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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

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4.7/5

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4.7

252 Reviews

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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Description
Your People Shall Build You a Great Empire if You Rule Them Wisely. Start with a plot of land by the Yang-Tze and end with the Earth’s mightiest empire. Help your people thrive. Discover new technologies. Set taxes, control trade, raise huge armies. Invade other cities and make them yours. Decorate...
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Classic, Management, Historical, Resource Management, show 7 more... Isometric, Building, War, Base Building, City builder, Military, Only On GOG
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4.7/5

( 252 Reviews )

4.7

252 Reviews

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Product details
2002, Sierra, ESRB Rating: Everyone...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB available space...
Time to beat
60.5 hMain
74.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
67.5 h All Styles

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Description
Your People Shall Build You a Great Empire if You Rule Them Wisely.

Start with a plot of land by the Yang-Tze and end with the Earth’s mightiest empire. Help your people thrive. Discover new technologies. Set taxes, control trade, raise huge armies. Invade other cities and make them yours. Decorate. Do you have what it takes to build the Great Wall? Will you remember to honor your ancestors? Your throne awaits!
  • Build and rule ancient China wisely.
  • Get to know your citizens: Each has a personality, and they're smarter than ever to make your life easier.
  • Keep back the horde! New combat controls offer more intense fun in battles.

© 2002 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

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manual campaign creator guide
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Please Note: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection.

Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Please Note: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
60.5 hMain
74.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
67.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Classic, Management, Historical, Resource Management, show 7 more... Isometric, Building, War, Base Building, City builder, Military, Only On GOG
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2002-09-09T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Sierra / Activision
Size:
482 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Violence)
Game features
Cloud saves
Multi-player
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: September 18, 2025

tomasherman1976_91

Verified owner

Games: 35 Reviews: 1

Great Game

Much Better That Caesar Zeus And Better Than Pharaoh. True Top Thing By Sierra. Liked Some New Things By These People

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Posted on: September 20, 2025

vernethrax

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Games: 101 Reviews: 3

They don't do them like they used to

Good nostalgic game with qualities hard to find nowadays

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Posted on: September 30, 2025

oldgamer99999

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 2

Good old games indeed

Developers definitely put a lot of heart into this game. They incorporated many of the Chinese cultural aspects. The game is fun but I found it hard to understand how the game works.

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Posted on: September 30, 2025

benze350

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Games: 7 Reviews: 1

Excellent Game

I love building civilizations and found this game to be one of the best. Graphics are very nice

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Posted on: October 6, 2025

leepeigang1976

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Games: 5 Reviews: 1

Emperor: Rise of Middle Kingdom

One of my favourite games. Love every bits of it.

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