Indie · September 14, 2017

Oriental Empires (2017)

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Step into the world of the ancient Orient. Control a city or tribe from the dawn of Chinese history, and turn it into a great empire. Develop your land, create great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic wars. Advance your technology, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s great civilizations. All the action takes place on one spectacular game map that brings to life the mountains, forests, plains and deserts of China. Zoom in close to review your troops and see your peasants toiling, or zoom out for a strategic overview. Plan your battles, end your turn, and then watch as your armies obey your orders, with hundreds of soldiers battling right on the game map. FEATURES Start out as a single nation or tribe, starting from humble beginnings with a single settlement and expand your empire and develop your culture with the aim of becoming the universally recognized Son of Heaven and ruler of the world. Persuade the other factions to recognize you as such by either military force, or by diplomatic persuasion. Play as one of 24 different factions each with their own special bonuses or penalties. Vast beautifully rendered map featuring an attractive and authentic depiction of the landscape of China and Mongolia. Large scale battles with hundreds or thousands of soldiers, depicted in detail right on the game map. Watch skilled armies and reinforcements go to battle, according to the battle orders and formations set by the player. Fully animated 3D models, with variations in face and clothing for each model, including infantry, cavalry, chariot and artillery units, as well as naval forces. Long seamless zoom range lets you step right into the game world or zoom out for a strategic overview. Develop your settlements by constructing buildings and developing the landscape around them, build markets and ports to enable trade by land and water. Elaborate research tree including technology as well as cultural, philosophical and religious developments. Many other elements will determine the outcome of you quest for dominance such as Leaders, Sieges, Unrest and Rebellion, and Authority and Culture ratings. As Emperor, set edicts, laws and decrees to balance power and move into a glorious new Era, with new technologies and military units that change the game! Conquer together or betray your allies. Anything goes in multiplayer mode, supporting up to 15 players.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 104
  • Simulation · 82
  • Indie · 72
  • Historical · 70
  • Turn-Based · 68
  • 4X · 65
  • Military · 54
  • Sandbox · 48
  • Grand Strategy · 45
  • PvP · 43
  • War · 42
  • Adventure · 32
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 32
  • Early Access · 28
  • Tactical · 24

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.9k Steam reviewsTop 72% in Indie
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 81%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 68% of Indie titles
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 54% for session depth among Indie

Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 2.9k reviews

2.3k positive · 587 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

2.6k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“If you’re a fan of the Endless series, Civilization or any other 4X game; you will find enjoyment in this game.” 90% – Mithical Entertainment “If you are looking for a grand strategy game, Oriental Empires is well worth your consideration. The innovations in Oriental Empires are a breath of fresh air in a genre whose big names seldom innovate in any meaningful fashion.” 80% – Strategy Gamer “If you like Civilization and/or Total War and always wanted a strategy…

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 14, 2017
DeveloperShining Pixel Studios
PublisherIceberg Interactive
Base price$5.39 -82%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Russian
  • Polish

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

60

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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