March of Empires

March of Empires

Gameloft · December 11, 2017 · Free to Play, Wargame, Strategy, Medieval, War

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About March of Empires

✦ AI summary

Build your medieval empire by constructing castles, commanding armies, and battling rivals across a shared world in this MMO where strategy and diplomacy matter as much as raw power. Capture legendary seats of power, propose realm-changing policies through democratic voting, and compete for the ultimate throne in a dynamic landscape where alliances form and crumble daily.

For an age of massive medieval war, where you will march over your rivals’ burning remains in an all-out quest to conquer!

Fortify your castle, forge an army and enter the ultimate MMO of global domination! But as your civilisation grows, you’ll clash with ambitious powers, and only one king can claim the throne! Do you have the strength to unify the land under your banner? Or will you watch your kingdom crumble before you?
• Dispatch armies, construct buildings, clash with barbarians, conquer territories and reshape the balance of power every day.
• Every inch of your realm comes to life with amazingly detailed graphics
• Choose to be a Shogun, a Highland King, a Northern Tsar or a Desert Sultan.
• Each army has a special advantage that emphasises a unique playstyle, whether you prefer to quickly build up your kingdom, strike with charging knights or fiercely defend your civilisation from invasion.
• Clash and conquer to grow your global influence daily.
• Unlock special powers and bonuses as more lands fall to your army.
• Fortify your defences to ward off enemy invasions.
• Fight your way to the throne to become High King over the entire realm!
• Choose a unique Champion – ranging from those as noble as knights or as merciless as Vikings – to lead your army and help build your kingdom.
• Find and craft equipment to boost your Champion’s skills.
• Command heroes and adventurers to set off on quests for treasures that will pave your path to the throne.
• Build regional structures that you and your many allies can benefit from.
• Establish thriving Trade Centres, forge sacred Temples, and clash over Stockpiles of treasure.
• A wise king chooses battle formations carefully! Cunning tactics hold more power than massive numbers.
• Time your commands wisely to take advantage of the ever-changing seasons.
• The Alliance management system makes it easy to organise with allies.
• Intrigue will pave your path to the throne as you craft schemes with other Alliances. In this MMO world, there’s as much to gain from helping as there is from betraying.
• Chat with players to forge friendships or verbally clash with rivals.
• Capture the five highly fortified castles that hold the Seat of Domain, Seat of Heroes, Seat of War, Seat of Order and Seat of Accord.
• Each Seat grants its controlling Alliance unique perks and the ability to propose world-changing Policies.
• Every player can take part, as all Policies are voted on by the entire Realm’s player population!
• Enter a new level of diplomacy and intrigue as your Alliance must negotiate with rivals, and players at large, in order to win the votes needed to pass the Policies you want.
• At the centre of it all lies the Throne of Might, which only one player may rule to wield the greatest power of all!

Five castles hold the crucial thrones, each possessing a unique influence over the entire realm that only one Alliance can hold.

Download it now and forge your path to the throne!

March of Empires — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Online PvP
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

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March of Empires is a free-to-play MMO that struggles with a punishing grind structure, technical issues, and aggressive monetization that players describe as exploitative, with some reporting subscription costs around $500 per month for competitive play. The game suffers from bugs, poor documentation, long wait times between brief play sessions, and a player base increasingly dominated by bots, making it feel more like a time and money sink than an enjoyable experience. Players consistently recommend avoiding it entirely.

Not recommended Sep 29, 2026
Building castles, raising armies, and fighting for control of an entire realm sounds promising, but the endless MMO grind quickly wears thin. Conquering an empire shouldn't feel this much like maintaining a second job.
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Not recommended Sep 28, 2026
credit card grab. stay well clear of it.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 15, 2026
The game is poorly planned out. Can't find any useful information in the game support. Many times when clicking on a item it gives error code. Or tells you to change settings. Only issue with that is there are no settings to change in the area in question. It gets boring after a day or 2 . Takes days to build the required buildings. So you get 5 to 10 minutes of game play then you sit and wait for things to update. The only good thing is it is free. As there doesn't seem a way to buy anything with real money. Just to test that fact I tried to buy a bundle. Just got a error code telling me to adjust settings which there is no settings to change.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 15, 2026
the game has become very demanding on time and money. the past 2 years, it has turned into $20,000 per year game. To enjoy the features of the game, you will need to subscribe to passes like $500 per month, then additionally pay for updated new features. The game has many bots, which the devs have allowed to make the game look busy. As the bots take the rewards, regular players have to pay more to get the items. There are less players joining, old players are just shielding have become farmers and only play encounter events.
Not recommended Sep 7, 2026
It sucks just like steam...
Not recommended Aug 28, 2026
this recent update the worst not sure if it Game loft or Steam but after update happened game just freezes and cannot even play anymore

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