Ikariam is a strategy browser-based massively multiplayer online game produced by Gameforge and released in February 2008. In this game, the player is the ruler of a town located in an archipelago based on Ancient Greece, which they must expand and make prosper.
Tropes:
- Allegedly Free Game: A subversion; the Ambrosia system just makes some of the game features a little more convenient for players that are willing to pay for it, while not becoming much of a
Game-Breaker. - Ancient Greece: The setting of this game is inspired in the Ancient Greek culture.
- Classical Mythology: Every island has a temple dedicated to a greek deity, and each temple gives the players on the island a specific boost, and the strength of said boost depends on the temple's level.
- Ares' Stronghold increases morale of units and ships during a battle.
- Athena's Parthenon increases the amount of resources protected by the warehouses.
- The Colossus can scatter enemy units and ships.
- The Demeter's Gardens increase population growth.
- Hades' Holy Grove returns resource costs of units that died defending the city in the form of marble.
- Hephaistos' Forge increases damage and armour values of units during battles.
- The Temple of Hermes increases the loading speed of Cargo Ships.
- The Temple of Poseidon shortens travel times for ships.
- Ridiculously Fast Construction: While construction is much faster than is realistically possible, even the lower level buildings take at least six minutes and the higher level upgrades take hours or even days in some cases.
