Evony: The King's Return is an interesting beast. It successfully manages to be two games in one: a deep, resource-management MMO strategy game and a series of increasingly difficult physics-based puzzles. While the 'pull the pin' puzzles were originally a marketing hook, they've been integrated into the core experience quite well, providing a fun mental break between building your empire.
The real meat, however, is the 4X strategy. Choosing from 7 historical civilizations like the Japanese or the Russians isn't just a cosmetic choice; it dictates your architectural style and early-game advantages. The social aspect is huge—joining an alliance isn't optional if you want to survive the 'Throne City' battles. The real-time translation in chat is a standout feature, making global diplomacy surprisingly easy. It’s a massive game with a lot of moving parts, but it rewards those who stick around to master its complexity.
If you've seen an ad for Evony, you probably think it's a game about pulling pins to solve puzzles and save a treasure hunter. It isn't. That’s about 1% of the game. The other 99% is a generic mobile city-builder that I’ve played a hundred times before. You wait for bars to fill up, you gather wood, you upgrade a wall, and then you get attacked by someone who spent $10,000 on 'Legendary Generals.'
I despise this kind of game. It’s designed to be a second job that you pay to keep. The 'strategy' is non-existent compared to a real RTS like Age of Empires. It’s a numbers game where the person with the biggest wallet wins. The interface is a nightmare of red dots and 'buy now' pop-ups. It’s everything wrong with modern mobile gaming wrapped in a dishonest advertising campaign. Stay far away.
Performance: Heavy UI lag; frequent updates required.
Buy if: You love social-heavy strategy games and have a massive budget for microtransactions.
Skip if: You want the game shown in the ads or value fair, skill-based gameplay.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod
Version 5.35.1Wed Sep 23 2026
- Bug fixes and improvements
Shoot and engage in battles!
Build your cities. Train your troops. Expand your empire. Be the king of 7 kingdoms!
All in Evony: The King's Return, the hottest real-time strategy MMO of 2024!
Unique gameplay features:
◆ Challenge a variety of Survivor Levels
◆ Move, shoot, evolve weapons
◆ Use flexible finger controls
◆ Experience the joy of puzzle solving
THE EXCEPTIONALLY RICH AND AMAZING SET OF FEATURES:
◆ YOU ARE THE SURVIVOR! Move, dodge, shoot, acquire weapons, and fight to the last moment!
◆ Choose from 7 civilizations to customize your game’s architectural style: American, Chinese, European, Russian, Korean, Arabia and Japanese!
◆ YOU ARE THE DIPLOMAT! Join a strong Alliance where you can make friends, communicate in real-time via voice and text with auto-translations so you can improve strategies and win epic battles.
◆ YOU ARE THE WARLORD! With over four types of troops to select and train from ground-pounding infantry to massive siege engines; wage epic wars, fight against your enemies and see the battles happen all around you in real-time on the stunningly animated World Map.
◆ YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR! Administrate your cities in your Empire and use your leadership skills in managing resources and research improvements to gain strategic advantages.
◆ YOU ARE THE MONARCH! Recruit famous Generals of history to help with battles and city development. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, GEORGE WASHINGTON, KING ARTHUR, CHARLES THE GREAT, JULIUS CAESAR, GENGHIS KHAN, ODA NOBUNAGA, YI SUN-SIN, and more await you to explore. See them battle across the world of Evony in real-time, capture enemy generals and use them against their own leaders!
◆ YOU ARE THE PUZZLE MASTER! For each Keep Level-up, you can solve puzzles and earn awesome rewards!
Facebook fan page:
https://www.facebook.com/Evony.The.Kings.Return/
NOTICE: Evony: The King’s Return is a completely free-to-play game, however there are some game items that can also be purchased for real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Also under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Evony: The King’s Return.
Do you want to be the king of 7 kingdoms?
Join now with your friends in the highly addictive RTS/SLG game NOW!
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.Shoot and engage in battles!
Build your cities. Train your troops. Expand your empire. Be the king of 7 kingdoms!
All in Evony: The King's Return, the hottest real-time strategy MMO of 2024!
Unique gameplay features:
◆ Challenge a variety of Survivor Levels
◆ Move, shoot, evolve weapons
◆ Use flexible finger controls
◆ Experience the joy of puzzle solving
THE EXCEPTIONALLY RICH AND AMAZING SET OF FEATURES:
◆ YOU ARE THE SURVIVOR! Move, dodge, shoot, acquire weapons, and fight to the last moment!
◆ Choose from 7 civilizations to customize your game’s architectural style: American, Chinese, European, Russian, Korean, Arabia and Japanese!
◆ YOU ARE THE DIPLOMAT! Join a strong Alliance where you can make friends, communicate in real-time via voice and text with auto-translations so you can improve strategies and win epic battles.
◆ YOU ARE THE WARLORD! With over four types of troops to select and train from ground-pounding infantry to massive siege engines; wage epic wars, fight against your enemies and see the battles happen all around you in real-time on the stunningly animated World Map.
◆ YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR! Administrate your cities in your Empire and use your leadership skills in managing resources and research improvements to gain strategic advantages.
◆ YOU ARE THE MONARCH! Recruit famous Generals of history to help with battles and city development. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, GEORGE WASHINGTON, KING ARTHUR, CHARLES THE GREAT, JULIUS CAESAR, GENGHIS KHAN, ODA NOBUNAGA, YI SUN-SIN, and more await you to explore. See them battle across the world of Evony in real-time, capture enemy generals and use them against their own leaders!
◆ YOU ARE THE PUZZLE MASTER! For each Keep Level-up, you can solve puzzles and earn awesome rewards!
Facebook fan page:
https://www.facebook.com/Evony.The.Kings.Return/
NOTICE: Evony: The King’s Return is a completely free-to-play game, however there are some game items that can also be purchased for real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Also under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Evony: The King’s Return.
Do you want to be the king of 7 kingdoms?
Join now with your friends in the highly addictive RTS/SLG game NOW!












Evony: The King's Return is a multi-layered strategy game where you play the role of a Monarch. Choose from American, Chinese, European, Russian, Korean, Arabia, or Japanese civilizations to customize your empire's style. Manage resources, research improvements, and recruit historical generals like Abraham Lincoln and King Arthur. Between epic real-time battles, solve 'Survivor' and 'Pin-pulling' puzzles to gain treasures. Join a global alliance and compete for the ultimate throne in a stunningly animated world map.
7 unique historical civilizations
MMO real-time strategy battles
Survivor and puzzle-solving levels
Recruit 50+ famous historical generals
Global alliance system with voice/text chat
Resource and city management
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Coordinate with alliance members using the auto-translate chat to launch massive rallies against enemy Keeps or world bosses.
The game features 'Survivor Levels' and pin-pulling puzzles that challenge your logic and timing.