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OGame

Grow a planet into an empire of mines, research and shipyards, send fleets on expeditions, and learn to hide them before other players come raiding.

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Facts

The facts

Runs it
Gameforge, Karlsruhe
Since
2002
To start
A Gameforge account with an email address and a password, then a universe. The newest English one, West, opened on 2 October 2026.
Phone browser
An OGame Mobile app existed in 2022 and most universes are listed for mobile, but we could not confirm phone play today.
Money
Free to play. Dark Matter is bought with real money and pays for speed-ups, resources, items and moving planets. The official weekly schedule includes item and slot sales.
Paid random items
None found in the 2026 events and weekly sales, but the item shop was not inspected. The Auctioneer's random-rarity items are bid for with game resources, not money.
Languages
English and 23 more
Age
USK 0 on Gameforge's page; under Gameforge's terms a minor still needs a parent's consent.
Company
Alliances, a market and constant raids between players; the official board is full of battle reports.
Status
Version 13, 'Singularity', rolled out from July 2026 and 13.0.1 followed on 15 October. A new English universe opens about every six weeks.

Profile

What it asks of you

  • ReadingReports, costs and fleet screens
  • PaceTiming matters more than reflexes
  • WaitingEverything runs on long timers
  • CompanyRaids and alliances are the game

How it plays

How OGame plays

OGame is a strategy game of numbers in space. Metal, crystal and deuterium mines fund research and shipyards; fleets move between planets on real flight times, and expeditions into unexplored space can return resources, Dark Matter or nothing at all, and sometimes lose the fleet.

Other players are the main danger and the main opportunity. Alliances share defence and targets, and a player who logs off with a fleet parked at home is an invitation. New universes open often, so a newcomer can start with everyone else.

Your first half hour

  1. 0–5 min
    Sign in to the Gameforge lobby and pick the newest English universe.
  2. 5–15 min
    Build metal and crystal mines and a solar plant; the opening tasks walk you through them.
  3. 15–30 min
    Queue research, read about fleet-saving before you build your first ships, and note when the next log-in will be needed.

Accounts and ages

Registration asks for an email address and a password, as for every Gameforge game; the same login opens Tanoth and Ikariam.

Gameforge's page shows a USK 0 label for OGame, and its terms ask for a parent's consent for minors. The raids and alliance politics suit patient older players best.

Sources

OGame facts checked on 23 October 2026. How we check.

Suits

Long-game planners who enjoy logistics, timing and alliance politics.

Harder for

Anyone who wants a hero or a story, or hates losing progress: raids are constant and an expedition can lose the fleet.

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