BorderWar io is a real-time multiplayer territory strategy where you grow a tiny nation across a huge map, manage troops and gold, and deal with neighbors.

How to play

Start by claiming free land next to your border. Troops move out automatically, so expanding too fast can leave the rest of your country thin. Beige territory belongs to tribes. They cannot make alliances, which makes them useful early targets before the map gets crowded. Cities increase your maximum troops, while ports earn gold from trade ships and let you build a navy.

BorderWar io also hides most of the map at the start. Scouts, warships and Radio Towers uncover more territory, so blindly rushing into the dark is usually a bad plan. Once you discover another nation you can negotiate peace, form alliances and trade support. It feels close to FrontWars io, while the economy and border pressure may also remind you of WarCrown io, but fog of war changes how much information you actually have.

Maps and modes

Matches can use huge procedural maps or real-world layouts such as Earth. Battle Royale adds a shrinking playable area, forcing nations closer together near the end.

Tips

• Claim nearby tribes early before other nations reach them
• Build cities when your troop limit starts holding back expansion
• Use Scouts and Radio Towers before committing troops into hidden areas

Controls

• Mouse click to claim or attack land
• Right click a nation to open its actions
• Press and hold on mobile to open nation actions