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Empires Apart

Empires Apart

An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

Released Mar 29, 2018 Developer DESTINYbit Publisher Slitherine Ltd. Platforms Windows StrategyRTSFree to PlayMultiplayerReal Time Tactics
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

68.4%positive2,442 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A decent simple RTS " tato cano" (No updates, no players online or any additional content!)”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“it was an honor to play this game, sadly weve come to an end :)”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“how to play? Defeat isn't the end, keep going”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:21 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
1624-hour peak
613all-time peak
0 50 100 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 76 avg · Feb 2019

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.

57achievements
1.9%median completion
1.8%rarest: Master Strategist
62.8% of players 27.4% of players 8.6% of players 8.2% of players 7.4% of players 6.5% of players 5.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 62.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.8%Through the Ages — First Civilization Development researched.
27.4%Remnants — Collected the first Relic.
8.6%Combatant — Killed 1000 enemy units.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Master Strategist — Won 250 Skirmish games.
1.8%Expert Strategist — Won 100 Skirmish games.
1.8%Master Assassin — Won 30 Assassination games.

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Mar 25, 2019
Quests, Progression, Private Games & More - 2.2.9 is out!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30231655/706fe689e472815842fca43606cf4b95bf1fac0f.jpg Hello folks, we have quite a big update for you today as we are introducing two

Feb 05, 2019
New Intro Experience, Security and Stability - Patch 2.2.8 is out!

Hello folks, we come to you with a new patch that is aimed at increasing the level of security and stability in multiplayer games, as well as making the experience of new players smoother and more eng

Dec 11, 2018
The new Emperor's Chests are coming to Empires Apart!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30231655/378b29e68ada1fe35a361f17b74ef3627ab2e76c.jpg Tons of new cosmetic items have been added to Empires Apart, and anyone can get

Dec 06, 2018
Major update incoming, help us test version 2.2.0b!

Hello everyone, This is a little bit of a longer text than we usually do. But the team have been working very hard on this new update, and there is so much here that it takes a little bit of explainin

Nov 15, 2018
Can you be the King of the Hill? New mode + new Aztec Remnants crate!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30231655/604346ab26bd1f22db7b7a991c7f277cc567f7f9.jpg We are releasing a new patch for Empires Apart , introducing a brand new game m

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresFree To Play, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · RTS · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Real Time Tactics · Tactical · War · Historical · Real-Time · Co-op · Singleplayer · Medieval (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German, Japanese
Achievements57
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://empiresapart.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 2.7ghz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1896 MB available space