Lords Mobile review

This Lords Mobile review is based on official sources and player reviews, not on our own play time. IGG's kingdom-building war strategy game with hero RPG elements has been on iOS since 2016 and on Steam since 2019. It is free on Windows, iOS and Android. Money buys Gem packs, chests, bundles and auto-renewing subscriptions from $1.99 a week to $9.99 a month, and IGG publishes official drop rates.

What is Lords Mobile?

Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars is a free-to-play strategy MMO from IGG. In the store descriptions, you upgrade buildings, research, train troops and level Heroes to grow a Kingdom, then fight other players for territory. There are four troop types and six formations with a counter system, and you build a team of five Heroes for an RPG-style campaign; the same Heroes lead your armies. Hero backgrounds range from dwarves and mermaids to dark elves and steampunk robots.

Multiplayer runs through guilds: Guild Wars, Kingdom versus Kingdom battles, Wonder Wars, Darknest Invasions and the Guild Expedition, a guild-versus-guild battleground where troops are not lost. Version 2.177 in October 2025 added the Army Colosseum, a PvP mode without real troop losses.

The game reached the US App Store on March 31, 2016. Version 2.208, released on October 21, 2026, added Heroic Saga quests for Rank 8 Heroes whose Battle Spirit is awakened.

Is Lords Mobile free to play?

Yes. Steam and the Epic Games Store list Lords Mobile as free, and the App Store and Google Play list it as free with in-app purchases. The store descriptions add that the game needs an internet connection.

Gems are the paid currency, and IGG's official drop-rate tables show Gems among the rewards of many chests and event spins too. Troops are not lost in the Guild Expedition or in Army Colosseum battles, per IGG's store text and update notes. IGG's PC page also shows a gift code that it says is available to all players.

As as of October 30, 2026, the US App Store's top in-app purchases are small Gem combos and specials from $0.99 to $4.99, such as the 140 Gem Combo at $0.99, the 280 Gem Combo at $1.99 and the 800 Gem Combo at $4.99. Google Play shows a range of $0.99 to $299.99 per item.

Is Lords Mobile pay to win? What money buys

The App Store description lists IGG's subscriptions, which renew automatically unless turned off. As as of October 30, 2026: Familiar Support at $9.99 a month; Turf Club at $9.99 a month, with +25% research speed, construction speed and player EXP plus auto-completed Admin and Guild Quests; Mirage Realm at $4.99 a month, with unlimited Lunite Cavern and resource tile gathering and auto hunting; a 7-Day Dash Bundle at $1.99 a week with Artifact Coins, speed-ups and resources; and a 7-Day Familiar Bundle at $2.99 a week.

IGG's official drop-rate page covers 80 chests, spins and events. They range from Jewel and Material Chests to Mall Chests such as the Sack of Jewels and the Chest of Hasty Coaching, which holds training speed-ups, and Lucky Hero Chests whose rewards are listed by Hero. Apple lists Loot Boxes for the game.

These Heroes, Jewels and boosts are used in Kingdom versus Kingdom battles, Guild Wars and the Army Colosseum.

Based on what the official stores sell, we rate it as strongly pay to win; we will check this again when we play it ourselves.

Lords Mobile on PC: Steam, Epic and IGG's client

Lords Mobile has an official Windows version. IGG's site links three PC options: its own PC page with a Windows installer, Steam, where the game has been listed since June 2, 2019, and the Epic Games Store, which shows the same release date. Steam marks it as Windows-only and lists Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. IGG gives the Steam and Epic versions their own customer service email addresses.

Google Play also lists Windows as an available device, which means the Android version through Google Play Games on PC. On Macs, the App Store says the iPhone and iPad app runs on macOS 11.0 or later with an Apple M1 chip or later.

On phones and tablets, the game is on the App Store and Google Play, and IGG's site also links Amazon, Huawei, Samsung and Xiaomi stores. IGG lists no console version.

Lords Mobile system requirements

Steam lists modest PC requirements.

Minimum: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, an Intel Core i3-class CPU, 2 GB of RAM, a 128 MB video card with DirectX 10 support, DirectX 10 and 1 GB of storage, plus an internet connection.

Recommended: Windows 10, an Intel Core i5 or better, 4 GB of RAM, a 512 MB DirectX 10 video card and 2 GB of storage.

The Epic Games Store lists Windows 7 SP1 as the minimum OS and Windows 10 as the recommended one. On Apple devices, the App Store version needs iOS or iPadOS 13.0 or later and takes about 2.4 GB. Google Play Games on PC has higher requirements of its own, including Windows 10 (v2004), 8 GB of RAM, four physical CPU cores and an SSD with 10 GB free.

Games like Lords Mobile

These free war strategy games from our catalog share Lords Mobile's mix of base building, alliances and PvP:

Evony: The King's Return: Top Games' medieval strategy MMO with historical Generals and seven civilizations, on iOS and Android, with PC play through Google Play Games and the Microsoft Store.

Rise of Kingdoms: Lilith Games' real-time war strategy game that mixes MOBA and RTS mechanics, on a PC launcher, Apple silicon Macs, iOS and Android.

Vikings: War of Clans: Plarium's Norse MMO strategy game with town building, clans and PvP, on iOS and Android, and on Windows and Mac through Plarium Play.

Star Trek Fleet Command: Scopely's starbase and fleet strategy game, with its own Windows and Mac clients plus iOS and Android.

• Evony: The King's Return
• Rise of Kingdoms
• Vikings: War of Clans
• Star Trek Fleet Command