Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
Fantasy grand strategy MMO with city building and player-run trade
Illyriad Games · Released Jan 11, 2017
IndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 69% of 209
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 5
- peak 24h 6
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 18, 2026
What is Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO?
In a shared fantasy world with warring factions, you develop and specialize cities in a grand strategy MMO. You research technologies, gather and craft resources, trade with other players, form alliances, and explore and settle new lands.
For you if...
- +you like managing cities over long stretches of time
- +you enjoy economic strategy shaped by other players
- +you prefer open-ended goals and different city specializations
Not for you if...
- −you want quick progress without long waits
- −you prefer simple systems you can learn immediately
- −you dislike the possibility of conflict with other players
What players say
69% of 209 reviews are positive
Players praise the helpful community and the depth of city building. They complain about long waits and a steep learning curve; one player also reports that some achievements do not work.
Screenshots and trailer
Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8.1+, 10
- Processor
- 1.6 Ghz
- Graphics
- Direct X 10+ Capable GPU
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8.1+, 10
- Processor
- 2.6 Ghz
- Graphics
- Direct X 11+
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 601
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Strategy
- Massively Multiplayer
- Indie
- City Builder
- Grand Strategy
- Sandbox
- RPG
- Economy
- Resource Management
- Simulation
- Fantasy
- Building
- 4X
- Open World
- MMORPG
- Lore-Rich
Recent updates
- Jun 18, 2026 · Siege Warfare Combat Updates
- Aug 11, 2025 · Illyriad News Update - Summer 2025
- Mar 29, 2017 · Update 1.1.0 Released
- Mar 29, 2017 · Update 1.1.0 Released
- Jan 15, 2017 · Update 1.0.1
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