Underplayed Gems

Oriental Empires (2017)

Oriental Empires cover
Developer
Shining Pixel Studios
Publisher
Iceberg Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 2,994 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 29 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slow, methodical empire-building experience where you guide an ancient Chinese civilization through careful planning, development, and warfare on a detailed map.

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What players say

Players appreciate the ambitious ancient China setting and multiple victory paths, but the game is slow and its economy and mechanics are unclear. Performance is not the issue, rather, players struggle to learn systems and face constant AI city spam, and some say development stalled.

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Screenshots

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