4000 BCE — 1550 CE

Forge an Empire
Through the Ages

A turn-based 4X strategy game played in your browser. Lead one of 80+ civilizations from the first mud-brick cities to the Age of Exploration.

The Four Pillars of Empire

Every decision shapes your civilization. Explore unknown frontiers, expand your borders, exploit the land, and exterminate those who stand in your way.

Choose Your Legacy

From Sumerian war-carts to Mongol hordes and Inca terrace farms, each civilization brings a unique leader, ability, unit, and infrastructure.

Five Ages of History

Advance from stone tools to square-rigged galleons. Each era unlocks new units, buildings, governments, and ways to win.

A Living World of Hexes

Procedural maps and real-world geodata presets mean no two games are alike. Deserts, jungles, mountains, rivers, and coastlines shape every empire's story.

  • Procedural continents, archipelagos, and Earth presets
  • Bonus, luxury, and strategic resources to fight over
  • Combined-arms tactics with melee, ranged, cavalry, and siege
  • Districts, wonders, and veteran units with earned names

The World Awaits Its Next Ruler

Play single-player against AI, hotseat with friends, or join online multiplayer. Your empire begins with a single settler.

No install required. Works on desktop and mobile.