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Circle Empires

Circle Empires

Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.

Released Aug 8, 2018 Developer Luminous Publisher Iceberg Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyIndieCasualRTSFantasy
View on Steam ↗ $1.79 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.3%positive3,922 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“[h1] 6.5/10 [/h1] Sweet little game, not much to do after 5-10 hours though. Casual goofy RTS game.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Circle Empires is a simple but surprisingly fun real-time strategy game. The whole map is made up of these small circular zones, each with its own resources or enemies. You start with one circle and slowly expand by capturing others, gathering food and gold, and building your…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“5 star game, unique gameplay and army building with simple but complex strategies”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

45playing at last check
5524-hour peak
1,003all-time peak
0 250 500 2019 2021 2023 2025 243 avg · Aug 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

82achievements
27.5%median completion
2.8%rarest: Greed Management Lord
86.2% of players 84.6% of players 75.4% of players 73.3% of players 72.5% of players 70.6% of players 69.8% of players 69.5% of players 67.2% of players 64.3% of players 62.8% of players 57.9% of players 57.5% of players 57.1% of players 55.6% of players 51.0% of players 50.5% of players 48.3% of players 45.9% of players 45.2% of players 43.8% of players 43.8% of players 43.7% of players 42.1% of players 41.8% of players 41.8% of players 39.6% of players 38.8% of players 38.4% of players 37.8% of players 36.7% of players 36.0% of players 33.1% of players 31.7% of players 31.6% of players 31.2% of players 30.5% of players 30.3% of players 29.0% of players 28.1% of players 27.9% of players 27.5% of players 25.3% of players 24.2% of players 24.1% of players 24.1% of players 23.9% of players 22.6% of players 22.5% of players 21.4% of players 21.2% of players 21.1% of players 20.8% of players 20.7% of players 20.7% of players 19.1% of players 18.8% of players 18.6% of players 17.0% of players 16.8% of players 86.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.2%True Healer — Attain the rank of Healer
84.6%Humble Beginnings — Achieve a total score of 1000
75.4%Elite Force Strategy — Have 10 or more knights in your army
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%Greed Management Lord — Achieve a total score of 1 000 000
5.0%Remember Legolas — Spawn 30 level 2 Elf Archers
5.9%Ultimate Emperor — Win vs AI Players on Nightmare difficulty on any map

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.

$1.79−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$8.99base price
$1.79lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US1.79 USD−80%
EU1.75 EUR−80%
UK1.49 GBP−80%
Australia2.63 AUD−80%
Canada2.35 CAD−80%
Japan200 JPY−80%
Brazil5.99 BRL−80%
China7.20 CNY−80%

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

China≈$1.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$2.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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: 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
Happy Holidays from Luminous!

Hey everyone, As we continue our work on developing Circle Empires 2, we want to take a moment to wish you all Happy Holidays from the team here at Luminous! This holiday season, we're offering a spec

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

Hey everyone, In case you’ve missed it: we’ve announced the next entry in the Circle Empires series! In case you haven’t missed it: how excited are you about the fact that we’ve announced the next ent

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Casual · RTS · Fantasy · Real-Time · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Korean
Achievements82
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.iceberg-games.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: 1,7GHz dual core Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Intel/AMD Integrated Graphics, 1GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: System requirements may be subject to change.