Empires in Ruins
| App ID | 604510 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Hammer & Ravens |
| Publisher | Hammer & Ravens, WhisperGames |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 30927759 |
| Last Record Update | 3 September 2025 – 19:00:00 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 25 March 2021 – 18:05:53 UTC ( |
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.
Additional Information
| Developer | Hammer & Ravens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Empires in Ruins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Hammer & Ravens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 25 March 2021 – 18:06:03 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://www.facebook.com/EmpiresInRuins/ https://x.com/EiR_TD https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xwLxTjJyTlovP6OtsDg7Q/ |
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| Primary Genre | Strategy (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 25 March 2021 – 18:05:53 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 9 April 2021 – 15:59:50 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Early Access Release Date | 4 February 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 3 March 2017 – 05:45:01 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 9 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | ||
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes | Yes |
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| trailer_category | 0 |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 10 March 2021 – 13:34:26 UTC |
| trailer_name | Empires in Ruins - Chinese Trailer |
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| screenshot_full | 256771779/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 8 January 2020 – 10:53:11 UTC |
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- 49 all-time peak
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| 25 March 2021 | Steam Release | - |
| 10 March 2025 | ⇄ Fanatical: KingSlayer Bundle (Spring 2025) | - |
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