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The bastard child of Grand Strategy and Tower Defense, with a black humor infused plot, set in a grim, disillusioned world. Quell the rebellion, tame the Western Marches, disobey your orders and save your brandy. Not strictly in this order.
10 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
80 months, February 2020 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
7 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
8 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
4 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
Empires in Ruins was released on 25 Mar, 2021.
| Language | Full audio |
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| English | ● |
| Simplified Chinese | |
| Italian | |
| Russian | |
| Spanish - Spain | |
| Portuguese - Brazil | |
| German | |
| Japanese | |
| Korean |
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40 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, May 2020 to Jun 2024 · times in UTC
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Sgt.HFixed an issue with resolution of Arcade mode research panel
Patch notes* Fixed a bug that did show the wrong text based on battle difficulty * Fixed a bug that did display wrongly Health, Speed and Timer modifiers in the pre-battle panel (they were applied correctly though) * Fixed a bug in which Artilleries…
Patch notesHi all! I've got some new feedback, I did some brainstorming, and here's how I addressed it. Some of you complained that they do struggle with enemies attacking the towers. Now this is a quite fundamental feature of EiR, designed to be…
Sgt.HHello guys! There we go with a new update. I am working on quite some bug fixes, some nasty, some just well hidden and hard to nail down, but stuff keeps coming! Thanks to all those that played and found bugs and reported them, as usual…
Sgt.HGood morning everyone! I am working on a new update with some fixes and changes, but I thought it was first worth spending a few words about Repairs in battle. I think the way the enemies damage the towers and the when and how the player…
Sgt.H*Fixed a bug with some Tributes exceptions preventing the passing of a turn (This one's also for you that got stuck at turn 53 mate!)
Patch notesFor all the japanese language users, please test the new update, it might have fixed the problems that some of you experienced with the fonts. If the problem persists, please use the F11 key in game to upload a bug report (when the problem…
Patch notesv 1.033 Fixed missing tooltips for the Officer social abilities Fixed missing tooltips for Level 3 temple Special Abilities Fixed a few typos in the Italian localization Fixed a problem with the Tooltip of the Shrine in Arcade mode Fixed an…
Patch notesHello, a few more fixes and polishing thingies while we are preparing yet another localization that will go online soon! v1.032 Added a possible fix for Japanese missing fonts Fixed a bug with the quelling of a province time not updating…
Patch notesHi, A few of you, in the last few weeks, seemed to find the Scout Towers a "useless waste of resource". Well then, I am here to clarify why I have to disagree with it, and why I think the little straw-capped fellas are more than useful, in…
Sgt.HFixed an issue with missing Japanese characters Fixed a text size overflow in russian in some UIs
Patch notesThere we go, I was silent for a few days, but I am working around the clock for the game. Finally, after having been tested and approved, the Japanese localization is finally ready! I really hope you will enjoy it! Two more localizations…
Sgt.Hv1.02 Fixed a bug that prevented building towers in some Arcade maps Fixed a bug in a dialog in Chapter 2 about the Barmaid
Patch notesv1.01 Fixed a bug that prevented using the Religious building in Sandbox even if unlocked
Patch notesIt was a crazy ride, and even though it's not fully finished yet, it's been amazing to reach this point. There is still some content we would like to add to EiR in the next months, and some polish and maybe patching that will emerge from…
Sgt.HWe did it, on the edge of the abyss but we did it! Empires in Ruins now has a German Localization! It's been tested, but if you have feedback or comments, don't hesitate to write us!! Cheers, Dr.H
Sgt.HI need to apologize, I really wanted to have all the languages available at release, in 34 minutes, but it was impossible. Having produced and developed the game alone for the last 13 months, unfortunately I couldn't 100% every single…
Sgt.HA few hours and we are getting there with the full release. We are working frantically, believe me! Finally, tested and glorious, the Brazilian Portuguese localization is in the game for you to enjoy!…
Sgt.HFixed a bug with the maximum number of barracks buildable per map Fixed a bug with no victory animation in case of 1-star result
Patch notesHola amigos! I stop here with the attempt at speaking spanish because my spanish is rusty at best, but luckily our magic Carlos didn't have the same problem, and now Empires in Ruins is finally localized in spanish as well! And we didn't…
Sgt.HWell, I don't have much to add, I did work so many hours today that I didn't have time to add the fixes done in the while to the release notes. But I also fixed a bit more stuff too beside integrating and testing the russian localization…
Sgt.HYes, it's incredible, but our small team is pulling it off. Against all the odds, against all the skepticism, against all the troubles, we are now barely more than one week from the full 1.0 release of Empires in Ruins! It's been a hell of…
Sgt.HWe are working around the clock, for real! 12 days left to release and we are finishing the balancing, the polishing, and adding all the localizations! Available Languages: English Italian Chinese (Simplified) In course of integration…
Sgt.HDuring the Early Access months (btw, only 20 days left), we got a few "complains" that Arcade mode, while for many the less interesting one due to the lack of the management parts, felt like it was just an afterthought and not a really…
Sgt.HA bit of fair negative feedback is always good to give a shake to our sitting butts, isn't it? We got some, and we worked right away into converting it into positive fixes and rebalancing of the game! That, mixed with some minor bugs found…
Patch notesSo, we promised them, we're delivering them. Empires in Ruins finally has its leaderboard. I know that it might feel a thing of vanity, but let me tell you why I wanted to implement them. The idea came for the first time, eons ago, when I…
Sgt.HWe started adding Leaderboards, but we need entries. So we need you guys to win (or lose :lunar2019grinningpig: ) some battles, play a bit of sandbox and campaign, etc. Are you gonna help us? Fixes Reduced tribute amount in Wood, Stone and…
Patch notesHello guys, we need your help (no worries, all you have to do is to play!) We are implementing and adding the leaderboards to the game, to all the gameplay modes, and soon one per arcade map as well. Currently, the only visible leaderboards…
Sgt.HI remember well one complain that while "minor" was mentioned a lot of times, specially in the first few months of review. At first it did sound a bit weird to be honest, then I understood. The aforementioned complain was "it's weird to…
Sgt.HThese are all found thanks to the ingame system and your help guys! Let's move on like this! Solved the problem with Krovan attacks starting from conquered provinces, attacking already lost provinces, or entering strange deadlocks. If the…
Sgt.HHello guys, how's everyone doing! We had a hell of a week because we did release our latest published and produced game (developed by Vikerlane), Headbangers in Holiday Hell, and now we're back full power onto Empires in Ruins. We're still…
Sgt.HA handful of fixes, thanks to everybody that keeps on reporting bugs and providing feedback, it's incredibly useful for us, keep on rocking guys! Fixed a bug that prevented the selling of Resource buildings in some conditions Fixed a bug…
Patch notesYes, this is a big, not big, a huge step. This build, while for you it might not mean much, is the first build with the fully tested localization system. What does that mean? It means that from now on adding languages is going to be just a…
Sgt.HWow wow wow, more than once month already passed since the last big update? You shouln't worry about our silence, we're still full time on this! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32563868/ce20d77df731b6544f785b0f373b409a63459f03.png What's sucking up most…
Sgt.H0900.02 This was fast, wasn't it? We both built on last week feedback and applied some new fixes, and there you go! Only a few days after the big update, new stuff is in and in the main branch! So nobody is forced to have active tributes…
Sgt.HIt's finally online! The largest update so far is live, with the whole new economic system (Tributes, Marketplace and Instant buying), with the optional Riots and Tributes in Sandbox mode, and whole load of new stuff, balancing and…
Sgt.HListening to users feedback, we decided to slightly modify the roadmap of the game, in order to first enrich, polish, balance out and finalize the gameplay, and then localize it once ready. You asked us for a deeper economic system, and we…
Sgt.HIt took us something like 2 months, but it's almost done. The largest update so far is now in open beta to try! We did finally expand the game economy system, give a meaning to those huge amount of resources you had around, and allow you to…
Sgt.HWe got asked a few times to add depth to the economic system of the game campaign and sandbox mode. We did gather a few months of feedback now, and here's what we boiled out of that. The instant-buying system was already planned for the…
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Sgt.H0849.03.08 Tutorial panel overlapping tooltip moved Text on officers consequences showing raw variables in case of faction-less officer Province Summary UI Entry KeyNotFoundException: The given key was not present in the dictionary. Fixed a…
Sgt.H"You have to be both intelligent and mad to join the Sapper Corps in the Krovan army. It also helps if you like blowing stuff to smithereens. Eccentric to a man, these guys have a strange habit of emerging from their huge explosions without…
Sgt.H0849.03.07 Increased the timer between riots by 25% turns (all difficulties) Fixed a bug related to the detection of the Skirmishers by the scouts towers
Patch notesWe have to confess it, we're lagging 2 weeks behind the roadmap now. The cause: the game localization. Lemme spend a few words on this. Empires in Ruins was originally thought to be released and stay relased in english only. We always…
Sgt.H0849.03.06 Slightly reduced the difficulty in Arcade Hardcore mode (it's now possible to kill bandits with 2 arrows with just a single Damage upgrade) Fixed a bug with the "I ain't no nice guy" Achievement (the one about hanging governors.
Patch notes0849.03.05 Due to the current localization system development, the keys 1,2 and 3 were respectively mapped in debug to English, Italian and Chinese language. That did change the language on the main menu mistakingly. Thanks to our best beta…
Patch notes0849.03.04 Added the BRAND NEW map of Laurye to Arcade Mode Fixed a bug that prevented assigning governors to mistakingly deselected provinces Increased the frequency with which Officers show up for recruitment. The system guarantees a…
Sgt.H0849.03.03 Fixed bug in which some reinforcements were stuck out of the province Fixed a minor bug on downgraded settlements assets Fixed a bug with marauders killed by artilleries while trying to begin a sprint Fixed a bug with fired…
Sgt.H0489.03.2 Fixed the punitive raids, now can't be repeated too often and have a strong impact(both in case of success and defeat) Fixed a bug that sometimes in sandbox didn't save correctly the province resources (caused a blocking bug, very…
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| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Empires in Ruins - Original Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 04 Feb 2020 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Empires In Ruins.exe | windows |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | H_R/Empires In Ruins | *.eir and below |
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