circleempires.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: 3GHz dual core or 2GHz quad core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel/AMD Integrated Graphics, 1GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: System