Forge of Empires
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| Developer(s) | InnoGames |
| Publisher(s) | InnoGames |
| Platform(s) | Web browser, iOS, Android |
| Release | 17 April 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, citybuilding |
Forge of Empires is a browser-based strategy game developed by InnoGames. It was first launched on closed beta on 29 March 2012.[1][2] The game was initially released on 17 April 2012 (open beta phase).[3] In 2013, a television advertising campaign helped the game reach 10 million user registrations.[4] The game was later released on iOS 2014,[5] and Android in 2015.[6] The game is similar to both SimCity and Clash of Clans, but includes turn-based strategy elements.[7] As of 2023, the game earned over $1 billion in lifetime revenue.[8] More than 50% of players play the game on mobile devices.[9] As of 2023, the game has over 130 million registered players.[10]
Gameplay
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Forge of Empires is a city-builder that starts in the Stone Age and, with a technology tree, advances through all eras of human history to the far future. Houses provide population, which is required to build other buildings, and gold. Production buildings provide supplies. Goods can be produced by dedicated buildings. Decorations and cultural buildings provide an ammount of happiness, that should meet the requirement of the existing population. Forge points are used to advance through the technology tree, and recharge over time. Each new era provides new buildings of each type, and sometimes new gameplay mechanics.
There are Great Buildings, based on famous historical structures, that provide greater benefits. However, their construction and upgrading requires space, goods, forge points, and a special resource, blueprints.
Combat requires the construction of military units, and take place in a minigame of turn-based tactics. The minigame takes place in an hexagon pattern, and units have strenghts and weaknesses against others in a rock paper scissors style. Combat takes place against the game in a world map, and in several types of player-versus-player formats. Players may group in teams named guilds.
Languages
[edit]Initially, Forge of Empires was only available in English and German. As of 2023, there were 25 language versions available. A Korean language server was closed in 2016.
Awards
[edit]- 2013 – MMO Award for Best Strategy Browser MMO[11]
- 2013 – Deutscher Computerspielpreis for Best Browser Game[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Forge of Empires Tenth Anniversary Event [Introductory Guide]., forgeofempirestips.com, 16 March 2022
- ^ Forge of Empires 10th anniversary Event video., Foehints, 16 March 2022
- ^ Forge of Empires: Free-to-Play Strategy Game Entering Open Beta., browsergames.co.uk, 12 April 2012, archived from the original on 19 April 2015, retrieved 7 January 2015
- ^ "TV ads lift Forge of Empires past 10m users". MCV UK. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Forge of Empires now optimized for iPhone". TechnologyTell. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Forge of Empires Launches on Android". Inquisitr. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "It Came From Canada: Forge of Empires, InnoGames' Turn-Based Strategy Take on Clash of Clans". 148Apps. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Bull, Glenda (7 August 2023). "InnoGames' Forge of Empires surpasses $1 billion in lifetime revenue". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Five years on: InnoGames on the evolution of Forge of Empires". Pocket Gamer. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "InnoGames's worldwide strategy hit Forge of Empires joins €1 billion superclub". InnoGames. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ List of winners., GforGaming, 7 January 2015
- ^ List of winners., Awardbüro Deutscher Computerspielpreis Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, 7 January 2015, archived from the original on 2 July 2014