Tribal Wars
Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.
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- Released
- 2003
- Developer
- InnoGames
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- 0.2 GB
What is Tribal Wars?
Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 10 June 2003 |
|---|---|
| Developer | InnoGames |
| Publisher | InnoGames |
| Platforms | iOS, iPad, PC, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Languages | 22 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q264257, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Tribal Wars received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | Yes |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | Yes |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | 0.2 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Is Tribal Wars worth it?
71% of 840 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. It is free to play.
That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. Players do report problems — see the reported-problems section below before buying. We have not published our own review of this game.
How long is Tribal Wars? How long to beat it
Total play time for Tribal Wars is about 291.4 hours to do everything, and around 100 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 100h | 2 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 291.4h | 2 |
Tribal Wars is free to play, so the only cost is your time: about 100 hours to beat it.
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Tribal Wars system requirements
The minimum requirements from Tribal Wars's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.
| Memory | 0.5 GB RAM (other games at this level) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i3 |
| Graphics | Intel Pentium 4 processor |
| Storage | 0.2 GB (more games this size) |
| System | 64-bit OS required |
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Tribal Wars price & deals: is it on sale?
We have one reading so far: Free on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.
What readers say about Tribal Wars
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Problems players report
We read the 110 most recent negative Steam reviews of Tribal Wars on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Monetisation inside the game19 of 110 (17%)
played it years ago but it is still PAY TO WIN!!
Steam review, 16 March 2021 · 2,488 hours played · 25 readers marked it helpfulPay to win on most worlds and when its not pay to win, players create fake accounts to farm and get ahead.
Steam review, 24 December 2020 · 22 hours played · 24 readers marked it helpful
A further 2 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
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Games like Tribal Wars
24 games overlap with Tribal Wars on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Call of War: World War 2, Age of Empires III and Stronghold Crusader HD (2012).
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Common questions about Tribal Wars
What platforms is Tribal Wars on?
Tribal Wars is available on iOS, iPad, PC, Steam Deck. It first released in 2003.
Is Tribal Wars free?
Yes. Tribal Wars is free to download on Steam. It carries in-game purchases.
Do players recommend Tribal Wars?
71% of 840 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
Does Tribal Wars work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Tribal Wars as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
How big is the Tribal Wars download?
0.2 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Tribal Wars?
Tribal Wars was developed by InnoGames and published by InnoGames.
Is Tribal Wars worth it in 2026?
71% of 840 Steam reviews are positive (Mostly Positive), and it is free to play. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.
What are the system requirements for Tribal Wars?
At minimum, Tribal Wars needs 0.5 GB RAM, a Core i3, a Intel Pentium 4 processor, 0.2 GB of storage, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.
How long does it take to beat Tribal Wars?
about 100 hours for the main story, 291.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.