How Empires Work

About the game

Developer: Crow Cottage
Publisher: Crow Cottage
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux / Steam OS

Modes and features

Single-playerCloud savesFamily Sharing

Languages

English: yes (text and menus, no voice-over)

EnglishFrenchGermanEuropean SpanishRussianSimplified Chinese

System requirements — Windows

Minimum

OS: Win 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 1 GB available space

System requirements — macOS

Minimum

OS: macOS Mojave - version 10.14
Processor: 2019 Mac - Dual core from Intel
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon Pro 560x
Storage: 1 GB available space

System requirements — Linux / Steam OS

Minimum

OS: Linux (tarball installation)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Storage: 1 GB available space

Data from the game’s Steam page.

Released: Nov 3, 2026

Casual Indie Simulation Strategy

An incremental grand strategy game about building the machinery of empire. Tax, trade, conquer, and civilise subjects and foreigners alike. Automate it all into institutions that run themselves across centuries of history. Her Imperial Majesty expects results.

Releases Nov 3, 2026. No price announced yet.

How Empires Work

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