Empires Mod

Empires Mod

Empires · 2008 · FPS, RTS, PvP, Shooter, Strategy

PC
Mostly Positive76% · 21 📈 Making a comeback 89%2playing now
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About Empires Mod

✦ AI summary

Lead a faction as either a frontline soldier with customizable infantry classes or a strategic commander building bases and directing troops in this hybrid FPS-RTS. Squad-based teamwork, vehicle combat, and dynamic map control create endlessly varied matches where tactics and reflexes both matter.

Empires, the award winning Source SDK game, combines the best of the first person shooter and real-time strategy genres. Fight as either the Northern Faction, remnants of the fallen nation of Jekotia, or as the imperial Brenodi Empire.

Empires features:

  • Four infantry classes - Prepare a surprise attack as the scout or take the enemy head-on as the rifleman. Drive back enemy tanks as the grenadier or support your team as the engineer. With four different infantry classes, each with customizable skills, you can create the perfect class to fit your playing style.
  • Squad-Based Teamwork - Players can organize themselves into highly-effective squads, overwhelming their opponents with superior tactics. Squad leaders can not only direct their respective members, but also use special squad powers such as reviving dead squad members or calling down an artillery strike on the enemy.
  • Vehicle Combat - Whether you're ferrying troops around the battlefield with the Armored Personnel Carrier or reigning fire upon your foes with the Artillery tank, Empires features a variety of vehicular combat. Choose from six different vehicle types, including three levels of tanks, and customize your weapons, armor, and engines.
  • Real-Time Strategy Commander - For those more inclined to RTS gameplay, you can play as the commander. Place buildings, build defensive turrets, construct vehicles, and conduct research on your way to leading your team to victory.
With 15 official maps and dozens more community-created ones, no two matches are ever the same. Empires brings FPS/RTS gameplay to a whole new level. Join up today and see what you've been missing.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jun 25, 2026
Very unique game but it needs more players
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Recommended Mar 14, 2026
Very fun and has an amazing community, just a shame that it is not that popular
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 13, 2026
i miss this game , this game was really fun and holy hell it was really good RIP
Recommended May 10, 2026
Source mod that is equally dead as it is fun. Your team's commander is playing an RTS while everyone else plays a combined arms FPS. Destroy the enemy team's command vehicle to win, whether that is with an ambush or an hour-long offensive. You will not find a soul playing outside of the weekends, when there are consistent play sessions that draw several dozen players. Engineering your defenses plays as much of a role as actually shooting at the enemy. A learning curve is present and for your first few rounds you will be thrown into chaos where everyone is yelling at each other, so be ready for that.
Recommended Apr 25, 2026
Goodnight sweet prince. game is kill, but lives on in our hearts
Recommended Mar 25, 2026
My god this is a throw back, game used to be so much fun!

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