New Logo, Forgot Password, Strike Fix & SEO Overhaul
A fresh look and a batch of important fixes. New brand logo — a crowned dollar sign — now appears across the site, with refreshed favicons, app icons, and a redesigned social share image. Forgot Password is finally here: reset your password from the login page via a secure emailed link (expires in 1 hour). Strike fix: staff will no longer go on strike while you have division income waiting to collect — payroll now auto-collects accumulated income before anyone walks out, so a profitable company stays staffed even while you're away. Achievements fix: many achievements that weren't firing (Full Portfolio, Synergy Seeker, Loyal Crew, Dream Team and more) are now reliably awarded — the game re-checks your milestones every time you visit HQ. Plus retaliation strikes now clearly show the income you skim, and a round of SEO and structured-data improvements to help new CEOs find the game.
v1.8FeatureBalanceQoL
Quick Close Kits, Energy Drink Use, Sortable Staff & Balance Fixes
Big quality-of-life update. Energy Drinks now actually do something — click the cyan battery icon in the header to refill your AP to max. Quick Close Kits are a new rare consumable that clears ALL active deal cooldowns at once — find them in the pink briefcase icon. Quick Close Kits drop rarely from Login Streak Day 7 (25% chance), All-3 Daily Mission Bonus (5% chance), referral milestones (10% chance), and as a guaranteed bonus on every IPO exit. Also: employees are now displayed as a compact sortable list (8 sort options including Skill, Salary, Loyalty, Strikes First) instead of bulky cards. Deal success rate now shows your effective rate including unassigned employee bonuses (+1% per 100 skill of matching specialty). Several deals have been assigned specialties (Sales, Tech, Legal, Security, Operations) so your unassigned staff actually boost relevant deals.
v1.7PvPNPCsBalance
PvP NPCs & Hostile Takeover Improvements
The corporate battleground just got more competitive. AI-controlled companies now populate the PvP landscape — featuring iconic names like Stratton Oakmont, Gekko & Co, and Cyberdyne Systems. NPCs will auto-retaliate when attacked and occasionally launch their own hostile takeovers against you. Income skimming now pays out over 4 hours as bonus income/hr, and your attack rules page clearly shows what you'll earn before you strike.
v1.6FeatureNotifications
Notification System Overhaul
Push notifications now fire for all major game events: PvP attacks, division upgrades, AP full, deal cooldowns ready, SEC audits, cash warnings, and more. A new notification preferences page lets you toggle exactly which alerts you receive. Similar notifications are now grouped in the notification center to keep things clean.
v1.5BalanceHeat
SEC Heat Penalties Now Enforced
SEC Heat penalties are no longer just visual — they're real. Investigation tier (heat 51-75) now reduces division income by 15-30% and deal success by 10%. Lawsuit tier (76+) hits income by 35%. The Watchlist tier (26-50) introduces random SEC audits with a 15% chance per hour to freeze a random division for 1 hour. Manage your heat wisely.
v1.4BalanceEmployees
Employee Skills Now Impact Income
Employee skills are now fully integrated into the game economy. Operations specialty employees passively boost division income regardless of assignment. Employees assigned to divisions boost that division's income. The employee page now shows team power summaries and tooltips explaining what each employee contributes.
v1.3FeaturePartner Games
Daily Bonus & Drugwars Integration
A new Daily Bonus section has been added to the Missions page. Complete a game of Drugwars to earn $10,000 + 200 XP + a guaranteed loot drop — higher value rewards than standard daily missions. More partner games coming soon.
v1.2FeatureSocial
Referral System & Share Button
Refer friends and earn rewards. When someone registers with your referral code, you get an instant energy drink (full AP refill). When they reach CEO Level 3, you earn 1-3 energy drinks, $10,000 cash, and 500 XP. Refer 5 players to unlock the Recruiter achievement. A native share button is now on every game page — shared links automatically include your referral code.
v1.0Announcement
Empire War Launches
Empire War is live! Build your corporate empire from a startup garage to a global conglomerate. Execute deals, build business divisions, recruit employees, launch hostile takeovers, and climb the Power 500 leaderboard. When you're ready, IPO your company to cash out and start fresh with permanent bonuses. Free to play, runs entirely in your browser.