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March of Empires cover art

March of Empires

Gameloft · 2017-12-11

Steam

Massively MultiplayerRPGStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Dec 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!

March of Empires is a Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy, and Free To Play game released in 2017, priced at free-to-play, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 1866 reviews).

682
playing now
62%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

682 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 682 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 1,827 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8844382026-09-14 22:00 — 587 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 497 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 720 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 588 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 439 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 717 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 687 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 438 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 671 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 824 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 465 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 591 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 884 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 484 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 629 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 774 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 548 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 539 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 747 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 555 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 544 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 756 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 583 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 682 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k1Nov 2017Aug 2026Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 10Feb 2018 — avg 320 · peak 499May 2018 — avg 467 · peak 661Aug 2018 — avg 744 · peak 1,124Nov 2018 — avg 704 · peak 1,155Feb 2019 — avg 749 · peak 1,175May 2019 — avg 819 · peak 1,246Aug 2019 — avg 839 · peak 1,333Nov 2019 — avg 910 · peak 1,343Feb 2020 — avg 954 · peak 1,467May 2020 — avg 1,262 · peak 1,954Aug 2020 — avg 1,161 · peak 1,819Nov 2020 — avg 1,206 · peak 1,923Feb 2021 — avg 1,269 · peak 1,987May 2021 — avg 1,132 · peak 1,829Aug 2021 — avg 1,006 · peak 1,547Nov 2021 — avg 1,031 · peak 1,572Feb 2022 — avg 977 · peak 1,545May 2022 — avg 1,018 · peak 1,519Aug 2022 — avg 1,065 · peak 1,633Nov 2022 — avg 1,110 · peak 1,689Feb 2023 — avg 1,146 · peak 1,873May 2023 — avg 1,142 · peak 1,720Aug 2023 — avg 1,098 · peak 1,573Nov 2023 — avg 1,138 · peak 1,680Feb 2024 — avg 1,068 · peak 1,608May 2024 — avg 1,029 · peak 1,458Aug 2024 — avg 970 · peak 1,365Nov 2024 — avg 944 · peak 1,330Feb 2025 — avg 921 · peak 1,340May 2025 — avg 867 · peak 1,446Aug 2025 — avg 732 · peak 1,186Nov 2025 — avg 793 · peak 1,233Feb 2026 — avg 656 · peak 1,083May 2026 — avg 661 · peak 970Aug 2026 — avg 624 · peak 911
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
222026-09-222026-10-142026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

402026-09-30 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
81.7%
earned "Stick 'em with the pointy end!"
19.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7763%87
Windows (Xbox)470%87

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

4XPvPRTSWarCo-opActionWargameMedievalStrategyAction RTS

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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