Grepolis is a strategy-based browser-game MMO published and released by the German studio InnoGames. The first Grepolis server named Alpha went live on January 10, 2010 and since then players are free to create an account and play.

The player takes the role of a city ruler in Ancient Greek responsible with building a powerful city along with a powerful army in order to resist other players searching to expand their reign or conduct your own conquest plans against neighboring cities.

The game system is easy to pick up and understand and thus the player wastes no time in jumping into the core of the game. The tutorial quickly explains the basics and then leaves the player to build their city, upgrade and research technologies, train troops and construct a fleet. Players can also choose one of the four gods (Zeus, Athena, Hera and Poseidon) to watch over them and aid them in battle or in the process of upgrading their city. Each has specific “Divine Powers” and allow the training of mythical creatures.

Players can form alliances in order to provide support and plan coordinated attacks on a city or a group of cities in order to expand their domination. Points are awarded with each building built or research made which makes players or alliances obtain better ranks in the leaderboards.

Even though Grepolis is at its core a free-to-play game, it has some bonuses that can be bought with real money that offer a certain boost in different areas such as attack, management, gods favor, economy, fleet power.

Overall Grepolis is a simple yet entertaining strategy game that has the potential of keeping players happy for a long time.