An idle civilization you build by merging
MergeCiv is a free strategy idle game that starts with a handful of farm tiles and ends with an empire. Drag two matching tiles together and they become one tile a tier higher that produces more Food, Wood, Ore or Gold every second. Spend what you harvest on Villagers, research and a bigger board, and the loop keeps opening new systems for months of play. There are no energy timers limiting how long you can play, and your settlement keeps producing while you are away.
How a run unfolds
- Merge and harvest. Higher-tier tiles produce more every second, so the opening is about building merge chains without filling the board.
- Grow your people. Villagers, Houses and Villages raise your population, which drives production and, later, how much Culture a reset is worth.
- Resettle for Culture. When growth slows, Resettlement trades the current run for Culture Points that buy permanent Legacy upgrades, so every run starts faster than the last.
- Go deeper. Later layers add Ascension, Mana and rituals, artifacts, the Underground and the Citadel, a Conquest campaign fought with the army you merge, and the Astral Tree.
Strategy guides and tools
Written by the developer from the game's own rules, from the first merge to the late game.
- Beginner's Guide and Strategy Tips for your first hours
- Merge Strategy: when to merge and when to hold
- Resource Guide: every resource and how to earn it
- Resettlement and Culture: the prestige guide, with the Resettlement Culture Calculator
- Ascension, Magic, Artifacts and Rituals
- Underground and Citadel: the hidden layers
- Conquest Guide: the Muster Grounds and the Road
- Idle Progression: offline earnings, boosts and a daily routine
Free on the web and iOS
MergeCiv runs in any modern browser with no download or sign-up, and on iPhone and iPad from the App Store. Every feature can be earned through play; the optional Royal Shop only speeds things up. Sign in to keep one save in sync across devices. If you are comparing games, read merge games without energy timers or MergeCiv vs Merge Mansion.
Community
Questions, feedback or a bug to report? Players and the developer talk every day on the MergeCiv Discord. Read what changed in each version in the changelog.