Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO

Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO

Illyriad Games · January 11, 2017 · Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Indie, City Builder, Grand Strategy

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About Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO


Forge Alliances with thousands of players. Craft and Trade 380+ resources and items in an entirely player driven market, across a vast, varied world. Side with 100+ warring NPC factions and their 700+ unit types.

Illyriad comes with more than 525+ Steam Achievements!

Research 400+ technologies, and build 70+ building types to create your own specialised cities. Gather exotic resources, craft rare items, master mighty magics, command thieves and assassins, explore and settle new lands in the 8.6 million square world of Illyriad®.

Illyriad is a strategy game of extraordinary depth and variety. With a great community, multiple paths for city specialisation, and frequent updates and new releases, this is a vast fantasy world where you can be the kind of ruler that you wish to be.

"Solid and deep MMO play experience. This is certainly a sweeping, epic strategy game." – Independent Games Festival

Build, plan, gather, craft, trade, scheme and fight in this strategy epic!

Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

Recommended May 31, 2026
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Not recommended Apr 17, 2026
wow the amount of the information I saw just at start screen are stunned, like developer giving player a Phd test, I meaning there sure tutorial exist but you still confused because can't found the next things in note to process with.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 21, 2026
Takes some patience, but great community!
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 13, 2026
Highly recommended. Very established community and a ton of depth. It's like Travian on steroids.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 1, 2026
Developed and published by Illyriad Games, Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO is a fantasy empire-building experience that embraces complexity, patience, and player-driven interaction on a scale rarely seen in modern online strategy games. Instead of focusing on short matches or instant rewards, the game presents a persistent world where every city, alliance, trade agreement, military campaign, and diplomatic decision contributes to an evolving political landscape. It is a title built for long-term thinkers, rewarding careful planning and cooperation rather than quick reactions. The journey begins with a single settlement that gradually grows into a powerful city through resource management, infrastructure development, and technological advancement. While this premise may sound familiar to fans of strategy games, Illyriad distinguishes itself through the sheer depth of its systems. City growth involves far more than constructing buildings and collecting resources. Every structure serves a purpose within a broader economic and strategic framework, forcing players to consider how each decision affects future development. Expansion feels meaningful because every investment contributes to …
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 29, 2026
The game itself may be good, but there have been players on the map for years who own 30 fully upgraded cities. All it takes is a single player who has it out for you or simply sees you as a “farm” to ruin the whole game for you. You don’t stand a chance to build up your base. it’s real time online PvP. Unfortunately, it’s also a “p2w” game you can buy ingame currency with real money and purchase all kinds of bonuses, such as 10% more damage, 25% more resources, instant completions, and so on. And yeah, I know my way around games like this. I used to play Travian before it got so bad and became even more paytowin.
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