Circle Empires Rivals

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

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

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 1,975
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 11; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Mar 2, 2023

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 1,975 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Circle Empires Rivals system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 118
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil.