I still remember those days when I would secretly turn on my computer just to play Age of Empires. Make farmers, quarry stones, and upgrade castles. After a set of operations, your palms will become sweaty. At that time, I was thinking, it would be great if I could play this kind of game on a handheld console. Later, I tried both GBA and PSP, but in the end it was almost useless.
Until recently, I accidentally discovered this "Fingertip Empire", and my youth returned instantly😭! This is completely the core gameplay of "Age of Empires" moved to the mobile phone, and it is done in a decent way. You could call it a simulator, but it's actually a native mobile game, but the way it "simulates" a computer-side RTS is truly amazing.
In the game, you still pull out farmers from the base, send them to chop down trees, mine gold, and farm, and then push them over with violent troops. All arms and buildings can be manually selected and operated with a high degree of freedom. 1V1, 2V2, and 3V3 can all be played, and there are even game viewing and recording functions! What surprises me most is that I can actually make my own map - isn't this the map editor of the Age of Empires? Back then, I could draw a map on a computer for an entire afternoon, but now I can do it on a mobile phone as well.
But after all, it is a remastered version of the mobile game, and there are still some differences from the original version. For example, in terms of operation, it is very convenient to use a mouse to select a frame on a computer, but on a mobile phone, you have to rely on sliding and clicking with your fingers. Although it has been adapted, it is still easy to get confused during a big melee. In addition, the original details such as "Victory of Wonders" and "Dark Ages" have also been simplified a lot, and the pace is faster and more suitable for fragmented time. But I personally feel that the excitement of being able to play a game of "Empire" anytime and anywhere on my mobile phone has long outweighed these small regrets.
Speaking of the paid model, it's actually free! There is no in-app purchase of krypton gold, it is purely free to play. The developer, Suzhou Xinda Thinking Software Technology Co., Ltd., is not a big company, but I can appreciate its dedication. The system requirement is 5.0, and it can run on old mobile phones. It is simply prepared for the nostalgic party.
If you are like me and have been obsessed with the sound of "cutting, cutting, lumberjack" in the computer room, and want to relive the feeling of commanding thousands of troops on your mobile phone, then "Fingertip Empire" is really worth a try. Although it is not a simulator, it completely simulates the heart of old RTS players. Youth is really back🎮.