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Tribal Wars cover art

Tribal Wars

InnoGames · 2020-11-12

Steam

ActionMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Nov 12, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 10, 2003 (Web browser), TBD (Android)

Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.

40
playing now
71%
positive of 838 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Tribal Wars (TW) is a browser-based, real-time strategy, massively multiplayer online game set in the Middle Ages. The game is set with each player starting off controlling a small village, with the objective being to slowly expand and conquer new villages through the formation of complex armies and a tactical combat system. The game incorporates multiple components of teamwork, planning, and strategy. The game allows players to collect resources, build armies, construct buildings, combat other armies, and conquer new villages. The game also allows for a level of player-specific customization, in regards to village names, army types, and troop-counts. The game operates under world-specific settings that vary from world to world.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 52 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (213 reviews).
  • · Top 37% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16716720202026Week of 2020-11-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7802026-08-11 18:00 — 74 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 40 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 64 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 41 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 41 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 66 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 52 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 64 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 45 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 39 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 56 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 34 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 48 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 63 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 58 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 35 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 58 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 61 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 41 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 78 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
19.6%
earned "Newest Knight"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing

22 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4536%28

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

Player tags

2DPvPActionMedievalMilitaryStrategyTacticalMinimalistTeam-BasedPerma Death

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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