Emperor

Emperor is a Chinese imperial‑life simulation‑strategy game developed by Taiwanese studio C&E and released for MS‑DOS in 1998, set within fictional ancient China. You take the throne as emperor and live out a complete royal lifetime. Hold imperial court to handle state affairs, recruit officials via imperial examinations, adjust tax rates, improve agriculture and public works. Command armies for military conquests, manage foreign diplomacy. Interact with concubines in the harem and raise royal heirs. Train your personal stats: wisdom, martial skill, talent and charisma. Balance treasury, public sentiment and minister loyalty while facing natural disasters, revolts and court intrigues. Your final ending is judged by lifetime achievements: you may become a wise ruler, a mediocre monarch or a tyrant. Combining politics, warfare and harem management, Emperor is a famous domestic vintage DOS strategy‑sim title。

These games get the keyboard directly — the controls are whatever the game itself defines, usually in its own help or options screen. Gamepads are detected automatically. On phones you get on-screen buttons.