The Price of Empire
Released 28 October 2026 · PC · Strategy, Early Access
Grand strategy on the real Earth: found your nation anywhere you like, build cities and mines, wage war with tanks and artillery and forge alliances – against up to 20 AI rivals or with friends. But every new territory comes at a price.
Story
The whole world. Your nation. The Price of Empire is a grand strategy game on the real Earth – with no historical script and no ready-made countries. Pick any free territory on the globe, give your nation a name and a color, and build it up from there: territory by territory, against up to 20 AI rivals with exactly the same plan. A world built from real data More than 150,000 land hexes, each about 40 km across, with real elevation, climate zones, forests, rivers and lakes Mountains, deserts, rainforest and tundra decide where your armies advance quickly – and where they don't A freely rotating 3D map that wraps around the whole planet from east to west Territories ignore today's borders – the world is up for grabs Every empire has its price Each new territory brings land, resources and room for cities – and costs administration. The larger your realm, the faster those costs climb. Grow too fast and you will soon lack the money to pay your troops. An empire has to be paid for. Economy Produce wood, iron, coal and oil, grow cities through five stages, build mines and harbors A world market with shifting prices: buying drives the price up, selling drives it down Research...
Gameplay
The whole world. Your nation. The Price of Empire is a grand strategy game on the real Earth – with no historical script and no ready-made countries. Pick any free territory on the globe, give your nation a name and a color, and build it up from there: territory by territory, against up to 20 AI rivals with exactly the same plan. A world built from real data More than 150,000 land hexes, each about 40 km across, with real elevation, climate zones, forests, rivers and lakes Mountains, deserts, rainforest and tundra decide where your armies advance quickly – and where they don't A freely rotating 3D map that wraps around the whole planet from east to west Territories ignore today's borders – the world is up for grabs Every empire has its price Each new territory brings land, resources and room for cities – and costs administration. The larger your realm, the faster those costs climb. Grow too fast and you will soon lack the money to pay your troops. An empire has to be paid for. Economy Produce wood, iron, coal and oil, grow cities through five stages, build mines and harbors A world market with shifting prices: buying drives the price up, selling drives it down Research in six branches – from mining to armored warfare and reconnaissance War Eight unit types: infantry, motorized infantry, artillery, anti-tank, light, medium and heavy tanks, reconnaissance Battles...
Features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- PvP
- LAN PvP
- Custom Volume Controls
- Adjustable Difficulty
- #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- Playable without Timed Input
Release details
The Price of Empire is a Strategy and Early Access game by PAT-Studios. The Price of Empire came out on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 28 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did The Price of Empire come out?
The Price of Empire came out on 28 October 2026.
Which platforms is The Price of Empire on?
The Price of Empire is on PC.
Who makes The Price of Empire?
The Price of Empire is developed by PAT-Studios.
What kind of game is The Price of Empire?
The Price of Empire is a game of these genres: Strategy and Early Access.