| Empires & Allies | |
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| Publisher(s) | Zynga |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS |
| Release | May 5, 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Empires & Allies was a strategy video game by Zynga. It was released on May 5, 2015, for Android and iOS. [1] The game is a freemium game, meaning there was no cost to play but players had the option of purchasing premium content. [2]
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