Forge of Empires: Build a City

Name: Forge of Empires: Build a City
Rating: 4.5 (14684 reviews)
Author: InnoGames

Civilization building game

Free · In-App Purchases

15K Ratings
Ages

15+
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

Events

LIVE EVENT
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Forge turns 14! Solve quests, merge futuristic pieces, climb Leagues for rewards & win the 10-level Anomaly Extractor.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

15K Ratings

Great but it’s all about the money
06/12/2020

General Word
The concept and gameplay is brilliant. Pity it’s ruined by the necessity to keep spending more and more diamonds to have the gameplay experience intended. They say there’s no obligation to spend but you do because you want to actually interact with most features they offer, otherwise it isn’t much fun at all. If you’re semi serious you’re looking at min $30 a month. The free version is like if you were playing a car racing game you just stay in first gear.I found the support quick to respond, however a little arrogant. Even the collect all where you spend diamonds instead of clicking on all your buildings to collect then reset the production is bugged, their reply was well it half works so bad luck no compensation kind regards. Most apps at least compensate you when they admit they have bugs and screw up, not this one. This annoys the paying subscribers but they don’t seem to care.

Developer Response
Hi! We released a new update that fixes several issues in the game. Please update and it should work again! :)
Great but it’s all about the money
06/12/2020

General Word

The concept and gameplay is brilliant. Pity it’s ruined by the necessity to keep spending more and more diamonds to have the gameplay experience intended. They say there’s no obligation to spend but you do because you want to actually interact with most features they offer, otherwise it isn’t much fun at all. If you’re semi serious you’re looking at min $30 a month. The free version is like if you were playing a car racing game you just stay in first gear.I found the support quick to respond, however a little arrogant. Even the collect all where you spend diamonds instead of clicking on all your buildings to collect then reset the production is bugged, their reply was well it half works so bad luck no compensation kind regards. Most apps at least compensate you when they admit they have bugs and screw up, not this one. This annoys the paying subscribers but they don’t seem to care.
Developer Response 08/12/2020
Hi! We released a new update that fixes several issues in the game. Please update and it should work again! :)
Great! Self control is the key
13/09/2018

Breaca10
This is a great game! The bad reviews are due to their own lack of self control. You have the option to not spend a cent. Like every similar game, when you buy, the price of packages increase. I find this way better than Game of War which cost me almost $1000 to keep up! GOW has way too many updates and too complicated with so many components. The new troops cost too much and if you don’t have the gears you were crushed every time. This is not the case here. You can build at your own pace. Joining a good guild is the key as well as finding great powerful friends to help with goods and teach you tricks and short cuts. There’s guild competitions where you fight the computer troops in diff levels and earn lots of rewards such as diamonds so you don’t need to spend. If you trade and swap and log in once a day to collect you will build up goods and fp and get great buildings without spending money. I have been playing almost 2 years now and haven’t felt the need to spend. You spend when your lazy but if you work hard you reap what you sow. Great guildies will help with donations to your great building to level them quicker and also means you have lots of opportunities to contribute to their buildings and earn rewards including great building blue prints. Also I got a lot of great buildings goods from great guild and friends. If it’s not them I wouldn’t be able to build without spending or it would be very slow
Great! Self control is the key
13/09/2018

Breaca10

This is a great game! The bad reviews are due to their own lack of self control. You have the option to not spend a cent. Like every similar game, when you buy, the price of packages increase. I find this way better than Game of War which cost me almost $1000 to keep up! GOW has way too many updates and too complicated with so many components. The new troops cost too much and if you don’t have the gears you were crushed every time. This is not the case here. You can build at your own pace. Joining a good guild is the key as well as finding great powerful friends to help with goods and teach you tricks and short cuts. There’s guild competitions where you fight the computer troops in diff levels and earn lots of rewards such as diamonds so you don’t need to spend. If you trade and swap and log in once a day to collect you will build up goods and fp and get great buildings without spending money. I have been playing almost 2 years now and haven’t felt the need to spend. You spend when your lazy but if you work hard you reap what you sow. Great guildies will help with donations to your great building to level them quicker and also means you have lots of opportunities to contribute to their buildings and earn rewards including great building blue prints. Also I got a lot of great buildings goods from great guild and friends. If it’s not them I wouldn’t be able to build without spending or it would be very slow
People are having problems with the developers?
29/09/2021

zb_toffee
I personally have no idea what half of these negative reviews are talking about. I’ve been playing this game on and off for a bit over 6 years, on two different worlds. I’m currently in the Oceanic future and I’ve never spent any money on diamonds. It became apparent to me that wishing wells and the guild expedition were the main source to gain diamonds, I have 30 shrunk wishing wells and get about 50 diamonds a day on average. Of course the developers want you to buy diamonds and offer insentives or bonuses with purchases but by no means are they “forcing” you to purchase anything. I have bought about 10 expansions with diamonds and I have enough for another one. Personally, I think they should probably make it easier for early players to progress in terms of goods because it can be really demotivating trying to get people to accept your trades, especially when you aren’t in a solid guild. But I stick by my statement that there is nothing greedy or unethical or any problems with integrity about these developers. They are just honest people, who need to make a living as much as the rest of us. If people want to spend money on this game for the fun of it I see that as a complete win-win. Top game, keep it up guys😁

Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! I am glad to hear that you enjoy our game so much :)
People are having problems with the developers?
29/09/2021

zb_toffee

I personally have no idea what half of these negative reviews are talking about. I’ve been playing this game on and off for a bit over 6 years, on two different worlds. I’m currently in the Oceanic future and I’ve never spent any money on diamonds. It became apparent to me that wishing wells and the guild expedition were the main source to gain diamonds, I have 30 shrunk wishing wells and get about 50 diamonds a day on average. Of course the developers want you to buy diamonds and offer insentives or bonuses with purchases but by no means are they “forcing” you to purchase anything. I have bought about 10 expansions with diamonds and I have enough for another one. Personally, I think they should probably make it easier for early players to progress in terms of goods because it can be really demotivating trying to get people to accept your trades, especially when you aren’t in a solid guild. But I stick by my statement that there is nothing greedy or unethical or any problems with integrity about these developers. They are just honest people, who need to make a living as much as the rest of us. If people want to spend money on this game for the fun of it I see that as a complete win-win. Top game, keep it up guys😁
Developer Response 02/10/2021
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! I am glad to hear that you enjoy our game so much :)
Advertising has become intrusive.
25/08/2022

Jao##$
I have been playing FOE for a few months now, and have generally enjoyed the experience up until now. As with most civilisation type games, it takes a while to get going, and a while to understand all the elements. FOE is less competitive than any of the mmo civilisation games I have played previously. Game play is always at the individuals level, so you are not constantly being attacked, farmed or robbed of your resources. The flip side of this is that the game is a little less social. You do not need to pay money for diamonds as they are available in the game play as rewards, however the temptation is very strong early in the game and this is when they are most useful. Once you have leveled up 3 ages, the temptation is gone.My main concern with the game is the insertion of advertising which has become quite intrusive. You are essentially being trapped into watching it, and are forced to interact with it to get it off the screen. There are nearly a dozen different triggers for the advertising and some are hard to avoid. It feels like an experiment gone wrong, and if it was there when I first started playing the game, I would have pulled out. I will see how it goes over the next few weeks, but am likely to move on if it continues.

Developer Response
Thank you for your review and feedback!
Advertising has become intrusive.
25/08/2022

Jao##$

I have been playing FOE for a few months now, and have generally enjoyed the experience up until now. As with most civilisation type games, it takes a while to get going, and a while to understand all the elements. FOE is less competitive than any of the mmo civilisation games I have played previously. Game play is always at the individuals level, so you are not constantly being attacked, farmed or robbed of your resources. The flip side of this is that the game is a little less social. You do not need to pay money for diamonds as they are available in the game play as rewards, however the temptation is very strong early in the game and this is when they are most useful. Once you have leveled up 3 ages, the temptation is gone.My main concern with the game is the insertion of advertising which has become quite intrusive. You are essentially being trapped into watching it, and are forced to interact with it to get it off the screen. There are nearly a dozen different triggers for the advertising and some are hard to avoid. It feels like an experiment gone wrong, and if it was there when I first started playing the game, I would have pulled out. I will see how it goes over the next few weeks, but am likely to move on if it continues.
Developer Response 28/09/2022
Thank you for your review and 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.

iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Languages: English and 20 more

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Age Classification: 15+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

Diamonds (220) $7.99

Army Pack $5.99

Diamonds (110) $4.99

Diamonds (600) $14.99

Diamonds (1500) $29.99

530 Diamonds $14.99

1250 Diamonds $29.99

Diamonds (10000) $129.99

Diamonds (13000) $149.99

530 Diamonds + Special Offer $14.99

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