Empires Shall Fall

Turn-based tactics with tanks, terrain advantages, and non-random combat

Weird Penguin Games · Published by Weird Penguin Games, Electronic Sheep Games · Released Feb 19, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 136
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Nov 16, 2024
Minimum PC: HD 5770; 2 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Empires Shall Fall?

Empires Shall Fall is a 2D tactics game set in a dieselpunk world where the Black Empire and Blue League fight for dominance. You move troops across grid maps and attack enemy units in three story campaigns with hand-designed missions and boss fights.

For you if...

+you enjoy tailoring units with faction-specific upgrades
+you want hotseat matches on a single device

Not for you if...

−you prefer real-time combat to turn-based battles

What players say

87% of 136 reviews are positive

Players praise the familiar Advance Wars-style battles. Recurring complaints concern weak writing and uneven mission difficulty.

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Empires Shall Fall system requirements

Minimum: HD 5770, 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 32-bit or newer
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.80 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 @ 3.10 GHz
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS450 with 1GB VRAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space

Does Empires Shall Fall have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Empires Shall Fall run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish.

Does Empires Shall Fall 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