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Shares territory control and resource management with Illyriad.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
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- 2026
Games like Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
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The closest matches to Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO: ENDLESS Legend™ 2, Imperia Online, Europa Universalis IV, Ymir, and Stellaris. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Diplomacy and 4X, like Illyriad.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- 2013
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Ymir
Why this: Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Illyriad.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Illyriad Games
- Price: Free to play
- 67% of 165 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Diplomacy system feels like real world politics
- Empires rise and fall at a glacial pace
- Friendly community with unwritten rules of mutual aid
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Epic
About Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
The closest matches to Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO: ENDLESS Legend™ 2, Imperia Online, Europa Universalis IV, Ymir, and Stellaris. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO is your kind of game, the closest matches are ENDLESS Legend™ 2, Imperia Online and Europa Universalis IV — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and epic, and single out its crafting and trading and diplomacy and alliances. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO: Build a city, Create an Empire! Research 400+ technologies, and Build 70+ buildings, Craft and Trade 380+ items in an entirely player driven market. Fight Wars and Forge Alliances with thousands of players and create your own Empire in this award-winning, critically-acclaimed MMO.
Is Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 165 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 96 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 18 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Diplomacy system feels like real world politics
- Empires rise and fall at a glacial pace
- Friendly community with unwritten rules of mutual aid
- Player driven economy with 380 craftable items
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“(~10k hours off-steam) great game. unequal application of the game rules / code of conduct. favorite players are allowed to break the rules, while those critical of the moderators get the hammer. it's a shame on this great game.”
“The company asked everyone to upvote the game on Steam. I'm downvoting it because I don't like that.”
People who play it also play: ENDLESS Legend™ 2, Imperia Online, Europa Universalis IV
Frequently asked about Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
Can I run it?
Is Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO free to play?
Yes — Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO are ENDLESS Legend™ 2, Imperia Online, Europa Universalis IV.
Who developed Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO?
Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO was developed by Illyriad Games.