Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO (original) (raw)
Critically-Acclaimed, Award-Winning Massively Multiplayer Epic Grand Strategy.
"Fantastic city-builder... a ton of depth, a great community... play at your own pace... perfect gameplay... absolutely wonderful Lore... the map is incredible... reminds me of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones - those great big epic stories." - massively.com
Build a city, create an Empire!
Forge Alliances with thousands of players. Craft and Trade 380+ resources and items in an entirely player driven market, across a vast, varied world. Side with 100+ warring NPC factions and their 700+ unit types.
Research 400+ technologies, and build 70+ building types to create your own specialised cities. Gather exotic resources, craft rare items, master mighty magics, command thieves and assassins, explore and settle new lands in the 8.6 million square world of Illyriad.
Illyriad is a strategy game of extraordinary depth and variety. With a great community, multiple paths for city specialisation, and frequent updates and new releases, this is a vast fantasy world where you can be the kind of ruler that you wish to be.
"Solid and deep MMO play experience. This is certainly a sweeping, epic strategy game." – Independent Games Festival
Build, plan, gather, craft, trade, scheme and fight in this free to play strategy epic!
Illyriad News
1 Oct, 2024 
Faction Outposts
Fight for control of the most valuable Faction territory in Illyriad! 155 new, custom Faction mystery squares are now live on the map, complete with new place names, lore, and more..
1 Aug, 2020 
Fall Tournament 2020
1 May, 2020 
Summer Tournament 2020
1 Feb, 2020 
Spring Tournament 2020
31 Jan, 2020 
Seasonal Tournaments
03 Dec, 2019 
Skyfallen Stones
24 Nov, 2019 
Tournament XI Winners
19 Oct, 2019 
Tournament XI: Calamity
New Tournament Incoming! Calamity! October 26th - November 23rd! Learn more...
30 July, 2019 
Powerful New Runes
Four new powerful rune spells have been added to the "Runes" school of magic, giving commanders even stronger defensive options of their cities. Learn more...
30 July, 2019 
Art of Illusion Making a Resurgence
Eight new prestige cities have been added to the available list.
Learn more...
6 Nov, 2018 
New User Interface Alpha Test
We're delighted to announce that we're opening up a new User Interface (UI) for testing by the general community, learn about what's changed and how you can participate.
11 Oct, 2018 
October's Multi-stage Release
Be sure to checkout our announcement of a massive update that has been several years in the making, learn about the multi-stage release.
10 Oct, 2018 
Exotic Armaments
125 new pieces of equipment, completely changing the face of warfare across Illyriad! Read more about Elements of Artifice Part 1
25 Feb, 2017 
The Design-A-City Contest
Jan 11, 2017 