Art Empires 0.44.0: Faster matches and a thank-you for artists

Oct 05, 2026

Art Empires 0.44.0 is live. Arena and automatic matches play faster, and artists hear from us on DeviantArt when their card is accepted.

  • When your art is accepted as a card, CathryneDelamort comments on your deviation with a picture of the card, so people looking at your art can find it in the game. See After you submit.
  • Matches in the Arena and automatic play take their turns faster.
  • Your Diplomat's count of unread conversations no longer includes archived ones.
  • Refreshing your gallery in Submit art keeps showing the loading tiles while it reconnects to DeviantArt, not the connect card.

Art Empires is my city-building empire game you play in your browser, and every card in it is a deviation submitted by the artist who made it. Play Art Empires at ArtEmpires.com, or read the full changelog.