About Empire War

What is Empire War?

Empire War is a browser-based idle strategy game where you build a corporate empire from a startup garage to a global conglomerate. Inspired by classic click-and-progress games with a corporate twist.

Play in quick 20-30 minute sessions throughout the day. Execute deals, build business divisions, recruit employees, attack rival companies, and climb the Power 500 leaderboard. When you're ready, IPO your company to cash out and start a new venture with permanent bonuses.

Empire War is free to play, runs entirely in your browser, and requires no downloads or installations.

The Core Loop

Action Points (AP)

AP is your stamina. Every deal, recruit view, and management action costs AP. AP regenerates over time at a steady rate. Your maximum AP pool increases as you level up and complete IPO exits.

Deals

Deals are your primary active gameplay. Each deal costs AP, has a success rate, and pays cash + XP. Higher tiers unlock as you level up, with bigger rewards and longer cooldowns.

Each deal has its own individual cooldown. You can run different deals simultaneously as long as you have AP. Some deals have a chance to drop rare collection items.

Divisions

Divisions are businesses you own that generate passive income over time. There are 90 unique division types across 6 industries, each with 3 tiers (Starter, Mid, Top). Income accumulates while you're offline, capped at 12 hours.

Specialization: Own 3+ divisions in one industry for +15% income. Own 5+ for +30%. Certain industry combinations unlock synergy bonuses. Divisions can be upgraded to Level 10, each level increasing income substantially.

Employees

Recruit employees with different specialties, levels, and skills. Assign them to boost deal success rates, division income, attack power, or defense. But they cost salary — if you can't pay, they go on strike.

Employees range from Level 1 Interns to Level 10 Executives. The recruiting pool refreshes every 6 hours with random candidates. Higher CEO levels give better odds of finding high-level talent.

Hostile Takeovers (PvP)

Attack other players' divisions to skim their income and deal damage. PvP unlocks at CEO Level 11 with level-range protection for new PvP players. Impactful but not devastating — you chip away at rivals, not destroy them.

• Costs 30 AP + cash stake per attack
• Win: skim 20% of target division income for 24 hours
• Lose: forfeit your cash stake
• Defender gets a 4-hour shield and a free retaliation attack
• Maximum 5 attacks per day, 8-hour cooldown per target
• Levels 11-15: can only attack within ±5 levels. Level 16+: open PvP.

SEC Heat

SEC Heat represents regulatory attention from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aggressive deals and attacks add heat. High heat levels trigger escalating penalties that force strategic pacing.

SEC Heat decays naturally at -1 per hour. Use PR Campaigns or Charitable Donations to reduce heat faster.

IPO / Prestige System

IPO is the prestige mechanic. At CEO Level 25+, after completing 3 IPO Preparation deals, you can take your company public. This resets your empire but gives permanent bonuses.

Collections & Achievements

Collections: Loot drops randomly from completed deals. Each item belongs to a collection set of 5 pieces. Complete a set for a permanent bonus that survives IPO. 8 sets total with bonuses like +5% all income, +10% attack strength, and -20% upgrade time.

Achievements: 50+ achievements across 8 categories (Deals, Empire, Employees, PvP, Wealth, IPO, Collections, Misc). Each awards XP and cash. Certain milestones unlock cosmetic titles displayed on your profile.

Market Events

Periodic game-wide events affect all players. Tech Booms boost tech division income. Market Crashes reduce income across the board. Government Stimulus increases deal payouts. Events last 4-8 hours and add an element of unpredictability to the game economy. Adapt your strategy or capitalize on the opportunity.

Power 500 Leaderboard

The global leaderboard ranks all players by company valuation. Multiple boards available: active company valuation, lifetime net worth (across all IPO exits), and per-industry leaders. View the Power 500 — no account required.