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An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

Empires Apart is a strategy, rts and free to play game developed by DESTINYbit and published by Slitherine Ltd..
Released on March 29th 2018 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German and Japanese.

It has received 2,442 reviews of which 1,671 were positive and 771 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Empires Apart into these genres:

Strategy RTS Free to Play Multiplayer Real Time Tactics Tactical War Historical Real-Time Co-op Singleplayer Medieval Replay Value Great Soundtrack Base-Building

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.7ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1896 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
i give it an upvote to support the genre, but don't bother. Just play AoE4 instead.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Empires Apart is free to play on Steam.

Empires Apart is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Empires Apart received 1,671 positive votes out of a total of 2,442 achieving a rating of 6.67.
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Empires Apart was developed by DESTINYbit and published by Slitherine Ltd..

Empires Apart is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Empires Apart is not playable on MacOS.

Empires Apart is not playable on Linux.

Empires Apart offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Empires Apart offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 7 DLCs available for Empires Apart. Explore additional content available for Empires Apart on Steam.

Empires Apart does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Empires Apart does not support Steam Remote Play.

Empires Apart does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Empires Apart.

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Empires Apart
Free to play
6.7
1,671
771
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
7
Developer
DESTINYbit
Publisher
Slitherine Ltd.
Release 29 Mar 2018
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