Empires of Steel Demo

Wargames are centered around the idea that you must come up with a way to conquer your enemies by any means necessary, whether it's through all-out war, diplomacy, or even economy. Hence, brute force may not always be the right way to do it, but it is certainly one of the most satisfying and straightforward, hence its popularity.

Empires of Steel is a turn-based wargame that allows you to do just that, only with a lot of tactics involved and enough time for you to plan invasions, blitz attacks and various other strategies that could bring you a few more miles of land. Naturally, you do this by creating more and more units to increase your military prowess, but while doing so, you can also take advantage of some other gimmicks included in the game.

For instance, in case there are multiple players engaged in the same match, whether real people from around the world, or the AI, you can always ask to create alliances with some of them, in order to help each other with resources, or to have one foe less for a short while. Alliances can also go at war with each other, which makes for a much realistic experience overall.

War has always been about who has the latest and the best technology, since better weapons always prevail. Thus, a great part of the game has been dedicated to this aspect, since you can spend your money and resources into a variety of research topics, all of which can help you take the upper hand in the upcoming war and stay one step ahead of your enemies.

In case you are lacking certain materials or the cash to invest in research, the trade window can be used to sell or buy materials, depending on what you are hoping to gain. Hence, you can go around the fact that you are not able to provide the materials for yourself and just pay money for them, although this obviously leaves a gap somewhere else in your strategy.

In the end, Empires of Steel shines the most in multiplayer, where up to 20 players can go head to head and battle for supremacy over the continents. Thanks to the large amount of tactical options put at your disposal, as well as the many other strategies you can employ to your advantage, the game becomes highly addictive and the matches are always a pleasure to go through.