Myth of Empires

76%
Game Brain Score Based on 6,063 reviews
  • gameplay
  • grinding
  • graphics
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"Myth of Empires" is a sandbox game that allows players to build their own empire, exploring diverse landscapes and ecologies with a realistic day/night cycle. With multiple civilizations like Greece, Persia, Rome, and Egypt, each with unique tech trees for weapons, buildings, and crafting stations, players can look forward to new adventures and challenges. The game features a new map, Dongzhou Island, in its v1.0 release.

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  • Windows
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  • NVIDIA GeForce NOW
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Reviews

76%
Audience ScoreBased on 6,063 reviews
gameplay173 positive mentions
grinding497 negative mentions
  • The game has a vast and immersive world with beautiful graphics and a dynamic weather system.
  • The crafting and building mechanics are deep and engaging, allowing for a high level of customization.
  • The game offers a unique blend of survival, RPG, and MMO elements, making it enjoyable for both solo and group play.
  • The game suffers from severe lag and rubberbanding issues, especially on official servers, making combat frustrating.
  • There are significant pay-to-win elements, with real money transactions affecting gameplay balance.
  • The user interface is cluttered and poorly translated, leading to confusion and a lack of clarity in gameplay mechanics.
  • gameplay585 mentions

    The gameplay of the game is characterized by a mix of engaging mechanics and significant issues, including numerous bugs, clunky controls, and a grind-heavy experience that can detract from enjoyment. While players appreciate the depth of crafting, building, and survival systems, many express frustration with the combat mechanics and the overall pacing, which can feel slow and repetitive. Despite its potential and beautiful graphics, the game is often criticized for its unpolished mechanics and pay-to-win elements, leading to a divided reception among players.

    • “From what I have played from this game, I have enjoyed it and I thought the gameplay is great.”
    • “Think Valheim but looks better with a ton of new mechanics. You can make and command NPCs, you can get various different mounts like horses and wolves, elephants. The maps are the servers, the map is 64 x 64 kilometers, just huge, with PvE and PvP options.”
    • “Great game, love the graphics, gameplay, creation, and more.”
    • “A lot of bugs, and weird game mechanics.”
    • “The gameplay is repetitive, the mechanics feel clunky.”
    • “This game is broken at its core, battle mechanics are random slashing while the AI lags around you and kills you.”
  • grinding511 mentions

    The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized, with many players finding it excessively tedious and time-consuming, particularly in solo play. While some enjoy the depth and complexity of the grinding mechanics, others feel it detracts from the overall experience, making progress feel slow and unrewarding. The game is often described as requiring a significant time investment, especially for resource gathering, crafting, and leveling up skills, which can lead to frustration for those with limited playtime.

    • “This game is also great for casuals as you can hop in the quick seasonal PvP which has little to no farming to just focus on the fun aspects of the game if you're not into the grindy stuff.”
    • “The amount of time/grinding goes into leveling up basic skills as well as the time it takes to do just about anything in the game is unrealistic if you have a job or a life.”
    • “The most grindy game I have ever seen; only grind, grind, and waste most of your time on the workbenches to then find out there is not much content on the map at all.”
    • “After wasting more than one hour trying to join a server to play, after days of grindy, boring, non-immersive gameplay, that was too much for me and I decided to uninstall the game.”
  • graphics426 mentions

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising the beautiful environments and modern aesthetics, while others criticize the performance issues and dated visuals. Some users report that the graphics can be stunning on high settings, but require powerful hardware to run smoothly, leading to lag and low frame rates for others. Overall, while the game has potential in its visual design, it often falls short of expectations compared to other titles in the genre.

    • “Myth of Empires is a visually stunning game with a beautiful aesthetic and enjoyable in-game midi instruments.”
    • “The graphics are beautiful and the in-game mechanics are complex and deep.”
    • “The graphics and game world are amazing.”
    • “Look, I'm going to be honest, it's basically a terrible Conan Exiles with an attempt at a 'new' control system in place. The graphics are worse, the game is worse, and it just isn't anything resembling what you think you're going to get from the videos and screenshots.”
    • “It's not that it isn't fun, it's just that it looks like a PS1 game on ultra settings and I couldn't get past how jarring and dated the graphics looked.”
    • “Constant lag and low frame rates hinder gameplay enjoyment, while outdated visuals fail to impress.”
  • optimization160 mentions

    The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant performance issues, including lag, stuttering, and crashes, particularly in multiplayer modes. While some updates have improved performance, a substantial number of users still find the game poorly optimized, especially on lower-end systems. However, a few players noted that it runs smoothly on high-end PCs and expressed hope for future optimizations as the game is still in early access.

    • “The last update had optimizations that have the game running very well now.”
    • “I am looking forward to the many more hours I will be pouring into this game and excited for all the future content and optimizations to come.”
    • “Optimization is fantastic so far, I was getting great frames despite running everything maxed out.”
    • “The game is very badly optimized in solo and unplayable if you host the server from your computer.”
    • “Optimization is abysmal.”
    • “To add to the frustration, the game performance has deteriorated with each update, with lag becoming more pronounced.”
  • story149 mentions

    The game's story is largely criticized for its lack of depth and engagement, with many players noting that it feels non-existent or hidden behind tedious grind mechanics. While there is a quest-based tutorial system that helps players learn the game, the missions often lack clarity and direction, leading to frustration rather than an immersive narrative experience. Overall, players suggest that the game would benefit from a more developed storyline and clearer quest objectives to enhance the gameplay experience.

    • “Minecraft meets Ark with Conqueror's Blade elements and actual action combat with a 3rd century China warlord storyline.”
    • “There's a built-in economy player-driven, your adventures are player-driven; the quests aren't something you have to do—freedom of play style and pace is there.”
    • “Get a group of friends, join an RP server, and create your own story of eastern adventure!”
    • “No story, no direction, just getting into the game to play takes work.”
    • “Your better off spending your money elsewhere like The Witcher or a story game where your hours will matter; I sure wish I saved my cash for a different game. Save yourself from feeling the same way.”
    • “This is just so boring... there is a quest system to help alleviate that boredom, but even that is boring as hell. You'll get quests to craft xyz item or go collect xyz resource. I haven't seen any main quests deviate from that method.”
  • stability84 mentions

    The game's stability has been widely criticized, with many users reporting numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues that detract from the overall experience. While some players find the game enjoyable despite these problems, others deem it too unstable for a full release, citing game-ending glitches and poor optimization. However, a few reviews note that, for an early access title, it runs relatively well compared to other games in the genre, suggesting that ongoing updates may improve stability over time.

    • “Compared to other EA survival games, it's bug-free and without lag, desync, and rubberbanding!”
    • “For being early access, it has hardly any bugs and runs great.”
    • “Runs great for early access.”
    • “However, there are game-ending glitches (in solo) that need to be fixed before I could ever recommend anyone spend money on this.”
    • “Way too buggy to be considered a full release.”
    • “After 117 hours spent in it, I can say this game is extremely buggy and full of exploits.”
  • music59 mentions

    The music in the game has been widely criticized for being bland, forgettable, and often absent, with many players noting that it fails to enhance the gaming experience. Reviewers have described the soundtrack as generic and poorly integrated, with some suggesting that it feels outdated and lacks the atmospheric depth needed for immersion. Overall, there is a strong consensus that the audio design, including music and ambient sounds, requires significant improvement to better engage players.

    • “Throw in a dynamic day-night cycle and a soundtrack that's practically a sonic tour de force, and you've got a game that doesn't just entertain; it pulls you into its very soul.”
    • “Really in-depth crafting and fun taming, building is a bit janky sometimes but it can be worked around, combat is ok nothing special and the music is absolutely bumping.”
    • “The music isn't bad, also important to get the 'feels' in a game.”
    • “The music sounded like it belongs in a 2001 game rather than modern-day.”
    • “Music, if you can call it that, is laughably bad.”
    • “Seriously, with 600 hours of gameplay, I've probably heard about 1 hour's worth of music.”
  • monetization25 mentions

    The monetization strategy of the game has been widely criticized as exploitative, featuring a pay-to-win model despite being a paid title, which many reviewers equate to the practices of free-to-play games. Users have reported numerous microtransactions, pop-up ads, and a lack of immersion due to the overwhelming amount of purchasable content, leading to perceptions of the game as a cash grab. Overall, the monetization approach has detracted significantly from the game's enjoyment and credibility.

    • “Pay-to-win monetization systems in a paid game; you can argue it's pay to progress, but that's the same thing, just a relabel from greedy corporations.”
    • “It is a very online multiplayer geared game with a bunch of microtransactions.”
    • “Pay to win monetization systems in a paid game; you can argue it's pay to progress, but that's the same thing, just a relabel from greedy corporations.”
    • “This is a game you pay for but also has a similar monetization system as free-to-play games.”
  • humor20 mentions

    The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding it both funny and adventurous, particularly when playing with friends. Unique mechanics, such as attaching carts to horses and amusing NPC interactions, contribute to the comedic experience, while minor bugs often lead to humorous situations rather than frustration. Overall, the game's lightheartedness and entertaining moments are highlighted, despite some critiques on combat mechanics.

    • “This game has new funny mechanics, such as attaching a cart to your horse and building a torture post on the cart, like a mobile torture device, plus two more teammates/NPCs can sit in the cart.”
    • “Lmao bro, the comments are hilarious!!”
    • “Every time I fight an NPC, the combat PvE sucks, but my horse can fall from a small drop and it literally dies. I even had a few that I was taming decide to jump to their deaths from a waterfall; it was funny though.”
  • atmosphere14 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its visual appeal and immersive qualities, particularly during nighttime and stormy weather, which enhance the overall experience. However, some players feel that the limited variety of atmospheric music and the use of Chinese voiceovers can detract from immersion. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's charm and enjoyment.

    • “I love this, the atmosphere is amazing.”
    • “I get lost looking at the scenery and love the atmosphere at night and when a storm starts, it can get really intense and I think that's wonderful.”
    • “It combines some of the best aspects from other mainstream games and contains incredible atmosphere.”
    • “The voices are in Chinese, which isn't a major issue, but it takes me out of the atmosphere when a bunch of peasants start yelling at me in a language I don't understand.”
    • “The voices are in Chinese, which isn't a major issue, but it takes me out of the atmosphere when a bunch of peasants start yelling at me in a language I don't understand.”
  • replayability7 mentions

    Players highlight the game's exceptional replayability, attributing it to frequent updates that keep the experience fresh and engaging over the years. The combination of high graphic quality, solid performance, and rich content further enhances its addictive nature.

    • “Great game, have been playing it for years now and the constant updates make it incredibly replayable and very addictive!”
    • “Graphic value + game performance + content value + replay value + audio system + steam”
    • “Replayability is a key feature that keeps me coming back for more!”
  • emotional6 mentions

    Players express mixed emotions about the game, initially enjoying the fun gameplay but later feeling frustrated and "abused" by certain mechanics, particularly the coin system and rear mechanics. This emotional shift highlights a disconnect between early enjoyment and later dissatisfaction, suggesting that while the game has potential, it may leave players feeling overwhelmed or unfairly challenged.

  • character development4 mentions

    The game features impressive graphics and offers deep character development, which enhances the overall enjoyment. However, concerns have been raised about the influence of Snail Games potentially jeopardizing the game's quality.

    • “Great graphics, good in-depth character development.”
    • “The game itself is enjoyable; character development is pretty deep and the building is good.”
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Play time

28hMedian play time
146hAverage play time
5-149hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 84 analyzed playthroughs

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