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Start here01The original village-war MMO, first built in 2003 and still running world after world. You grow one village with wood, clay and iron, train troops across barracks, stables and workshops, and take neighbours’ villages with noblemen. Plain to look at, sharp to play, and carried by tribes that coordinate like small armies.
Best endgame02A long-running strategy MMO where every round builds toward one finale: alliances racing to raise a Wonder of the World. You pick a tribe such as Romans, Gauls or Teutons, gather wood, clay, iron and crop, send a hero on adventures and fight Natar villages for the artifacts they guard.
Best on the go03The 2014 sequel to the village-conquest classic, rebuilt with a cleaner map and one account that carries across browser, iOS and Android. You start in a small village and build toward an impressive castle, recruit soldiers and riders, raise siege weapons, and coordinate with your tribe across worlds that run for months.
Best for roles04Travian Kingdoms splits its players into kings and governors. Governors pay tribute and gain protection; kings lead kingdoms, gather treasures from robbers and fight for Wonders of the World. Pick Gauls, Teutons or Romans, trade with neighbours and turn villages into cities across a six-month round.
Castle lovers05Xyrality’s medieval strategy game turns a simple starting castle into a fortress, then into an empire of conquered cities. Research technologies, manage resources including silver, recruit knights and foot soldiers, send them on missions, and plan wars with alliances of hundreds of players, with jousts and castle festivals between campaigns.
Old-school pick06Gameforge’s KingsAge starts you with a small castle and a couple of acres, then lets your kingdom grow with every castle you conquer. Build sawmills and stone quarries, research in the alchemist’s laboratory, trade at the market, train archers and knights, and help your alliance drive barbarians out of occupied castles.
