The games · 6 checked
Filter by format, phone play, no-account trials or games that sell nothing; 3 of the 6 sell nothing at all. Below the cards, the table puts 13 facts side by side.
Quick matchesAgainst the computer
Real-time land grab, from 1v1 to battle royale. A single-player scenario ran with no sign-up at all.
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Capture the other generals on a grid. 1v1, 2v2 and free-for-all; a username is enough.
Open the game page →Quick matchesTurns over daysAgainst the computer
Free chess with no adverts or shop. Play the computer with no account.
Open the game page →Turns over daysAgainst the computer
Seven players, secret orders, no dice. A game against six AI players needs no account.
Open the game page →Turns over daysAgainst the computer
A civilisation from 4000 BC. Single-player with no account, or one turn a day in LongTurn.
Open the game page →Turns over daysAgainst the computer
A space empire for 11 players, with turns on set days and games that run for months. Needs an email account.
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Fact table
| Fact | Territorial.io | Generals.io | Lichess | webDiplomacy | Freeciv-web | Planets.nu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made by | David Tschacher (country not stated) | MUGA Gaming, LLC (country not stated) | Lichess, a French charity run by volunteers (France) | Kestas Kuliukas and volunteer developers (country not stated) | Freeciv volunteers (open-source project, no company) | Geographical Media Inc. (country not stated) |
| Running since | app since 2020 | online since 2017 | since 2010 | code public since 2011 | Freeciv since 1996 | app since 2015 |
| Setting | Real maps and made-up islands, split into territories | A square grid of land, mountains and towns | The chessboard | Europe in 1901, from the board game Diplomacy | A civilisation from 4000 BC onwards | The Echo Cluster, a sector of space |
| Format | Real time. Lobbies for team games, battle royale, 1v1 and a zombie mode, plus single-player scenarios against bots. | Real time on a square grid: 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all with at least 3 players, bigger teams and custom games. | Chess for two: live games from one minute a side upwards, correspondence games with days per move, the computer, or a friend by challenge. | Turn-based: all seven players write orders in secret, and every move resolves at once when the phase ends. No dice. | Turn-based civilisation building: single-player against AI nations, multiplayer, play-by-email, hotseat on one computer, and LongTurn worlds with one turn a day. | Turn-based space empire. Everyone sends orders and the server 'hosts' the turn on set days, from once a week to every day. |
| One game lasts | A few minutes (est.: the store page says 'build empires in minutes' and lobby countdowns were 2 to 9 minutes) | About 5 to 15 minutes (est.; one logged four-player free-for-all lasted 335 turns) | From about 2 minutes (one minute each) to weeks for a correspondence game (est., from the time controls offered) | Weeks to months at one phase a day (est.) | As long as you like in single-player (saving needs an account); a LongTurn world runs up to 365 turns at one a day, so up to about a year (est.) | Months (est.: running games were between turn 28 and turn 154, at 1 to 7 turns a week) |
| Check in | None; you play a match when you like | None between matches; the ranked 1v1 ladder runs in seasons | None for live games; in correspondence chess, one move within the days you choose | Once a day in most games (est., from '1 day /phase' in the live game list) | None in single-player; once a day in LongTurn worlds (est., from the 23-hour turn timer) | Once per turn, 1 to 7 times a week depending on the game (est., from host days) |
| Players | 41 to 62 in the team games logged on 23 October 2026, 12 to 101 in battle royale; the App Store page says up to 500 | 2 in 1v1, 4 in 2v2 and at least 3 in free-for-all; the free-for-all maximum is not published | 2 per game; the home page counted 112,787 players online on 23 October 2026 | 7 on the classic map; you win by holding 18 supply centres | 3 to 20 human players in the five LongTurn worlds listed on 23 October 2026; the home page says LongTurn takes up to 300 | 11 in 105 of the 148 games running on 23 October 2026 |
| Phone | Android and iOS apps | Phone browser, no app | Android app and phone site | Phone layout, no app | No app; phone not tested | Android app |
| Account | None; email optional later | Username only | None to play the computer | None for AI games | None for single-player | Email account |
| Money | Adverts; Patreon $3 to $20 a month | Adverts; Supporter $2 a month | Free; donations | Free; donations; adverts now shown | Free; donations; no adverts | Premium $3.50 a month, with game advantages |
| Paid random items | None found | None | None | None; free points use the words 'bet' and 'pot' | None | None found |
| Chat | Public lobby chat; no private messages | Public chat rooms on the menu; mute and block | Game chat and messages with an account; kid mode | Player messages (press); gunboat games have none | In-game chat and messages; Discord | Messages in each game; mute |
| Age | PEGI 3 for the app; no age in the terms | Not stated | 15+ to register; PEGI 3 for the app | Not stated | 13+ (privacy policy) | PEGI 3 for the app |
