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March of Empires

Medieval MMO strategy with castle building and alliance warfare

Gameloft · Released Dec 11, 2017

Massively MultiplayerRPGStrategyFree To Play

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 2,060
Recent reviews
Mostly Negative
35% of 17 in 30 days
Players
450
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 26, 2026
Minimum PC
210
3 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is March of Empires?

In this free-to-play medieval MMO strategy game, you construct and fortify a castle, train armies, fight barbarians and other players, and conquer territory in an online realm. You choose a ruler and champion, join alliances, complete quests, craft equipment, and compete for castles that grant realm-wide political powers.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy gradual castle building and army progression
  • +you want competitive PvP shaped by alliance politics
  • +you like managing formations, seasons, and territory

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer short matches over long-term kingdom growth
  • −you want a solo strategy game without PvP
  • −you dislike alliances influencing competitive progress

What players say

62% of 2,060 reviews are positive · 35% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the depth of long-term decisions, alliance teamwork, and steady rewards. The dominant complaint is aggressive pay-to-progress monetization that leaves nonpaying and lower-spending players unable to compete in PvP; players also report bugs, crashes, bots, and interface problems after recent updates.

Players over time

▼ -6% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 845 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 22, 2026565
Sep 21, 2026845

Screenshots and trailer

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March of Empires system requirements

Minimum: 210, 3 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1 or newer
Processor
Intel Core i3 or AMD Equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA Geforce 210
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 or AMD Equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 730
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does March of Empires have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. There is no single-player mode.

Does March of Empires run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
87
Steam features
Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does March of Empires 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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