A strategy game set in Antiquity
Four great civilizations, each on its own lands, cities with ancient names and eight wonders to conquer: Dynastoria puts you at the head of a city of Rome, Persia, Egypt or China.
Four ancient civilizations
Rome, the Legions of the Golden Eagle: disciplined legions, the Praetorians, and roads and aqueducts that hold the empire together. Capital: Rome.
Persia, the Satrapies of the Sacred Fire: swift horsemen, the Cataphracts, a nation of merchants and wide-open spaces. Capital: Susa.
Egypt, the Kingdom of the Eternal Sands: the Nile Archers, the desert, the great river and its temples. Capital: Memphis.
China, the Jade Empire: repeating crossbowmen, great builders and unrivaled arsenals. Capital: Chang'an.
Each nation has two fixed bonuses and its elite unit, the fourth tier of one of its troops. Your choice stays with you for the whole game.
The old world, on a single map
Each nation has its own land on the world map: Europe for Rome; Africa, from Egypt to Nubia and North Africa, for Egypt; from Anatolia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and Central Asia for Persia; China and Southeast Asia for China. Between them lie contested zones: Thrace, the Levant, the Tarim and the Indies.
Neutral cities take the names of the ancient cities around them, such as Athens, Byzantium or Lutetia in Rome's lands, Carthage, Alexandria or Petra in Egypt's, Antioch, Palmyra or Samarkand in Persia's, Dunhuang, Kashgar or Canton in China's. Each nation has its trading city, where your merchants go: Ostia, Thebes, Babylon and Luoyang.
Each land also has its beasts: crocodiles near rivers, lions in Persia and Egypt, tigers in China, riders on the steppes. And two wonders per nation, from the Colosseum to the Pyramids of Giza.
From the Wild Age to the Imperial Age
Your civilization goes through four ages. The Wild Age starts with a palisade; the Barbarian Age opens the Archery Range, the Training Grounds, the Provost's Hall, the Sanctuary and the ramparts; the Feudal Age opens the Stables, the Chancellery, the Chamber of Commerce, the Academy and the Arsenal; the Imperial Age opens the Bastion, your nation's elite troops and buildings up to level 24.
You change age from the Town Hall, once its conditions are met (renown, civilization, heroes' level…). How to build your city is detailed on the city building page.
Heroes of their time
More than 140 heroes, 35 per nation, with names of their time: Aurelia and Marcus Varro for Rome, Kourosh and Shirin for Persia, Nephris and Ahmose for Egypt, Lin Zhao and Mei Lan for China. Each has a rarity, from common to mythic, a class and spells; all of them are shown on the heroes page.
Questions
Which ancient civilizations can I play in Dynastoria?
Four: Rome, Persia, Egypt and China. Each has its capital (Rome, Susa, Memphis, Chang'an), its two bonuses and its elite unit: Praetorians, Cataphracts, Nile Archers or repeating crossbowmen.
Does Dynastoria follow history?
It draws on Antiquity without following it to the letter: the four nations live in the same era, on the same map, and the heroes are characters of the game.
Is this ancient game free?
Yes, entirely, and it is played in the browser, on PC or on mobile, with nothing to install.
A free strategy game, in your browser
Choose one of the four great nations of Antiquity, build your city, raise your armies and set out to conquer the world. Dynastoria plays on PC and on mobile, with nothing to install and no sign-up.
An ancient 4X, free, in your browser
Explore, expand, exploit, exterminate: the four “X”s of the great strategy games. Dynastoria brings them to the world of Antiquity, on a map where time passes even when you are away.
An ancient war game, free, in your browser
Legions of Rome, horsemen of Persia, archers of the Nile, crossbowmen of China: raise your army, entrust it to a hero and lead it into battle, square by square.
Turn-based battles, on a board
In Dynastoria, every battle is played square by square: your hero and their troops on one side, the enemy on the other, each in turn. Turn-based strategy that fits in your browser, on PC or on mobile.
Build your city, from palisade to colonnades
Dynastoria starts with a city to grow. Seventeen buildings, twenty-four levels, four ages: every construction changes its power, and its look.
Eight wonders of the ancient world to conquer
Eight wonders rise on the world map, two per nation. Taken with several armies and then held, they give their bonuses to the whole nation that keeps them.
A strategy game on mobile, with nothing to download
No app store, nothing to install: open dynastoria.com/en/play in your phone's browser, and your city is there.
The game guide
All the rules: the city, the map, the battles, the heroes, the nations.