Take command.
Rewrite the modern world.
Millennium Dawn is a real-time grand strategy wargame set from 2025 onward — Hearts of Iron scale, running in your browser. Forge an industrial base, climb the tech tree, build land, air and naval forces, and out-manoeuvre real players and living AI nations.
Free forever · Runs on desktop & mobile · Campaign winnable in an evening
The command screen: resources, production, research and the live front — all in the browser.
Every system a grand strategy game needs
From factory floors to front lines, Millennium Dawn simulates the machinery of a modern nation at war and at peace.
Living world map
Thousands of provinces across every country, with infinite horizontal scrolling — sail west from Australia and arrive in the Americas the short way.
Industry & economy
Build civilian and military factories, dockyards, ports and infrastructure. Steel, oil and manpower feed everything you field.
Research & focuses
Climb a modern technology tree and drive national focus trees — from alliance leadership to semiconductor independence and nuclear programmes.
Real-time land war
Design divisions, train armies and grind down the front. Organisation, supply and encirclement decide who holds the ground.
Air & naval power
Fly air superiority and ground support missions, and lay down submarines, destroyers, cruisers and carriers at your shipyards.
Diplomacy & war
Justify war goals, build alliances and factions, grant military access and negotiate peace. War score decides who dictates terms.
A quarter century to shape
The world does not wait. Elections, recessions, cyberattacks and border incidents land as world news while rival powers pursue ambitions of their own.
Opening moves
Inherit your nation as it stands. Set your economy, laws and first national focus.
Rearmament
Industry matures, doctrines unlock and blocs harden as world tension climbs.
Confrontation
Alliances are tested. Fronts open on land, in the air and across the oceans.
New order
Whoever holds the industry, the territory and the allies writes the next century.
Running a country in under a minute
No install, no launcher, no waiting for a lobby to fill.
Create a free account
A username and email is all it takes — the full game unlocks immediately.
Pick your nation
Host a game or join an open lobby, then choose any country on the world map.
Shape history
Build, research, ally and conquer while the persistent world keeps advancing.
Frequently asked questions
Everything worth knowing before you take command.
Is Millennium Dawn free to play?
Yes. Millennium Dawn is a free browser-based grand strategy game. Create an account, pick a nation and start playing instantly — there is nothing to download or install.
What kind of game is this?
A modern-era grand strategy wargame in the spirit of Hearts of Iron, running entirely in your browser. You lead a real country from 2025 onward: managing its economy and armed forces, researching technology, pursuing national focuses, and competing or cooperating with other players and AI nations for global influence.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Everything — the world map with thousands of provinces, real-time combat, production and diplomacy — is rendered live in the page on desktop and mobile.
Is it single-player or multiplayer?
Both. Host a game for friends or join an open lobby, and AI nations fill every remaining country so the whole world stays alive and competitive even in a solo campaign.
How does time work in the game?
The world advances in real time. Each tick is one in-game day and the simulation keeps running — economy, construction, research, troop movement and combat all progress, even between your sessions.
How long does a campaign take?
A full campaign is designed to be winnable in an evening rather than a month. You control the pace: pause to plan, run the clock, or request a single day at a time.
The world is waiting for a leader.
Join Millennium Dawn and write the next chapter of modern history — free, in your browser.
Create your free account