East India Company
Nitro Games · 2009 · Trading, Capitalism, Political Sim, Historical, Economy
PC
Mixed52% · 18967Metacritic
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About East India Company
✦ AI summary
Build and command a trading empire across the colonial seas, managing fleet logistics, negotiating trade deals, and upgrading ports while competing against rival European nations. Real-time naval battles let you either command from above as an RTS strategist or take the helm of individual ships for direct combat control.
Set sail in the age of exploration with East India Company, a captivating real-time strategy game that puts you at the helm of a thriving trading empire. Choose from eight European nations—Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, or the Holy Roman Empire—and embark on a quest to control the lucrative trade routes between Europe and the Far East.Build and customize your fleet with a variety of ship classes, from nimble sloops to massive warships, each meticulously designed for transport or combat. Establish and upgrade ports, negotiate trade agreements, and manage resources to maximize profits. Assign fleets to specific trade routes, ensuring the steady flow of goods like spices, silk, and tea, while keeping a vigilant eye on rival nations and pirates.When diplomacy fails, command your ships in real-time naval battles, unleashing devastating broadsides and boarding enemy vessels to assert your dominance. Experience the thrill of direct control in battles or oversee the action from a strategic perspective, making tactical decisions that will determine the fate of your empire.With a dynamic blend of trading, warfare, and resource management, East India Company offers a rich and engaging experience for strategy enthusiasts. Whether playing solo or challenging others in multiplayer mode, your decisions will shape the course of history in this epic maritime adventure.Features:
- Cinematic Naval Battles: Engage in spectacular real-time sea battles with stunning visuals.
- Dual Command Modes: Issue orders in RTS mode or take direct control of a single ship.
- Comprehensive Trade System: Manage trade routes, negotiate with nations, and control the flow of exotic goods.
- Diverse Fleets: Choose from over 10 ship types, each with unique attributes and roles.
- Port Management: Upgrade ports with new buildings to enhance trade and military capabilities.
- Diplomacy and Warfare: Navigate complex political landscapes, form alliances, or declare war to expand your reach.
- Multiplayer Action: Compete with up to 8 players online or via LAN in various game modes.
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What Steam players say
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This is a good old game and I had a lot of fun playing it. It's an economy/management sim with some trappings of real-time strategy. The overall goal of the map is to dominate trade routes between Europe and India and build an unmatched trade empire. Overall this game is very well done and the sim is very balanced in regards to the economy and factors needed to build a trade empire; for example, you would think that simply dominating ports and building bigger fleets is the key to winning, and surprisingly it is not; building more expensive ships and having a lot of ports increases the maintenance costs of your trade empire which causes runaway costs that ruins your cashflow and ability to trade, so the game requires maximization of trade routes to win, not just domination. The game interface is from 2009 so it does feel dated when playing it, but I stress that "dated" does not mean bad, the in-game menus and screens are intuitive and simple to use. Also, the graphics are good enough to carry the game. Crucially the naval warfare is in real-time (not turn based) and is fun; It's very much an arcade/RTS style point and click naval warfare game (not a true sim) but does contain the s…1 found this helpful
it is super fun to pla, but you need to know what your playing. If you like games like ages of empires, then you will probably like this, but if you like games likesea of thieves, this is probably not for you
I played the game on the Disk version and loved it. However, the Steam Version is unplayable and is always crashing. Buying this game is a total waste of money and just throwing it away. Steam should fix the game and update it, otherwise it is completely unplayable in its current form.
if you dont want to fight but want to proof that you are good bussiness man
great game play graphics
A classic of the genre. Many happy memories with this one.
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