Forge of Empires: Build a City

Name: Forge of Empires: Build a City
Rating: 4.6 (167819 reviews)
Author: InnoGames

Civilization building game

Free · In‑App Purchases

168K Ratings
Ages

9+
Years
Category

Strategy
Developer

InnoGames
Language

EN
+ 20 More
Size

515.9
MB

Build your empire and journey through the ages: With Forge of Empires, we bring our award-winning strategy game to your iPad and iPhone. Build your city and develop it from the Stone Age to modern times (and beyond). Download the app and play Forge of Empires now! 5/5 "A brilliant city building game created by people with a true love of strategy." 5/5 "I am so addicted to this game. Unlocking new tech trees, buildings etc. feels very rewarding. I love this game!" FEATURES - Build your city and evolve from the Stone Age to modern times (and beyond). - Develop new technologies and discover new buildings and goods - Produce supplies to manufacture goods - Exchange your goods and trade with your neighbors - Discover new territories and seize control of the provinces and their rewards - Use your negotiation or battle skills to take over sector by sector Forge of Empires is based on our successful browser strategy game which was published by InnoGames in the summer of 2012. It was awarded Best Browser Game 2013 by the jury at Deutscher Computerspielpreis (German Computer Game Award). Finally, the online strategy game is available for iOS as well, providing cross-platform access. Forge of Empires is free to download and install. However, some game features can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable inapp purchases in your device's settings. A network connection is also required. General Terms and Conditions: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/agb Imprint: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/imprint

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Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

168K Ratings

What a game!
07/10/2025

gamer grognard
Excellent game mechanics that allow for a variety of strategies to follow. It is very possible to play this game for free, just at a slower pace. The designers are constantly tweaking the game and adding new player friendly features. The best part of this game is the freedom from becoming a farm for the wallet warriors, aka the whales. I have tried dozens of games but this one keeps me the most engaged over time. When I read the 1 and 2 star reviews I get the sense that those players are looking for a very different game geared towards rapid development and little need for careful resource development and usage. Proceeding slowly and taking the advice of the advanced players in a guild can provide a very rewarding game experience.A number of bad reviews cite problems with plundering. There are a few strategies that you can use to avoid being plundered. The simplest techniques are to collect resources regularly and construct buildings that can’t be plundered. Once you gather a resource, you can’t lose it! I don’t keep a defensive army and don’t waste precious space on defensive buildings. I rarely get plundered and usually only lose an inconsequential amount of one resource. I’ve been in too many games where you can protect only a small fraction of what you collect and lose every other resource you farm, mine, or discover. As I mentioned above, by exploring membership in a variety of guilds you can find a number of players who generously support your efforts with trades and useful game info.

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the thoughtful review! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying the game—and we couldn't agree more, guilds really are one of the best parts of the experience. We're glad to have you in the community!
What a game!
07/10/2025

gamer grognard

Excellent game mechanics that allow for a variety of strategies to follow. It is very possible to play this game for free, just at a slower pace. The designers are constantly tweaking the game and adding new player friendly features. The best part of this game is the freedom from becoming a farm for the wallet warriors, aka the whales. I have tried dozens of games but this one keeps me the most engaged over time. When I read the 1 and 2 star reviews I get the sense that those players are looking for a very different game geared towards rapid development and little need for careful resource development and usage. Proceeding slowly and taking the advice of the advanced players in a guild can provide a very rewarding game experience.A number of bad reviews cite problems with plundering. There are a few strategies that you can use to avoid being plundered. The simplest techniques are to collect resources regularly and construct buildings that can’t be plundered. Once you gather a resource, you can’t lose it! I don’t keep a defensive army and don’t waste precious space on defensive buildings. I rarely get plundered and usually only lose an inconsequential amount of one resource. I’ve been in too many games where you can protect only a small fraction of what you collect and lose every other resource you farm, mine, or discover. As I mentioned above, by exploring membership in a variety of guilds you can find a number of players who generously support your efforts with trades and useful game info.
Developer Response 07/17/2025
Thanks so much for the thoughtful review! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying the game—and we couldn't agree more, guilds really are one of the best parts of the experience. We're glad to have you in the community!
Great game, fun for all, and yes really free
10/13/2019

gdjsijshs
I’ve been playing now for about 9 months; I started when my boyfriend recommended it, to get some free diamonds. I’m hooked. I have not found any need to buy diamonds, I collect quite a few from GE and Wishing wells as well as quests and my Crow’s Nest (best event building ever!). I never have issues completing event quests, without spending any money, and have maxed out all event buildings with ease. I would recommend for anyone. Tips for new players: don’t rush through your tech tree and climb eras too quickly, take your time to collect bps for great buildings and really level them up. Also look at the rewards of the great buildings, not all are necessary, and you don’t want to invest in a building that in a couple of eras is useless (oracle of Delphi I’m looking at you). Neighborhoods change frequently, occasionally I have people that attack my city daily, but with regular pick ups they can’t steal too much from me. Most weeks are quiet on that front. At first I stayed away from pvp and gvg however they are now some of my favorite aspects of the game. Rearranging my city is like a puzzle to put together and I enjoy the process of reworking my city to free up some space. A good guild is so important, and they all have different approaches. I started in a guild that didn’t do gvg, but as I became interested in that aspect I found a guild that would be supporting that approach. Don’t be afraid to look for a guild that backs your play style. In short, this is a game that is easy to start but can become as challenging as you want it to be.

Developer Response
What a terrific review! We couldn't agree more. A good guild can make or break your game so choose wisely. A good supportive guild as you are learning is so very helpful. If there is anything we can do to help, please let us know. Thanks again!!
Great game, fun for all, and yes really free
10/13/2019

gdjsijshs

I’ve been playing now for about 9 months; I started when my boyfriend recommended it, to get some free diamonds. I’m hooked. I have not found any need to buy diamonds, I collect quite a few from GE and Wishing wells as well as quests and my Crow’s Nest (best event building ever!). I never have issues completing event quests, without spending any money, and have maxed out all event buildings with ease. I would recommend for anyone. Tips for new players: don’t rush through your tech tree and climb eras too quickly, take your time to collect bps for great buildings and really level them up. Also look at the rewards of the great buildings, not all are necessary, and you don’t want to invest in a building that in a couple of eras is useless (oracle of Delphi I’m looking at you). Neighborhoods change frequently, occasionally I have people that attack my city daily, but with regular pick ups they can’t steal too much from me. Most weeks are quiet on that front. At first I stayed away from pvp and gvg however they are now some of my favorite aspects of the game. Rearranging my city is like a puzzle to put together and I enjoy the process of reworking my city to free up some space. A good guild is so important, and they all have different approaches. I started in a guild that didn’t do gvg, but as I became interested in that aspect I found a guild that would be supporting that approach. Don’t be afraid to look for a guild that backs your play style. In short, this is a game that is easy to start but can become as challenging as you want it to be.
Developer Response 10/15/2019
What a terrific review! We couldn't agree more. A good guild can make or break your game so choose wisely. A good supportive guild as you are learning is so very helpful. If there is anything we can do to help, please let us know. Thanks again!!
Too complex and time consuming
06/23/2022

Magslynn2
Was having fun, enjoying the game until about two weeks in. I kept having this little robber icon pop up every time I was trying to collect enough supplies to add more buildings. It’s been 4 days and I’ve not gotten enough to do what I want to do. Went to the forums and found out that the robber icon is other players PLUNDERING MY SUPPLIES. Tried to figure out how to just play on my own with no interaction with other players and all I could find was rude people basically saying “stop whining.” “How hard is it to collect on time?” When you have a life where you have to work and take care of others? Pretty dang hard actually.I’m not looking for something this complex and confusing. If someone chooses NOT to join a guild, that means their level of game play is going to be low and letting other people steal their resources is not going to make them want to play more. It’s going to make them angry and delete the game. Like I just did.I am so tired of these games that do crap like this to try to get you ‘motivated’ to play more or spend money to get to a higher level, where it won’t effect you as much, faster.I’m trying to relax and unwind. Not spend hours looking through forums and the help section just to find out there’s no help for it. I don’t want to interact with other players. Why isn’t their an option to just play by yourself at your own pace?I love the basic idea of the game. Wish there was a version for single player though.

Developer Response
Thank you for your comment! Attacking and plundering is a part of the game. We're shuffling neighborhoods every other week to make sure that everybody's matched again comparably strong players.Also, you should make sure that your defense army is correctly set up and that you make use of the city shield that you can enable in the Friends Tavern.
Too complex and time consuming
06/23/2022

Magslynn2

Was having fun, enjoying the game until about two weeks in. I kept having this little robber icon pop up every time I was trying to collect enough supplies to add more buildings. It’s been 4 days and I’ve not gotten enough to do what I want to do. Went to the forums and found out that the robber icon is other players PLUNDERING MY SUPPLIES. Tried to figure out how to just play on my own with no interaction with other players and all I could find was rude people basically saying “stop whining.” “How hard is it to collect on time?” When you have a life where you have to work and take care of others? Pretty dang hard actually.I’m not looking for something this complex and confusing. If someone chooses NOT to join a guild, that means their level of game play is going to be low and letting other people steal their resources is not going to make them want to play more. It’s going to make them angry and delete the game. Like I just did.I am so tired of these games that do crap like this to try to get you ‘motivated’ to play more or spend money to get to a higher level, where it won’t effect you as much, faster.I’m trying to relax and unwind. Not spend hours looking through forums and the help section just to find out there’s no help for it. I don’t want to interact with other players. Why isn’t their an option to just play by yourself at your own pace?I love the basic idea of the game. Wish there was a version for single player though.
Developer Response 06/26/2022
Thank you for your comment! Attacking and plundering is a part of the game. We're shuffling neighborhoods every other week to make sure that everybody's matched again comparably strong players.Also, you should make sure that your defense army is correctly set up and that you make use of the city shield that you can enable in the Friends Tavern.
I LOVE FOE BUT I HATE 2 THINGS
03/12/2021

gaianh
1. ST PAT’S EVENT WITH A PASSION! It’s long, tedious, requires WAY TOO MUCH BABYSITTING, far from clear how to play without extensive research which contains conflicting data.The event should represent the lightness and joy of Saint Patrick not the worst kind of drudgery. I don’t like the fact that you’re mixing in parts of other events AND INTEND TO DO MORE OF THAT IN THE FUTURE. It’s adding insult to injury. I may not play it at all next time if it doesn’t crucify my game in the process, which it may. CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING MORE RELATED TO THE HOLIDAY. What the heck does St. Patrick’s day have to do with boats and don’t get me started on the insanity of quintillion’s of shamrocks. My husband is Irish I’ve celebrated St Pat’s for years and I’ve been to Ireland twice. The event is nowhere near in the spirit of the joy and shared blessings of the holiday. I’m convinced the Irish people in general would find nothing that’s familiar or speaks to their love for St. Patrick. Even the Druid thing which suits some level of the history you can’t get far with. For my sake, the sake of a lot of bored players of the event, and in true honor of the spirit of St. Patrick, GET RID OF IT or MAKE IT MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS JOYFUL HOLIDAY. I spent one in Ireland in a pub singing Irish songs and ditties and soaking up the true spirit of Ireland. IT WAS FAR FROM BORING! If the event doesn’t make you feel like saying “Blessed Be” or some other typical St Pat’s good words for the day, you are doing it and us an injustice.

Developer Response
Thankyou for your feedback!
I LOVE FOE BUT I HATE 2 THINGS
03/12/2021

gaianh

1. ST PAT’S EVENT WITH A PASSION! It’s long, tedious, requires WAY TOO MUCH BABYSITTING, far from clear how to play without extensive research which contains conflicting data.The event should represent the lightness and joy of Saint Patrick not the worst kind of drudgery. I don’t like the fact that you’re mixing in parts of other events AND INTEND TO DO MORE OF THAT IN THE FUTURE. It’s adding insult to injury. I may not play it at all next time if it doesn’t crucify my game in the process, which it may. CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING MORE RELATED TO THE HOLIDAY. What the heck does St. Patrick’s day have to do with boats and don’t get me started on the insanity of quintillion’s of shamrocks. My husband is Irish I’ve celebrated St Pat’s for years and I’ve been to Ireland twice. The event is nowhere near in the spirit of the joy and shared blessings of the holiday. I’m convinced the Irish people in general would find nothing that’s familiar or speaks to their love for St. Patrick. Even the Druid thing which suits some level of the history you can’t get far with. For my sake, the sake of a lot of bored players of the event, and in true honor of the spirit of St. Patrick, GET RID OF IT or MAKE IT MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS JOYFUL HOLIDAY. I spent one in Ireland in a pub singing Irish songs and ditties and soaking up the true spirit of Ireland. IT WAS FAR FROM BORING! If the event doesn’t make you feel like saying “Blessed Be” or some other typical St Pat’s good words for the day, you are doing it and us an injustice.
Developer Response 03/21/2021
Thankyou for your feedback!

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Hello Forge Fans! We continue our preparation for future updates. Tidy up your City and stay tuned for future announcements! As always, this update includes different bug fixes and technical improvements. We hope you continue to enjoy Forge of Empires!

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Seller: InnoGames GmbH
Size: 515.9 MB
Category: Strategy
Compatibility: Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

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