Empires and Tribes

A medieval city builder with first-person role-playing and castle sieges

White Vertex Studios · Released Dec 21, 2023

Reviews: Mixed; 65% of 406
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Feb 15, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 770; 16 GB RAM · 6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Empires and Tribes?

This single-player game combines real-time city management with first-person role-playing. As a mayor in the thirteenth century, you expand a fishing village, manage resource production, and negotiate laws with the city council. You also build fortifications, recruit troops, and construct siege weapons to fight rival principalities.

For you if...

+you enjoy balancing economic growth with citizens' changing needs
+you like designing towns and customizing castle defenses

Not for you if...

−you prefer city builders without controlling an individual character
−you want peaceful construction without politics or military management

What players say

65% of 406 reviews are positive

Players praise the freedom to shape towns and castles and the combination of city building with role-playing. Common complaints include bugs, clunky gameplay, repetitive quests, and an unfinished feel, though recent players differ on how disruptive the bugs are.

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Empires and Tribes system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 770, 16 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual Core Processor
Graphics: Graphics card with DX11 capabilities (GeForce GTX 770 or Radeon HD 7870)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: These are preliminary system specs that can and will change!

Does Empires and Tribes have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Empires and Tribes run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, French.

Does Empires and Tribes 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam