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Ikariam

Grow a town on a Mediterranean island, send ships with wood and wine to your neighbours, and build a fleet before the pirates on the next island do.

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The columns of an ancient Greek temple at sunset, near the sea
Photo: Cristina Gottardi / Unsplash

Facts

The facts

Runs it
Gameforge, Karlsruhe
Since
2008
To start
Sign in to Gameforge's Ikariam lobby and pick a world. Keto, the newest English one, opened on 18 September 2026.
Phone browser
The Ikariam app was pulled from the stores and the team tells players to use the browser version. We did not test that on a phone.
Money
Free to play. Ambrosia is bought with real money (small amounts are also given in play) and pays for Ikariam Plus features, extra building grounds and moving towns. There is an in-game item shop.
Paid random items
None found in the 2026 patch notes or events, but the item shop needs a login and was not inspected.
Languages
English and 30 more
Age
USK 0 on Gameforge's page; children still need a parent's consent under Gameforge's terms.
Company
Alliances with treaties, PvP raids by armies and fleets, an official forum and Discord.
Status
Version 17.6.1 arrived on 14 October 2026, and 11,463 players were online across all worlds when we checked. A sea-monster event runs from 29 October to 8 November 2026.

Profile

What it asks of you

  • ReadingReports and trade screens
  • PaceTimers set the speed, not reflexes
  • WaitingEvery queue runs in real time
  • CompanyAlliances and raids

How it plays

How Ikariam plays

Ikariam is a town builder set on islands. Each island has one luxury resource, such as wine, marble, crystal or sulphur, so towns trade by ship and alliances form around the routes. Buildings, research and voyages take real time.

The sea is the point. Fleets escort trade and fight, the Pirate Fortress runs competitive capture raids, and co-operative sea-monster events come round every few months. New English worlds open regularly, so a newcomer need not join a ten-year-old map.

Your first half hour

  1. 0–5 min
    Sign in to the Gameforge lobby and choose the newest English world, where everyone started recently.
  2. 5–15 min
    Follow the opening tasks: a town hall, a warehouse and a sawmill on your island's forest.
  3. 15–30 min
    Queue the next building, look up which luxury resource your island has, and see who your neighbours are before you meet their fleets.

Accounts and ages

Ikariam uses the same Gameforge account as Tanoth and OGame, opened with an email address. The old companion app has been withdrawn, so the browser is now the way in.

Gameforge's page gives Ikariam a USK 0 label. Its terms still say minors need a parent's consent to use Gameforge services.

Sources

Ikariam facts checked on 23 October 2026. How we check.

Suits

Players who want the sea theme with substance: trade routes, fleets, piracy and alliance politics.

Harder for

Anyone who wants a character to play: you run towns and fleets, not a hero, and other players can raid you.

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