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March of Empires

March of Empires

Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Strategic empire building” (7 of 90 reviews) and “Alliances and teamwork” (7); the most common complaint is “Pay-to-win spending required” (32). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Dec 11, 2017 Developer Gameloft Platforms Windows Free to PlayMedievalWargameStrategyWar
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

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 2026-05-12.

61.9%positive1,870 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 90 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 90 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 61.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“⢸⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⡷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠢⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠈⠑⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Are you winning son? ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠖⠒⠒⠒⢤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⣀⢤⣼⣀⡠⠤⠤⠼⠤⡄⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢄⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠑⡤⠤⡒⠒⠒⡊⠙⡏⠀⢀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠢⡄⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠇⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⠧⠟⠁⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠸⣀⠀⠀⠈⢉⠟⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Recent migration to a new game engine has caused numerous problems with bugs here there and everywhere. Beyond that, the game itself has a lot of depth. There is a large pay to progress element to the game.”

— a player, Steam review · 3,864 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“not a balance game if you do not keep purchasing . stronger players keep feeding on smaller players”

— a player, Steam review · 59 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.

2,031all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 1.3k avg · Jan 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

87achievements
17.3%median completion
1.6%rarest: Resource Magnate
81.7% of players 56.6% of players 54.7% of players 52.4% of players 50.1% of players 47.1% of players 44.9% of players 41.4% of players 37.2% of players 37.1% of players 36.2% of players 36.2% of players 35.3% of players 35.0% of players 35.0% of players 32.5% of players 30.6% of players 29.1% of players 29.0% of players 28.7% of players 28.4% of players 27.2% of players 25.7% of players 25.6% of players 23.0% of players 22.4% of players 21.4% of players 21.2% of players 20.5% of players 20.2% of players 19.9% of players 19.2% of players 18.9% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 18.5% of players 18.3% of players 18.2% of players 18.2% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 17.9% of players 17.6% of players 17.3% of players 17.3% of players 17.3% of players 16.9% of players 16.6% of players 16.3% of players 16.2% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 14.7% of players 14.6% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 13.2% of players 81.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.7%Stick 'em with the pointy end! — Train 20 Tier-I Swordsmen Units
56.6%Welcome, friend! — Join an Alliance
54.7%Victory! — Win a Battle
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%Resource Magnate — Gather 1,000,000,000 Resources from Resource Tiles
1.9%The Lost City — Win an Atlantis Event
4.0%All Hail the King! — Become the Emperor of a Realm

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 2026-08-12 07:53 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.

Oct 26, 2026
Update 87 is Live!

Hail, Lords & Ladies! ⚔️ The forges are lit, the anvils are ringing, and the smiths of March of Empires have been busy. Update 87 arrives on 27th October, bringing new armor, new heroes, and a small h

Sep 28, 2026
Update 86.5 is Live!

Lords & Ladies, a new chapter is coming to March of Empires! Get ready to push your Castle beyond its current limits and unlock powerful new opportunities for your kingdom. 🔥 🏰 Castle Level 42 The Cas

Aug 28, 2026
Conan is Back in March of Empires!

Conan Returns! 🔥 The battle is not over! The Conan IP Integration is making its second appearance, bringing back another chance to experience the full adventure and claim rewards inspired by the world

Aug 26, 2026
Update 86 is Live!

Lords & Ladies, A brand-new update is here bringing fresh adventures, exciting rewards, and plenty of reasons to return to the battlefield! Commander Rank-Up Improvements Ranking up your Commanders is

Jul 20, 2026
Update 85.5 is Live!

Lords & Ladies, Update 85.5 is now live! This update introduces legendary new Commanders, powerful Equipment Sets, new District Items, and more ways to strengthen your empire. Two New Legendary Comman

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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.

GenresMassively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Medieval · Wargame · Strategy · War · Massively Multiplayer · Base-Building · PvP · Action RTS · 4X · RTS · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal
Achievements87
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or newer Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 210 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: