In Kiomet, expand your kingdom in real-time battles against other players! Capture territories by sending troops, but leave enough defenders at home. Build towers and walls to protect your lands while planning attacks on rivals. Upgrade your holdings to produce more units faster. Form temporary alliances or betray neighbors when opportunity strikes. Every decision matters in this dynamic conquest game!
Kiomet stands as one of the most ambitious .io strategy games, combining real-time territory control with tower defense elements in a persistent multiplayer environment. Set in a stylized medieval world, you build and expand your kingdom while simultaneously defending against both AI enemies and other players. The game rewards strategic thinking, quick decision-making, and the ability to balance offensive expansion with defensive fortification.
Kiomet operates on a hex-based territory system where each hex generates resources over time. You start with a single stronghold and must capture adjacent territories by sending troops. The core loop involves building structures, training units, and managing resource flow between your territories. Unlike traditional tower defense games, enemies can attack from any direction at any time—including human players who may see your expanding kingdom as a threat. Combat is automatic but heavily influenced by your strategic preparations.
Basic defensive structure that provides vision and light ranged attacks. Essential for spotting incoming threats.
Strategy: Build watchtowers on your border territories to get early warning of attacks and slow enemy advances.
Heavy defensive structure with high health and powerful attacks. Serves as your primary defensive anchor.
Strategy: Position fortresses at strategic chokepoints and territory junctions to create impenetrable defensive lines.
Produces troops automatically over time. Higher-level barracks produce stronger units.
Strategy: Place barracks in safe interior territories but close enough to borders for quick reinforcement.
Defensive barriers that block enemy movement and provide protection to adjacent structures.
Strategy: Create layered wall defenses around critical territories, especially resource-rich hexes and your capital.
Your kingdom progresses through various stages as you expand and upgrade. In the early game (0-10 territories), focus on rapid expansion into unclaimed areas while building basic defenses. Mid-game (11-30 territories) requires balancing expansion with defense as you encounter other players. Late game (30+ territories) is about optimizing resource production, creating impenetrable core defenses, and strategic warfare. Kingdom rank is determined by total territory, resources, and military strength. Climbing the leaderboard makes you a bigger target, so always maintain defensive reserves.
Never rely on a single line of defense. Create multiple layers of fortifications so that if one falls, enemies must break through another. Keep mobile reserves that can reinforce any threatened sector.
Target enemy resource-producing territories rather than heavily defended capitals. Starving an opponent of resources makes their defenses unsustainable over time.
Temporary alliances can be crucial for survival. Coordinate with neighbors against common threats, but always maintain defensive preparations—alliances can end suddenly.
Expand during off-peak hours when fewer aggressive players are online. Consolidate and fortify during peak times when attacks are more likely.
Build strong static defenses (fortresses, walls) around your core territories. Your AI-controlled troops will defend automatically, but well-designed defenses are crucial for surviving while away.
Losing your capital significantly weakens your kingdom but does not eliminate you. You can recapture it or designate a new capital from remaining territories. However, you lose significant resources and territory bonuses.
Use the in-game diplomacy system to send alliance requests. Accepted alliances prevent friendly fire and enable coordinated attacks. Be cautious—alliances can be broken at any time.
Expand quickly into unclaimed territories, prioritizing resource-rich hexes. Build at least one fortress for every 5-7 territories. Do not overextend—consolidate periodically to ensure your borders are defensible.
"I was skeptical at first, but once I started capturing new territories, I couldn't stop playing!"
"The random events really keep you on your toes; you never know when a rival might strike."
"Honestly, the tower defense mechanics are super engaging, but I wish there were more unit types."
"Been playing it for hours, the map changes are so cool! Keeps every match fresh."
"It’s fun, but sometimes I feel like the balancing could use a little work. Some towers just dominate!"
