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Freeciv-web

Found cities, research technology and guide a civilization through turn-based expansion, diplomacy and war.

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Play in your browserOpens the community project in a new tab.

Before you jump in

Freeciv-web is an open-source civilization-building strategy game. Begin with a single-player game against AI to learn settlers, cities, production and research. Its website also offers regular multiplayer, hotseat, play-by-email and LongTurn games. These modes have different schedules and joining requirements; LongTurn is designed around much slower turns than a live session.

Project page & credits

Game files: No game files to provide
Controls: Mouse or touch selects units and orders; city panels and End Turn control your empire
First launch: Allow time for resources to load

Start here

How to play Freeciv-web in your browser

Choose Singleplayer on the project site and follow its player-name and game-setup prompts.
Select a settler, choose a useful site and use the build-city action.
Set city production and research, then explore nearby terrain with your available units.
Finish unit orders and use End Turn. Use the game’s save controls before leaving a longer single-player session.

Project information reviewed 2026-10-16. The game runs on the linked project’s website.