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Circle Empires Rivals

In this fast-paced multiplayer RTS, you and your friends will take control of your own tiny kingdoms and conquer a world made of circles. Each one is overflowing with enemies to fight, monsters to hunt and loot to hoard – but watch out... Friends can quickly become rivals!

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Developer
Luminous
Publisher
Iceberg Interactive
Release
April 15, 2020
6 years and 110 days ago
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Very Positive1,966 reviews89.7%

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About the Game

Circle Empires: Rivals is the sequel to the original award-winning real-time strategy game enjoyed by more than 300,000 players worldwide. Rivals adds, besides new content and game modes, a long-requested feature: Multiplayer! Fast-paced action and hundreds of different units combined with a procedurally-generated world of circles to make every session exciting and unique. You’ll have to devise new strategies and clever tactics to defeat your enemies, harvest resources and increase your power – alone or online with friends!

“It’s amazing to have watched the project evolve from a free demo into the single-player experience, and now at last, into a multiplayer one as well!” – The Luminous Team

KEY FEATURES

  • 20 different circle biomes, from dry deserts to scary swamps to mystical extra XP biomes
  • Over 300+ units, buildings, and level-ups
  • 30 Faction leaders, each with unique bonuses or special troops
  • A huge range of difficulty options, and advanced settings to tweak everything to your liking
  • 6 different game modes, including ones unique to the RTS genre -- like the Roguelike and Stop the Army modes!
  • Units and structures keep gaining stats even after hitting their 'max' level, all the way up to bonus level 99! Turn your wizard into an army-destroying archwizard with a new look to boot.
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