Patron builds upon the foundations laid out by the staples of the survival city builder genre and enhances the experience with a large research tree and by introducing intricate social dynamics into the game and the genre in general.



Empires! is described as 'Real-time strategy game about building and ruling a historical empire' and is a RTS game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Empires! for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Steam, Android and Mac apps. The best Empires! alternative is 0 A.D., which is both free and Open Source. Other Empires! like games are Age of Empires, Warcraft III, Empire Earth and CaesarIA.
Patron builds upon the foundations laid out by the staples of the survival city builder genre and enhances the experience with a large research tree and by introducing intricate social dynamics into the game and the genre in general.



I wanted to play a city building game with the feel of a real time strategy game, but with more depth; more resources, more control, and most importantly: more complexity. All set in a medieval world with some fantasy elements thrown in.


