Illyriad Games was founded in 2009 to launch exciting browser-based game applications. Our operational headquarters are in London, UK - but our staff our located around the world.

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Spring Tournament - 2020
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Spring Tournament - 2020

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Win your Alliance Regional Control In Seasonal Tournaments. This introduces further potential for long-term, alliance-level, inter-regional, military...

Elements of Artifice Part 1 - Exotic Armaments
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Elements of Artifice Part 1 - Exotic Armaments

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Research and discover up to 125 new pieces of equipment, completely changing the face of warfare across Illyriad.

Illyriad Now Live on Steam!
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Illyriad Now Live on Steam!

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Illyriad - 4X Grand Strategy MMO has just released on Steam!

 Illyriad is now on Steam Greenlight!
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Illyriad is now on Steam Greenlight!

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We've just launched our Steam Greenlight page! Please give support and feedback!

Tournament IX - The Tinkers' Tournament!
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Tournament IX - The Tinkers' Tournament!

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Throughout the entire month of September, the Tinkers are running a server-wide alliance tournament!

Playtest Nov 7, 2015
Age Of Ascent

Playtest Nov 7, 2015

Age Of Ascent

Projectile Multi-Cannons, 320 rounds per sec (19.2k per min), velocity 4 km/s, 7 km range (12pm PST, 2pm Central US, 3pm East US, 8pm UTC/GMT/UK)

Adventures in High Speed Networking
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Adventures in High Speed Networking

Age Of Ascent

Today we’re talking about server IO throughput at the extreme end.

New Art and Lore Updates
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New Art and Lore Updates

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We've added some more new art to the research tree, and we also finally added the long-called-for "surprised" emote for chat!

New lighting and shading
Age Of Ascent

New lighting and shading

Age Of Ascent

New lighting and shading for this Saturday's Free-for-All (FFA) PvP playtest.

Illyriad's 5 Year Birthday!
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Illyriad's 5 Year Birthday!

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Where we've come from, and where we are going to, very soon.

Why Illyriad is the most unique MMO
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Why Illyriad is the most unique MMO

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I wanted to take a moment of your time to let you know why Illyriad is one of the most unique MMOs out there. It's a boast, sure, but it's true.

Set Your Engines to Max!
Age Of Ascent

Set Your Engines to Max!

Age Of Ascent

Space dogfighting at 2000m/s (4,473 miles/hr) and free "AoA Bughunter" t-shirts for combat glitch videos

New player tweaks
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New player tweaks

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We have done some changes to improve the new player experience of Illyriad.

Sieging, sieges and all-around siegery
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Sieging, sieges and all-around siegery

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Strategy Livestream: Siege! with GM Rikoo and ArteFore: What is sieging?

City Artwork Creation
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City Artwork Creation

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Designer GM Cerberus takes us on a tour of how one small portion of the game is created: A single building from start to finish.

Private Chat
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Private Chat

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The Department of Much-Asked-For Changes brings you some new features and changes, presented in a hokey set of music-based headlines.

The Battle of Europa
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The Battle of Europa

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This Saturday, the battleground has changed. Who will win control of the outpost at Jupiter's moon Europa?

Player and Town Growth Graphs
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Player and Town Growth Graphs

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New player and town growth graphs to see hourly progress

Windows 8.1 App Refresh
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Windows 8.1 App Refresh

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Win8 App refresh, existing players can now associate their player with the App.

Gold Exploit Closed
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Gold Exploit Closed

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We have never previously shared details about exploits, but we feel this one is exceptional in the relative size and scope, and will have had (and will...

Prestige Scrolls
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Prestige Scrolls

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Now prestige scan be transferred directly to anyone or sold on the open market at a trade hub, by using prestige scrolls.

Illyriad's Heart of Corruption beats again!
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Illyriad's Heart of Corruption beats again!

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The Heart of Corruption is a massive, living area of the map in Illyriad, a massively-multiplayer MMORTS. Players have been attacking the beating mass...

Illyriad players pick the name of an ocean!
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Illyriad players pick the name of an ocean!

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We recently asked the community to help us choose the name for an actual ocean on our in-game map. In the end, the right choice was made and the ocean...

Dynamic music, improved firing solutions
Age Of Ascent

Dynamic music, improved firing solutions

Age Of Ascent

This fortnight's playtest had improvements in every area, and great feedback!

Illyriad releases The Broken Lands!
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Illyriad releases The Broken Lands!

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Venture into the Broken Lands... Build an Empire in a World Torn Asunder.

Completely revised control system
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Completely revised control system

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Based on player feedback we've completely revised our controls.

GM Cerberus: Behind Illyriad’s Art
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GM Cerberus: Behind Illyriad’s Art

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Read the interview with GM Cerberus the superbly creative individual behind Illyriad Games' artwork

Public Alpha Playtest
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Public Alpha Playtest

Age Of Ascent

Alpha test this Saturday at 8pm UTC, with lots of new enhancements to test!

New updates, Tournament VIII and artwork!
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New updates, Tournament VIII and artwork!

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Illyriad Games is happy to announce a new batch of updates, a massive tournament -- The Ruby Jubilee -- and 95 new research tree graphics for its epic...

Tactical Battlemap
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Tactical Battlemap

Age Of Ascent

Introducing the new Tactical Display for improved situational awareness.