Immortal Empire

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Immortal Empire is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Tactic Studios Inc. and was released on December 3, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Immortal Empire is a multiplayer tactics role playing game. Control a party of up to 5 immortals as you travel through a unique fantasy world, using spells and strategy to defeat your enemies.

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Audience ScoreBased on 214 reviews

story18 positive mentions

graphics8 negative mentions

Unique turn-based tactical RPG with a time pool mechanic allowing flexible unit control and teamwork.
Free-to-play with premium currency obtainable through in-game achievements and gameplay, not pay-to-win.
Engaging multiplayer co-op and PvP modes with a helpful and friendly community and good developer support.

Outdated graphics and clunky UI with issues like poor pathfinding, imprecise controls, and inconsistent selection mechanisms.
Slow progression and grinding required for leveling characters; complex and unintuitive leveling system where only one character can be leveled at a time.
Small and mostly inactive player base leading to difficulties finding matches and weakening multiplayer experience; technical issues including frequent disconnections and game crashes.

story
62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
66%
5%
The game offers an engaging, voice-acted storyline with character development, branching choices, and occasional romance, though some find the narrative generic or infrequent due to long mission durations. Players appreciate the story's depth, surprises, and replay value, but note repetitive questing and somewhat cumbersome mission progression. Overall, the story is a strong aspect that motivates continued play despite certain pacing and interface drawbacks.
- “It has a little MMO environment-like feel, an engaging backstory campaign, backstabbing with choices branching out, and little sprinkles of romance.”
- “It is a great one, solid graphics that look excellent for a tactic online game with almost 10 years working and more in the creation of it, excellent voices that even a non-English speaker like me could understand, and awesome story with some twists on it.”
- “One of my favorite RPGs: there's PvP, lots of strategy and different characters to use, lots of loot to get, a large variety of monsters and quests and most importantly, a good story with different choices that affect your character's stats.”
- “The story is beyond generic, as far as I've been, and the loot and daily quests feel like a dime-a-thousand mobile game.”
- “Sadly, the dialogue feature (talking to people, making choices that give you misc. bonuses and apparently there is some romance in the game, of both genders too!) happens only when you beat a mission, so it's infrequent considering how long it takes to beat each map, generally speaking, about 20 minutes, depending on your pacing.”
- “I just think the story cutscenes are kinda stupid.”
graphics
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
66%
23%
The graphics are largely described as outdated, simple, and reminiscent of 1990s or 16-bit era games, which some find charming while others see as mediocre or cluttered, making unit management difficult. Although the art style is consistent and lightweight to run smoothly, technical issues like screen flickering and UI glitches detract from the experience. Overall, the game’s appeal lies more in its gameplay than its dated visual presentation.
- “It is a great one, solid graphics that look excellent for a tactical online game with almost 10 years development, excellent voices that even a non-English speaker like me could understand, and an awesome story with some twists.”
- “It needs more community and more content plus polish on the interface, but speaking for the game that currently exists, it is very well done, with charming graphics, awesome sounds, and music.”
- “It has a nice consistent although rather basic art style that reminds me of the old Heroes of Might and Magic games.”
- “Some interesting concepts here, but between the outdated UI, mediocre graphics straight out of a 1995 RTS game, and generally poor gameplay, this is not a game I can really recommend to anyone.”
- “Also, because of the 90's-era graphics, units often bunch up together graphically, and it becomes quite difficult to keep track of which unit is at any given spot in clumps of units, let alone select any specific one.”
- “Game looks promising, but the screen flickers on and off incessantly, even after I put the graphics on the lowest setting and set the FPS cap to 30.”
gameplay
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
55%
9%
The gameplay offers a nostalgic, turn-based strategy experience with a unique "time pool" or action point mechanic that adds tactical depth and player freedom. While some praise its engaging strategy and RPG elements, others find it outdated, occasionally clunky, or simplistic compared to modern titles. Overall, it appeals to fans of retro-styled, turn-based games who appreciate strategic gameplay over polished visuals.
- “A retro-feeling game which incorporates a "time pool" mechanic to turns, allowing freedom of how to control your units and maximize your teamwork.”
- “Now, the gameplay works using time units aka action points, which means stuff like demobilization (stun, slow, etc.) naturally will remove action points upon the afflicted's turn, and not simply stop them from playing that turn.”
- “The mechanics are quick and easy to learn, but there's a reasonable amount of subtle strategy.”
- “Some interesting concepts here, but between the outdated UI, mediocre graphics straight out of a 1995 RTS game, and generally poor gameplay, this is not a game I can really recommend to anyone.”
- “The core mechanic of moving can royally (or mayhap divinely) screw you over, as a single, erratic hex shift from moving your mouse a millimeter in the breadth of a breath can have you move somewhere and immediately be surrounded.”
- “The lack of diversity of heroes, abilities, and gear, the simplistic click-attack gameplay; I just wasn't interested at all.”
grinding
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding is a core but heavily criticized aspect of the game, with many finding it slow, repetitive, and tedious due to frequent backtracking and lack of randomization in farming areas. While it offers a large amount of content and item variety, the necessity to grind for levels and loot can slow pacing and frustrate players. However, some players enjoy the process of building teams and progressing through gradual grinding despite its monotony.
- “After biting through you will quickly find another unbeatable map and you have to go back to grinding.”
- “This makes the game really grindy, and slows it down unnecessarily.”
- “Immortal Empire is a very slow turn-based Diablo clone that puts mountains of content behind a paywall and is otherwise a game of very slow grinding for loot.”
monetization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's monetization is heavily criticized for aggressive microtransactions and expensive DLC, with some users labeling it as pay-to-win and a blatant cash grab. However, a few note that the microtransactions are manageable through in-game currency and not always pay-to-win, making the system somewhat tolerable despite overall negative impressions.
- “Currently though, it's a boring, monotonous, unbalanced snoozefest with a surprisingly tame and tolerable monetization scheme, which is a bit respectable.”
- “I hate microtransactions in any game but at least this one doesn't feel pay-to-win.”
- “All microtransactions can be done in reasonable time with in-game currency.”
- “The game is heavily infested with nasty mobile app tier microtransactions, and on top of that, this massively pay 2 win browser game has completely insulting cash grab DLC, over $180 USD worth.”
- “The developer has deliberately lied about the $180 price tag associated with the microtransactions and DLC for this game.”
- “It's mostly just a cash grab.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
83%
17%
The game's music is generally praised as good to epic, complementing the fantasy setting well alongside strong sound effects and dialogues. While sound design and voice acting receive positive remarks despite minor flaws, a few users find the music unremarkable. Overall, the audio elements contribute positively to the game's charming and immersive atmosphere.
- “The game is beautiful, with really good sound effects and nice music.”
- “You can control a party of powerful immortals in a fantasy world with great music, sound effects, and dialogues with NPCs.”
- “Graphics are 16-bit era style and the music is epic.”
- “The music is nothing special.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization is poor, causing frequent stuttering and sluggish army responsiveness that significantly hinders gameplay. Additionally, users report bugs and performance issues that may be more pronounced in the Steam release compared to the browser version.
- “This leads to 'stuttering' armies that are as responsive as snails caught in the throes of senile dementia, stopping every few seconds to wait for your next very surprising and unpredictable order to move to the same location you clicked on a few seconds ago.”
- “There is a handful of bugs and performance issues that I don't remember having when I played it in my browser, but this could just be the Steam release having problems.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from stability issues, including frequent bugs and black screen problems. Additionally, some features appear locked behind a payment wall, negatively impacting the overall experience.
- “Buggy black screen and classes locked behind payment wall.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The character design features a rustic charm reminiscent of the original Age of Empires II, offering a nostalgic appeal despite not having high-quality graphics. Overall, the character development is appreciated more for its classic style than modern visual fidelity.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is consistently praised as hilarious, making the game highly enjoyable and worth trying.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the emotional aspect of the game particularly impactful, highlighting the adorable dryad character whose storyline evokes strong feelings and heartfelt moments.
- “Plus, the dryad is utterly adorable, which makes it all the more heartwrenching when she—oh, I won't spoil it.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is generally present but understated, serving as a subtle background element without standing out significantly.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers decent replayability, primarily driven by its engaging story with a few surprises and multiple dialogue options that encourage players to revisit and explore different narrative paths.
- “Reasonably good story with a couple of surprises and decent replay value because you can go back to explore dialogue options you didn't take the first time.”