Oriental Empires

Oriental Empires

Shining Pixel Studios · September 14, 2017 · Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Historical, Turn-Based

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Standard Edition · Steam
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$2.94
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Oriental Empires price by region

Oriental Empires costs £0.49 in the United Kingdom, €0.55 in Europe (EUR), $0.69 in the United States, zł3.05 in Poland, R$4.60 in Brazil, A$5.39 in Australia, $5.39 in Georgia (USD), CA$5.95 in Canada and NZ$8.06 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Oriental Empires offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.49 −88% £4.15 £0.49 22
Europe (EUR) €0.55 −89% €5.05 €0.55 26
United Statesyour region $0.69 −87% $5.39 $0.69 26
Poland zł3.05 −84% zł19.45 zł3.05 17
Brazil R$4.60 −82% R$10.09 R$4.60 15
Australia A$5.39 −82% A$5.39 A$47.22 17
Georgia (USD) $5.39 −82% $5.39 $26.99 19
Canada CA$5.95 −82% CA$5.95 CA$46.67 19
New Zealand NZ$8.06 −82% NZ$8.06 NZ$58.28 14

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Oriental Empires

✦ AI summary

Oriental Empires puts you in control of a Chinese faction from ancient times, tasking you to expand from a single settlement into a mighty empire through diplomacy, technology, and warfare across a vast, beautifully rendered map of China and Mongolia. Watch hundreds of soldiers clash in real-time battles, manage intricate city development and cultural advancement, and compete against up to 14 other players to become the universally recognized ruler of the world.

Step into the world of the ancient Orient. Control a city or tribe from the dawn of Chinese history, and turn it into a great empire. Develop your land, create great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic wars. Advance your technology, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s great civilizations. All the action takes place on one spectacular game map that brings to life the mountains, forests, plains and deserts of China. Zoom in close to review your troops and see your peasants toiling, or zoom out for a strategic overview. Plan your battles, end your turn, and then watch as your armies obey your orders, with hundreds of soldiers battling right on the game map. FEATURES
  • Start out as a single nation or tribe, starting from humble beginnings with a single settlement and expand your empire and develop your culture with the aim of becoming the universally recognized Son of Heaven and ruler of the world.
  • Persuade the other factions to recognize you as such by either military force, or by diplomatic persuasion.
  • Play as one of 24 different factions each with their own special bonuses or penalties.
  • Vast beautifully rendered map featuring an attractive and authentic depiction of the landscape of China and Mongolia.
  • Large scale battles with hundreds or thousands of soldiers, depicted in detail right on the game map. Watch skilled armies and reinforcements go to battle, according to the battle orders and formations set by the player.
  • Fully animated 3D models, with variations in face and clothing for each model, including infantry, cavalry, chariot and artillery units, as well as naval forces.
  • Long seamless zoom range lets you step right into the game world or zoom out for a strategic overview.
  • Develop your settlements by constructing buildings and developing the landscape around them, build markets and ports to enable trade by land and water.
  • Elaborate research tree including technology as well as cultural, philosophical and religious developments.
  • Many other elements will determine the outcome of you quest for dominance such as Leaders, Sieges, Unrest and Rebellion, and Authority and Culture ratings.
  • As Emperor, set edicts, laws and decrees to balance power and move into a glorious new Era, with new technologies and military units that change the game!
  • Conquer together or betray your allies. Anything goes in multiplayer mode, supporting up to 15 players.

Oriental Empires — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 3, 2026
This game should get an Oriental Empires 2. We want more DLCs. This is by far one of the newest and freshest additions to strategy games. The diplomatic system lets you offer money, exchange prisoners, settlements, armies, and more. You have to expand and grow your settlements while keeping the population happy. The game is incredibly addictive, yet still feels realistic. It belongs among the greats like Age of Empires 2 and IV, Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour, and even Chess. I feel like I now understand strategic ideas I didn’t before, such as succession and the importance of leadership.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 28, 2026
Oh gods I love games that give you this much freedom to just building a little nation from nothing with so much freedom and without a complex UI and menu system. It's a lot of fun
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 27, 2026
This game can feel a bit clunky to control, but it is a decent simulator civ for the starting period of ancient China (and Mongolia). Battles can be really tactical when the battlefields become big.
Recommended Aug 27, 2026
good game
Not recommended Aug 20, 2026
No idea how to play this. It would take weeks to learn this poorly created game. Not worth the time or trouble. There's not enough here to keep anyone's interest for longer than a few hours.
Recommended Aug 9, 2026
Basically the best turn-based strategy game out there with Chinese-theme. The joy of capturing lands and winning over other rivals is immense

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