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How Empires Work

An incremental grand strategy game about building the machinery of empire. Tax, trade, conquer, and civilise subjects and foreigners alike. Automate it all into institutions that run themselves across centuries of history. Her Imperial Majesty expects results.

Released · 2026-11-03

At a glance

About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title: How Empires Work
Content: Game
Release date: 2026-11-03
Developer: Crow Cottage
Publisher: Crow Cottage
Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS
Connected stores: 1

Steam Steam source details

Store title: How Empires Work
Product ID: 4663730
Developer: Crow Cottage
Publisher: Crow Cottage
Store platforms: Windows + Linux + macOS
Source checked: 2026-11-11 04:35 UTC

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Ways to play

Single-player

Accessibility

Store features

Store tags

Genres

Casual
Indie
Simulation
Strategy

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-11-11. Store tags from Steam, as players and the store apply them.

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Lumiri price context

Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

8.99 EUR

Steam

Recorded 1 day ago

Difference between stores

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One comparable store. A difference needs another matching store price.

Distance from observed low

+0.90 EUR

Steam listing only. Low: 8.09 EUR.

Last seen 2026-11-04

Newest included record2026-11-11 04:35 UTC

1 included price record from 1 store · 1 linked listing

See the 1 included observation

Steam history →How Empires Work
8.99 EUR
2026-11-11 04:35 UTC1 day ago

How this comparison works

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These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

Steam

How Empires Work

8.99 EUR

Price recorded 2026-11-11 04:35 UTC

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

92/100

Steam rating

1 included source · 39 underlying reviews

Steam

92/100 92% positive

92/100

39 user reviews · Positive

36 positive · 3 negative

Included in the combined rating.

Checked 2026-11-10 19:34 UTC

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Game challenges

Achievements

17 achievements collected from supported stores. Percentages show the global share of players who unlocked each achievement, not personal player activity.

Steam

Touch Grass

Spend a healthy amount of time hovering your cursor over the map

88.2% of players unlocked this

Steam

Hidden achievement

87.1% of players unlocked this

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Delegation

Create 100 Aristocrats

83.8% of players unlocked this

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A World to Explore

Discover another Region

68.1% of players unlocked this

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Imperial Subs

Create 1000 Aristocrats (of any type) in a single game

57.9% of players unlocked this

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Industrialisation

Build a Factory

25.9% of players unlocked this

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Most Valuable Product

Reach the highest level of Commodity Bonus for Coffee

11.9% of players unlocked this

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Hidden achievement

6.3% of players unlocked this

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Managed Growth

Have Max Happiness in an Area that has a fully staffed Factory at max level

3.6% of players unlocked this

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Her Majesty's Guidance

Ask the Empress for Task Advice 20 times

3.0% of players unlocked this

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Just Because I Can

Have maximum negative Happiness in 5 Areas in the same Region

1.9% of players unlocked this

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The Pursuit of Glory

Complete a game of Glory Mode

1.0% of players unlocked this

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Hidden achievement

0.7% of players unlocked this

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Seasoned Traveller

Reach every Region

0.4% of players unlocked this

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Efficient Exploiter

Have every kind of Commodity Bonus active at once

0.3% of players unlocked this

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Exporting Civilisation

Control every Area and have them be at Area Level 3

0.3% of players unlocked this

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The Sun Never Sets

Control every Area

0.3% of players unlocked this

Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Individual observations.

Last observed Steam players: 15
Observed peak · 24h: —
All-time observed peak: 15
Average players · 24h: —

Open full player history · no samples in the last 24h.

Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 8.09 EUR, last seen 2026-11-04

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2026-11-04 20:06: 8.09 EUR (10% off)
2026-11-11 04:35: 8.99 EUR

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

Price increase Steam 11 Nov 2026

8.99 USD → 9.99 USD (+11%)
Price increase Steam 11 Nov 2026

8.09 EUR → 8.99 EUR (+11%)