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Circle Empires Rivals

Top-down real-time strategy built around conquering procedurally generated circles

Luminous · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Apr 15, 2020

CasualIndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 1,679
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
19
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 8, 2025
Minimum PC
Intel/AMD Integrated Graphics, 1GB VRAM
8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Circle Empires Rivals?

Rival factions fight for territory across procedurally generated maps divided into circular biomes. You gather resources, build armies, and capture land in solo play, co-op, or PvP matches.

For you if...

  • +you like fast-paced strategy with adjustable difficulty
  • +you enjoy experimenting with faction leaders and troop bonuses

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based tactics to real-time army control
  • −you want fixed maps rather than generated ones

What players say

90% of 1,679 reviews are positive

Players praise the approachable strategy, playing with friends, and variety of modes. One player reports units passing through walls and sudden difficulty spikes; another reports a crash with a large army.

Players over time

▲ +8% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 23 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Circle Empires Rivals screenshot 1

Circle Empires Rivals system requirements

Minimum: Intel/AMD Integrated Graphics, 1GB VRAM, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor
3GHz dual core or 2GHz quad core
Graphics
Intel/AMD Integrated Graphics, 1GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
System

Does Circle Empires Rivals have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Circle Empires Rivals run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
118
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Circle Empires Rivals use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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