Games like Territorial.io you can play today
This page is written by the team behind Battle of Castles, one of the four games below. We say it here rather than at the bottom. The other games are described from their own pages, read on 28 October 2026, including the places where they do better than ours.
Territorial.io is about one thing: pushing your borders across a map, balancing growth against attack, until the map is yours. Its Google Play page promises rounds that "can finish in less than 5 minutes", historical and generated maps, big multiplayer battles and one-vs-one duels. If you want that feeling in another game, here is the short answer:
- The closest thing, in the browser, with alliances on real-world maps: OpenFront.io.
- A deeper version with economy, research and diplomacy, on PC or Android: Dummynation.
- Short solo levels on your phone: State.io.
- A one-on-one duel in the browser or on Android, with roads and defences, and a friend mode: Battle of Castles.
Play Battle of Castles in your browser: free, no account, nothing to download.
What these games share with Territorial.io
All four are about taking ground in real time: your territory produces strength, and you spend it to grab more. They differ on the shape of the map (open land or points linked by roads), on how many people share a match, and on where you can play.
| Game | Where to play | Model | Kind of match | With a friend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenFront.io | Browser | Free, open source | Multiplayer battle royale, alliances, real-world maps | Alliances (per its code repository) |
| Dummynation | Steam (Windows, Mac, Linux), Android | Paid on Steam; free on Android with ads and in-app purchases | Solo, online battle royale, team world wars (per Steam) | Online co-op (per Steam) |
| State.io | Android, Windows (Google Play) | Free, ads and in-app purchases | Solo levels, 1v1 then more opponents (per Google Play) | Not mentioned |
| Battle of Castles | Browser, Android | Free, no ads on our site or in the Android app | Real-time 1v1 and 2v2 | Team code: 1v1 or 2v2 |
| Territorial.io, for reference | Browser, Android | Free, ads on Android | Big multiplayer maps and 1v1 duels (per Google Play) | Alliances (per Google Play) |
Prices change: check the store page before you buy. We do not print the price of games we do not publish.
1. OpenFront.io: the same idea, with real-world maps
OpenFront.io plays in the browser at openfront.io. Its page calls it a "multiplayer battle royale" in which you "expand your nation, eliminate opponents, and dominate the map". Its public code repository adds what sets it apart: alliances between players, structures to build, and maps of real regions such as Europe, Asia or Africa. The game is open source, under the AGPL licence, and grew out of an earlier game, WarFront.io.
Pick it if you want what you like in Territorial.io, with buildings and alliances on top.
2. Dummynation: a country to run, not only to spread
Dummynation, by Alejandro Hernández Ferrero, came out on Steam in April 2022 for Windows, Mac and Linux, and is also on Android. Steam describes "a geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders": you get one country and a single goal, world domination. Conquered land is annexed gradually, and you manage your economy, research and diplomacy so your empire does not crumble from spreading too fast. Steam lists single-player, online PvP and online co-op, with a battle royale against random opponents and team-based world wars. It is paid on Steam; the Android version is free with ads and in-app purchases.
Pick it if the borders were never enough for you and you want economy and diplomacy behind them.
3. State.io: short levels on your phone
State.io, by Azur Games, is free on Android with ads and in-app purchases. Its Google Play page describes "an abstract real-time strategy game" where you take states and territories by sending troops, "playing 1v1 on first levels and competing against more opponents on further levels". It asks for a permanent internet connection and does not mention playing with a friend.
Pick it if you want quick rounds on your phone, level after level. We wrote a whole page of games like State.io.
4. Battle of Castles: a duel, with roads to defend
Battle of Castles is a real-time strategy game played in the browser at app.battleofcastles.com, and on Android through Google Play. It is not a big shared map: it is a duel, one against one, or two against two. You start with one castle. Point at a road and your castle sends half its garrison down it, every second, until you call the order off. Neutral castles are there to be taken, and each castle you hold produces troops and experience.
Where Territorial.io is all about the border, Battle of Castles is about the road between two castles. You can put a tower on a road to cut down the troops that march past, a wall to block it and stop arrows, or a catapult to pound the castle across the way. Experience brings levels, and each level gives you a point to spend on a power, up to the super attack. A 1v1 match lasts nine minutes, a 2v2 twelve, and you never wait for a match. You win by taking every enemy castle, or by holding the most castles when time runs out.
For friends, the game has a code system: create a team, share the code, and either challenge each other one on one or team up for a 2v2. Our guide to playing with a friend walks through it.
Where Territorial.io does better: big maps shared by many players, rounds that can end in under five minutes, and alliances. Battle of Castles stops at 2v2, and a match takes longer.
What Battle of Castles does not do
- No big free-for-all. Matches are 1v1 or 2v2.
- No open map. You fight over castles linked by roads, not over land pixel by pixel.
- No offline play. Every match runs on our servers, so you need a connection.
- No App Store app. On Android there is the Google Play app; on a computer, the browser.
- A match takes nine minutes in 1v1 and twelve in 2v2.
- Landscape only on phones.
- No in-game chat. With a friend, use your usual call or messaging app.
Which game for your situation
You want what you like in Territorial.io, in the browser, with real-world maps: OpenFront.io.
You want to run a country, not only push its borders: Dummynation.
You play on your phone in short bursts, mostly alone: State.io.
You prefer a duel to a crowd, and want to challenge a friend who is somewhere else, from a computer or an Android phone: Battle of Castles.
FAQ
Are there browser games like Territorial.io?
Yes. OpenFront.io and Battle of Castles both run in a web browser with nothing to download. Battle of Castles also needs no account.
Is there a game like Territorial.io for two players?
Territorial.io itself has one-vs-one duels, according to its Google Play page. Battle of Castles is built around the duel: 1v1 or 2v2, and a friend can challenge you with a team code from a phone or a computer.
Are these games free?
OpenFront.io is free and open source. Battle of Castles is free, with no ads on our site or in the Android app. State.io and the Android version of Dummynation are free with ads and in-app purchases. Dummynation is paid on Steam.
Is there a game like Territorial.io on PC?
Dummynation is on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux. OpenFront.io and Battle of Castles play in any recent browser on a PC or a Mac, with nothing to install.
Sources, read on 28 October 2026: Google Play pages of Territorial.io (territorial.io), Dummynation (ahf.dummynation) and State.io (io.state.fight); the openfront.io website and its public code repository (OpenFrontIO on GitHub); Steam page of Dummynation (1892030). Store pages change: check them before you choose.