East India Company

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East India Company is a single player and multiplayer real-time strategy game with fantasy and historical themes. It was developed by Nitro Games and was released on July 31, 2009. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

In East India Company, players will enjoy building the World's most powerful trading empire & engaging in vigorous battles in both single player & multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic game environment.

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story4 positive mentions

stability5 negative mentions

Great business simulation with a cozy historical setting, appealing to fans of trading and naval strategy.
Easy to learn and fun to play, making it a good break from more intense war games.
Engaging ship battles and a solid economy-building aspect that keeps players coming back.

Frequent crashes and bugs significantly hinder gameplay, making it frustrating and often unplayable.
DLCs do not work on the Steam version, leading to disappointment for players who purchased them.
The AI is often poor, leading to unchallenging gameplay and frustrating combat scenarios.

story
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is praised for its engaging narrative and challenging missions, particularly in the context of trade and diplomacy, though some players find the trade missions overly difficult and poorly timed. While the historical accuracy is questioned, the inclusion of pirate DLC and mission-based gameplay adds excitement and variety. Overall, the storyline offers a mix of enjoyable quests and strategic challenges, despite some frustrations with mission timing.
- “Good storyline and quite tasking to win.”
- “Nice game, historically not correct (East India was a lot bigger those days), nice trade quests, nice diplomatic scenes.”
- “The pirate DLC is a blast, and privateering is very mission-based, which is interesting as well. The Battle of Trafalgar is a great challenge for all who think themselves up to it.”
- “The missions do not take into account that you are probably doing other things with your boats.”
- “Some missions didn't state a time frame, but failed me as I was trying to prepare for the mission.”
- “I don't like the trade missions because they seem a little hard to do at the same time as taking out the competition.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
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The graphics in the game are generally described as pleasant and decent, with some users noting impressive visuals reminiscent of other titles like Sid Meier's Pirates and Assassin's Creed Black Flag. However, there are criticisms regarding a lack of innovation and depth in the graphical presentation, leading some to feel it falls short compared to other games in the genre. Overall, while the graphics are satisfactory for the price, they do not stand out as exceptional.
- “The graphics were impressive.”
- “You can control all your ships in a high-resolution graphic war or use autoresolve that determines the winner.”
- “I loved Sid Meier's Pirates and Assassin's Creed Black Flag; this one is my third choice so far because it lacks graphics, and there are so many more things they could have done in this game. However, for its price, it's definitely a good buy!”
- “At first, I used the graphic option but found that controlling five warships was a problem, especially since more often than not you're surrounded by islands that will rip ships apart, and the ships are not capable of sharp turns.”
- “Decent graphics and gameplay.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The gameplay is generally entertaining and offers a mix of naval strategy, economy, and combat, appealing to a wide range of players with its extensive campaign and battles. However, it suffers from significant bugs and crashes, as well as frustrating trading mechanics and AI issues that detract from the overall experience. While the graphics and sound are commendable, the gameplay feels average and could benefit from further refinement.
- “Gameplay is huge; personally, I had over 180 hours.”
- “This is the supreme naval strategy game, combining elements of economy and warfare along with the addition of multiple levels of gameplay to entertain all manner of gamers through the endless campaign and fierce battles in the name of your king.”
- “From what I understand through gameplay and game files, random quantities of goods spawn in markets and prices randomly scale between 95%-105%.”
- “Gameplay-wise, it's not a bad game with decent content from the 2000s, but what breaks it for me are the bugs and crashes that make me unable to recommend this game in its current state on modern computers.”
- “Trading mechanics are painful and require manual intervention and a lot of clicking through.”
- “AI frequently crashes the ships into each other (or into islands), adding a nice bit of random chance into the mix. Ballistics are highly variable, and damage mechanics are questionable and relatively linear to profile, proximity, and pitch/roll.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent bugs, including a game-freezing glitch after pirate encounters. While some players have found success running it in compatibility mode to avoid crashes, the overall consensus highlights a frustrating experience due to numerous glitches that detract from its potential.
- “Love the game, but there is a bug that freezes the game after a pirate attacks and I flee.”
- “I get away safely, but the screen freezes and I have to ctrl, alt, and delete to get out.”
- “Lots of potential (e.g. interesting era ship types and manual naval battle interface), but so many glitches. I don't understand how this got past the testers.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find that while initial gameplay feels manageable, the increasing complexity leads to tedious micromanagement, highlighting a need for better tools to alleviate the grinding experience.
- “At first, managing things seems like a walk in the park, but soon enough, you realize the interface is craving some magical tools to handle all the tedious micromanagement tasks.”
- “The grinding feels endless, and it quickly becomes a chore rather than an enjoyable part of the game.”
- “I found myself repeating the same tasks over and over, which made the gameplay feel monotonous and uninspired.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is noted for its immersive quality, enhancing the overall experience and complementing the gameplay effectively. Users appreciate the sound design, which adds depth and atmosphere to the game world.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players report significant optimization issues, particularly in the overworld and during ship combat, where increasing the game speed drastically reduces frame rates, leading to severe stuttering and performance drops.
- “Severe stuttering issues in the overworld, and ship combat slows down the higher I set the speed. 2x speed loses about half my FPS, while 4x speed runs at 2-5 FPS.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is described as deeply heart-breaking, evoking strong feelings and resonating with players on a profound level.
- “Very heart-breaking.”

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East India Company is a real-time strategy game with fantasy and historical themes.

East India Company is available on PC and Windows.

East India Company was released on July 31, 2009.

East India Company was developed by Nitro Games.

East India Company has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

East India Company is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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