Germanic-Empire.com

Open world in ancient Europe — on foot and in your own ship.

Every player shares the same world. Discover it on foot across the hand-drawn map, or steer your own ship over the North Sea and the Atlantic — as far as Iceland and Vinland. On the way you meet whoever or whatever lives on the road.

  • Open World
  • On foot
  • Own ship
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An open world

One world for everyone, no shard servers. Travel a hand-drawn map of towns, villages, ruins and wilderness — many places stay hidden until you visit them yourself. Real encounters wait on the road: fight, flee or go around the danger. Gather herbs or hunt while your energy lasts.

Ships & seafaring

Build or buy your own ship and steer it yourself across the North Sea and the Atlantic. Seven types, from the Karfi to the Busse. Iceland and the far coasts are reached only by sea — not on foot.

Become who you want to be

No fixed class system — every character starts equal and grows through their own choices. Spend hero points freely across ten attributes, from Strength in combat to March speed on the road and Charisma in trade. Find and equip weapons, armour and gear across more than ten slots, with a real effect on your stats.

A living community

Trade resources and equipment on the marketplace, write to other travellers, make friends, and see on the leaderboard who has travelled farthest. A guided series of quests walks you step by step through everything the world offers.

Professions & crafting

Learn main professions such as Herbalist, Alchemy, Shipwright or Martial arts, plus side professions such as Fishing, Mining or Furrier. Brew potions, process resources, and earn a place in the world with your craft.

Quests from real inhabitants

NPCs with their own character give you quests — from a letter that must arrive on time to a request for rare ingredients. Each quest has its own dialogue, objective and reward.

Weather, seasons & festivals

Rain, snow and storms affect your travel time; day and night visibly change on the map. On Germanic festival days there are time-limited XP bonuses on all in-game actions.

Found guilds

Join other travellers in a guild or found your own. Together you are visible under one name and can support each other instead of wandering the wilderness alone.

Duels between travellers

From level 10 you can challenge other players to a duel right on their profile. No pressure, no obligation — just an invitation they can accept or decline.

Your own hut

Build a personal hut at a location of your choice, with its own storage for resources and equipment — marked on the map with a small house icon so you can always find it again.

Combat & encounters

On your travels wild animals, Roman legionaries and other dangers cross your path — sometimes guarded NPC fighters even block the road. Fight through, buy your way past some of them, or flee if it gets too dangerous.

Chat & daily reward

Talk with other travellers in live chat, write to your guild, or just see who is on the road. And anyone who stops by every day is rewarded with a little gold for their loyalty.

Nothing is bound to you

There are no account-bound items — every weapon, armour piece or other gear can be sold, given away or traded at any time, even if you have already worn it. What you find or loot is truly yours.

A look at the game

On foot through the open world, at sea in your own ship.

On foot through the open world
At sea in your own ship
At sea in your own ship
Along the coasts of the north
Along the coasts of the north
Underway by ship

The world in numbers

Current size of the game world.

34 Thieves, Rogue, Highwayman, Romans
113 Locations
29 Merchants, trainers and weaponsmiths

Statistics

A look at the world of Germanic-Empire.com.

81 Registered players
0 Online
… Server time
2.1.5. Game version

Leaderboard

The 10 most experienced travellers.

# Name Level XP
#1 Brunhilda 12 1,233
#2 Baldur 6 51
#3 Berengar 5 90
#4 romarius 4 142
#5 Berserkman 3 44
#6 Ermanaric 3 12
#7 Chlodwig 2 22
#8 Dagmar 2 0
#9 Erika 2 0
#10 Blub 1 17