Six games, ordered by rating. Every link opens the developer's own site — nothing is hosted, embedded or streamed from this domain.
4.4/5The strongest entry in the chronicle. Battles are fought on a hex map with terrain and unit roles that actually matter, which lifts it well above the usual send-and-wait model. City management is conventional but never gets in the way, and a free account reaches the tactical content quickly.
4.2/5A turn-based party RPG with hundreds of characters and, more importantly, real interactions between them. Building a team that covers its own weaknesses is a proper puzzle. Progress slows noticeably in the late campaign, which is the point most free players stop.
4.1/5Castle building in a browser, with a light touch and a clear interface. It runs on anything, loads in seconds, and the alliance war seasons give it structure. On your own it becomes repetitive within a fortnight; in an active alliance it holds up far longer.
4.0/5A large-scale clan game where the interesting decisions happen between people rather than inside the interface. Negotiation, timing and shared defence are the whole experience. Starting without a clan is slow going, so find one early.
4.0/5The calmest game we cover, and deliberately so. Fields, animals and a production chain that fits comfortably into two short visits a day. There is no competitive pressure at all, which is either exactly what you want or not the point of the genre for you.
3.9/5Classical empire building with a strong atmosphere and a genuinely good sense of place. The interface has not aged well and the middle stretch relies heavily on waiting, but alliance diplomacy is still the most engaging part of the design.