Empires & Allies download: there is nothing to install, and how to avoid fakes

Is there an Empires & Allies download?

No. FB Games offers no installer, no APK, no EXE and no app for Empires & Allies. You open the web page, sign in and play in the browser, with no Flash and nothing to install.

That is also why there is nothing to update by hand: the game runs from the page and your island lives on the server, not in a file on your device.

How do you play Empires & Allies without downloading anything?

Three steps are enough. First, open the game's page and click “Create my island”. Second, type your commander name, your email and your password twice, and add an island name if you want one. Third, click “Create account and play”, and you land on your island right away, with no confirmation email to wait for.

On later visits you only sign in with your commander name or your email, and your island is where you left it. The game is free to play.

What does the account ask for, and what does it not?

The account asks for a commander name, an email address, a password and, optionally, an island name. Some names are reserved (steele, for one), so if a name is refused, try another. The password can be up to 128 characters long. The email is used to sign in and shows up in your profile.

It does not ask for a Facebook login or any other social network, and there is no checkout inside the game, so it never needs your card details. The server does not send emails or verify addresses, and there is no password reset by email, so store your password safely. You can change it from the account menu.

How do you spot a fake Empires & Allies download?

Be wary of any APK, EXE, ZIP or installer that promises Empires & Allies, of pages that ask you to install Flash Player or an “updater”, of anything asking for your Facebook password or your card details, of surveys you must complete to unlock the game, and of tools that promise free Empire Points or resources.

They are fake or dangerous for simple reasons. The Facebook game no longer exists, the 2015 mobile game is a different title, and this edition only asks for its own commander name, email and password. On top of that, the server calculates costs and rewards, so no file on your computer can add resources.

If you already ran something suspicious, scan your device with your security software and change any password you may have typed there.

Should you install Flash Player to play Empires & Allies?

No. Flash Player is retired and this edition does not use it, so a page telling you to install it in order to play Empires & Allies is a red flag. Our guide on playing without Flash explains the history.

The same goes for “compatibility packs”, browser extensions and launchers. The game needs none of them.

What about the 2015 Empires & Allies mobile game?

In May 2015, Zynga released a mobile game with the same name on the App Store and Google Play. It was a reboot and a different game from the Facebook original, and it is not this edition. We cannot tell you whether it is still available or when it closed, because the sources we found disagree.

If you want to look for it, use the official store listing for your platform and check who the publisher is. Nothing you install from there connects to this edition or to your account here.

Where do you get help if something goes wrong?

The answer is never a file. If the game does not load, try “Reload the game” and then “Clear cache and reload” in the bar under it. If it still fails, open a ticket with the Support button in the game, or from the support page once you are signed in.

Tickets are the official way to reach the team, whether you have a bug, an account question, a payment question or a suggestion.