# Imperial Ambition — Clash lords with magic & blade

> Magic-themed war strategy game with kingdom building, hero command, and large-scale battles. (iPhone/iPad app by Shanghai Haypi Computers Technology Co., Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/imperial-ambition/id1196726974 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shanghai Haypi Computers Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/300530237)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Adventure, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 196 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 276 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2018-01-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/imperial-ambition/id1196726974/reviews.md

## What is Imperial Ambition?

Imperial Ambition

Forge a powerful stronghold, capture mass territory, command awesome heroes, explore the magic world, claim the supreme throne. 

Imperial Ambition is another brand new war strategy game developed by Haypi since the release of Haypi Kingdom in 2008. With novel game rules, diverse occupation gameplay and free sandbox strategy, Imperial Ambition，the elaborately designed next-gen magic strategy game，brings SLG into a new 3.0 era. This game pioneers Kingdom War, allowing all players to strive and conquer for hegemony in a world map, which explains why ONLY in Imperial Ambition you can fight fierce battles with other large legions.

Centuries after the battle against the Dark Dragon, evil rumors swept through the races. “When the Dark Dragon awake, the magic world will break.” Conflicts arises which leads the peace and order fallen to pieces. Human, Orcs, Elf, Dwarf, Revenant. The extremists from every race forge their armies and rise in revolt. Sieges! Invasions! Clashes! Wars! Everywhen and everywhere! Your majesty, will you be the savior of our world?

Through pain and suffering you learn, and through explorations and battles you grow! Enlarge territory! Construct Halo! Defeat rebel’s invasion! Seek epic equipment! Forge an invincible army and claim the throne with trusted allies!

-=FEATURES=-
◆ Territory - Magic world is about to break. Leave in defeat or conquer with glory!
◆ Halo - With the dazzling wall of this ancient miracle, nobody dare to offend your territory!
◆ Venture - Explore the world, crusade the rebels, and get the marvelous treasure and equipment! 
◆ Blessing – God’s blessing rains from above. It gives you the natural dignity and power in both offence and defense.
◆ Mighty Heroes - Human, Orc, Elf, Dwarf, Revenant. Mighty heroes from 5 races are waiting to fight for you. Deploy them wisely to build an invincible army!
◆ Teleport - To defeat or to be defeated, with teleportation, it's no longer a question. March craftily to your land in a flash, and teach enemies a bloody lesson!
◆ Alliance - They're friends until death, no matter in offense or defense. A singer call brings you hundreds responses along with mighty armies and troops.
◆ Elder capital - Occupy the Elder Capital to be the new King! Clash with ambitious powers, and only one lord will claim the throne!

The wind is in a rage. The world is about to break. Resonance occurs between magic and blade! The strong feed, when the weak bleed. Long live my lord, the world will be yours!

## Key features

- Forge a powerful stronghold
- Command awesome heroes
- Explore the magic world
- Conquer mass territory
- Engage in Kingdom War
- Form alliances
- Occupy Elder Capital

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First Purchase Spree | $0.99 | one-time |
| Deluxe+ Holiday Deals A | $99.99 | one-time |
| Deluxe+ Flash Deals G | $99.99 | one-time |
| Deluxe+ Package Deals D | $99.99 | one-time |
| Primary Package Deals E | $4.99 | one-time |
| Superior Package Deals E | $19.99 | one-time |
| Deluxe+ Package Deals G | $99.99 | one-time |
| Deluxe+ Package Deals I | $99.99 | one-time |
| Special Gift Pack A | $4.99 | one-time |
| Special Gift Pack B | $19.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Imperial Ambition?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Interesting gameplay
- 👍 Good graphics and vibe
- 👍 Plenty to do
- 👍 Decent game so far
- 👍 Lots of research and building
- 👍 Good rewards
- 👍 Very interesting game
- 👍 Steep learning curve, but helpful introduction
- 👍 Fun, fast-paced game
- 👍 Nice! So far so good!
- 👍 Fair gameplay, time and wisdom over money
- 👍 Accessible items for free players
- 👍 Good game
- 👍 Really good game
- 👍 Fun without spending money
- 👍 Enjoyable game
- 👍 Requires strategy
- 👍 Awesome, one of a kind
- 👍 Fun game with unique twists
- 👍 Still a fun game to play
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Sick, good game
- 👍 Quite good
- 👍 Fun war game with upgrading
- 👍 Has been fun, getting the hang of it
- 👍 Fun-ish, good for checking in

**Cons**

- 👎 Scam, doesn't work
- 👎 LOL-Dead Game, old reviews shown as current
- 👎 Do NOT waste time and money
- 👎 Game died long ago, few players left
- 👎 Lots of in-game purchases
- 👎 Apple Watch syncing not great
- 👎 Game down for 5 days
- 👎 Needs more people
- 👎 Notifications don't work properly
- 👎 Disadvantage on specific devices
- 👎 iOS incoming battle and scout notifications don't work
- 👎 Almost impossible to contact support
- 👎 Help texts poorly written in English
- 👎 Missing features like Alliance forums
- 👎 Some alliances are too far ahead
- 👎 Making the game not fun
- 👎 Many similarities to other games
- 👎 Slow going
- 👎 Pay-to-win players
- 👎 Immature chat with no morals
- 👎 Slow building supplies, lots of waiting
- 👎 Power players spent money to get ahead
- 👎 Chat auto-translate annoying
- 👎 Same as other games
- 👎 Booted from game once
- 👎 All Haypi games are the same and fail
- 👎 Will quit updating game
- 👎 Just another clone of other games
- 👎 Terrible support from Haypi
- 👎 No information about how to play
- 👎 No info on their website
- 👎 Bad track record for security
- 👎 Overpriced in-game diamonds
- 👎 Pay to win model
- 👎 Will be another failure
- 👎 Starts off great, then slows down
- 👎 What you can do falls off
- 👎 Have to wait for resources

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game down for 5 days
- Apple Watch syncing not great
- Notifications don't work properly
- iOS incoming battle and scout notifications do not work properly
- Did boot me from game once already

**Most requested features**

- Add another world
- Auto-translate chat text without pressing button
- More unique real-life players

## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/imperial-ambition/id1196726974/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Would give zero stars if possible

*2025-10-08*

Scam, it doesn't work

### 3/5 — Rockin with the Casba

*2021-03-05, version 1.0.64*

He thinks it’s not cosher

### 5/5 — Great game

*2020-08-30, version 1.0.64*

Like many other games of this type but graphics are cool and I like the vibe. Plenty to be doing and keeping busy. I’d recommend trying for a week or two before your hooked

### 1/5 — LOL-Dead Game

*2020-03-08*

AppGrooves.com shows old reviews as current reviews. This game died long ago.  Do NOT waste your time and money anymore. It was good two years ago...There are about 3-5 players left 😆

### 1/5 — Watch App

*2020-01-31*

Does not work on Watch. 
Data is not syncing.  Really sad 😐

### 3/5 — Imperial ambition

*2019-11-30*

A decent game so far. A lot of things to research and build. Has a lot of in game purchases.

### 4/5 — Great game could be better

*2019-11-28*

This is a great game but the Apple Watch syncing isn’t that great because it doesn’t show the updated information.

### 1/5 — Game down for 5 days now

*2019-05-28*

Game has been down for 5 days now! It was supposed to be 24 hours. WOW...

### 5/5 — Good game needs more poeple

*2019-04-11*

Good game need more poeple

### 1/5 — Déconseille !!!!

*2019-01-30*

Je déconseille d’y jouer. Il n’y a plus rien d’amusant sur ce jeu. Les créateurs ne s’en occupe plus du tout. Pas populaire du tout. Trop peu d’aide de la part des modérateurs. Ce jeu devrai fermer !

## Frequently asked questions about Imperial Ambition

### What kind of game is Imperial Ambition?

Imperial Ambition is a next-generation magic strategy game that focuses on war and kingdom building. It allows players to forge strongholds, command heroes, explore a fantasy world, and engage in large-scale battles with other players to claim territory and the supreme throne.

### What are the key features of Imperial Ambition?

Key features include building and defending your territory with a 'Halo' wall, venturing to explore the world and find treasures, recruiting and deploying mighty heroes from five different races, using teleportation for strategic movement, forming alliances with other players, and vying for control of the Elder Capital to become king.

### Is Imperial Ambition free to play?

Yes, the game is free to download and play. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which players can utilize to enhance their gameplay experience, acquire items, or speed up progress.

### What is the main goal in Imperial Ambition?

The ultimate goal is to claim the supreme throne by conquering mass territory and becoming the King. This involves forging an invincible army, forging alliances, and engaging in fierce battles with other powerful lords and legions across the world map.

### Can I play with friends in Imperial Ambition?

Yes, alliances are a core feature of the game. Players can form alliances with others, fighting together in offense and defense. A single call can bring hundreds of responses, providing mighty armies and troops to support your endeavors.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.64 — 2018-10-11

minor bugs fixed

### 1.0.63 — 2018-07-30

Fixed the problem that some devices cannot receive battle alert message.

### 1.0.62 — 2018-06-12

● Storyline & Character Voice
- Redesigned the story and enriched game characters.
- We invite professionals CV to give sound for each game character. Hope you enjoy it!

● New Strategic Guide: The "FISTS"
- Grow faster with the help of this newly added function. Make full use of the strategic guide while clashing with ambitions!
- The acronym of FISTS stands for Farm, Interior, Strength, Territory and Strategy.

● Optimized the game pace
- Decreased the cool down on spell stones by half. Doubled the max number of owning spell stones.
- Doubled the daily times on defeating invaders.
- Doubled the daily times on sieging Elite Rebels.
- Doubled the daily times on sieging Diamond Fairy. The donation income of sieging diamond fairy has been decreased by half, but the diamond income remains the same.
- Partial types of marching army with 10 stamina cost will be decreased to 5 stamina cost in the new version.

● Rally Attack
- Added a buff in Rally Attack which increases the attributes of armies. The buff power depends on the number of participants. E.g. Army attributes +10% with one participant. Army attributes +50% with five participants. The more allies, the more powerful of rally buff.

● Kingdom War
- Greatly increased the rewards of First-class and Second-class merits!
- Increased the member limits of Second-class merits from 5 to 10 people.

● Others
- Added a new type of buff which can increased the troops training number.
- Added a short war protection period for the newly unlocked ruins.
- Reduced the repair costs of Wall Firmness.
- Reduced the Magic Architecture speed up effection when finish upgrading Stronghold.
- Optimized gaming experience.
- Bug fixed.

### 1.0.56 — 2018-04-24

- Leader from Lv.4 or lower alliance is allowed to disband the alliance if he or she is the last member left.
- Improved the stability and smoothness for a better gaming experience.

### 1.0.54 — 2018-04-16

- Improved the stability and smoothness for a better gaming experience.

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