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How Does Top Games, Inc. Make Evony Challenging for Players?

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Top Games, Inc. develops Evony: The King’s Return, a Good Strategy Mobile Game. The global independent studio has operated since 2015. Its team combines experienced talent from many disciplines. The company maintains a flat structure and relies on systems and data. As a result, the team spots problems early and solves them quickly. This approach also makes brainstorming more productive, so the team can keep innovating and improving the game.

Designing the Challenge

Evony: The King’s Return does not simply make enemies stronger over time. Instead, it connects troop counters, general pairings, resource development, and alliance battlefields into one system. This system forces players to make constant trade-offs. As players progress, their question changes from “How do I level up?” to “Which setup should I use, when, and with whom?” Players must reach each goal at an acceptable cost. Each decision rests on tiered troop types, main and assistant general compatibility, economic growth, and territory-control mechanics.

  • Combat strategy: Troop counters and troop tiers work together, so players must adjust their marching setups to the enemy lineup, the troop tiers, and the attack or defense scenario. Bringing more troops is not enough. Players must understand army composition and choose the right response.
  • General pairing: Main and assistant generals differ in skill compatibility and role, so players cannot simply combine two strong generals. They weigh skill conflicts, combat goals, and development costs. Then they build the best pairing their resources allow.
  • Resource planning: City upgrades, technology research, troop training, and general development all compete for the same resources. Players therefore keep reprioritizing. They meet immediate combat needs and plan for long-term growth, because over-investing in one area slows overall progress.
  • Battlefield decisions: Alliance battlefields combine kills, point capture, and contests over functional buildings. As a result, position and timing carry strategic value. Players decide when to attack, when to reinforce, and whether to give up a local gain to control a key objective.
  • Team coordination: Alliance members divide offense, defense, point capture, and reinforcement duties. They also adjust together as the battle changes. The challenge therefore extends beyond individual lineups to communication, role assignment, and on-the-spot coordination. Teamwork becomes a core part of the strategy experience.
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