Fit check
Is East India Company worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want trade and naval warfare in one game
- Solo players interested in managing ports, fleets, and diplomatic relationships
- Multiplayer groups seeking maritime strategy for up to 8 participants
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based battles rather than real-time decisions
- Those wanting a narrowly focused naval combat game without trade, ports, and resource management
- Players looking for a fantasy setting instead of a 17th-century maritime setting
Our take on East India Company
The defining structure is the split between empire management and ship-level combat: fleets can be handled from a strategic view, while battles also allow direct control of a single vessel.
What is East India Company?
East India Company is a real-time strategy game set in the 17th century, focused on trade between Europe and the Far East.
Choose from eight European nations and manage fleets, ports, resources, trade agreements, and routes carrying goods such as spices, silk, and tea. Ships range from sloops to large warships, with transport or combat roles. Naval engagements can be overseen strategically or played through direct control of one vessel, including broadsides and boarding actions. Port upgrades add buildings for trade and military functions. Diplomacy includes alliances and declarations of war. The game supports solo play and multiplayer competition with up to 8 participants online or through LAN.
How East India Company plays
- 01Dual Battle Control
- Naval engagements can be directed from an RTS view or played by controlling one ship.
- 02Trade Route Management
- Fleets can be assigned to routes linking Europe and the Far East, carrying goods including spices, silk, and tea.
- 03Fleet Customization
- More than 10 ship types provide different transport and combat roles.
- 04Port Development
- New port buildings can be added to support commercial and military functions.
- 05Diplomatic Choices
- Nations can form alliances or declare war as influence expands.
- 06Eight-Player Multiplayer
- Multiplayer supports up to 8 participants through online or LAN play.
East India Company compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II strategy with intense hands-on combat. East India Company instead combines naval battles with trade routes, port upgrades, diplomacy, and resource management across a maritime empire.
East India Company: platforms & release
Is East India Company worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want trade and naval warfare in one game. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based battles rather than real-time decisions.
Where can I download East India Company?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens East India Company's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is East India Company on?
Windows only.
