Empire Architect (2017)
- Developer
- Batholith Entertainment
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.3 of 5, 171 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A methodical and layered city-builder where you balance resource management, citizen happiness, and rival threats in a historical Roman setting.
city-buildingresource managementstrategicmethodicalhistoricalretrocasualmoderate difficulty
What players say
Players describe it as a direct homage to Caesar III and Pharaoh, but opinions split on execution. Some praise the active developer and depth, while others call it unfinished with a clunky interface, poor combat, and updates stalled after 2018.
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- Guilds Of Delenar (2019)
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