Eight-Minute Empire

Turn-based board game with short matches and card-driven territorial conquest

Acram Digital · Released Sep 6, 2017

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Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 127
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Jan 31, 2023
Minimum PC: DX10; 4 GB RAM · 0.7 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Eight-Minute Empire?

In this digital board game adaptation, you choose one of six available cards each turn. Each card grants a resource and an immediate action, such as recruiting troops, moving across land or sea, building castles, or eliminating enemy troops. You balance collecting resources against controlling regions and continents, both of which contribute to your final score.

For you if...

+you want solo play or asynchronous matches with friends

Not for you if...

−you want lengthy campaigns and detailed empire management

What players say

76% of 127 reviews are positive

Players praise automatic scorekeeping and the strategic choices possible with simple rules. The most common complaints concern expensive extra maps and the base game's limited replay value.

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Eight-Minute Empire system requirements

Minimum: DX10, 4 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 700 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Eight-Minute Empire have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Eight-Minute Empire run on Steam Deck?

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

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Playfab
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 75
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian.

Does Eight-Minute Empire 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