The game was produced in MS-DOS, Atari ST and Amiga versions, and was originally released in March 1992.

The first requires the player to engage in Risk-like strategic decision-making with the goal of conquering the given land mass.

Cyber Empires innovated by mixing strategy with arcade action on a global scale.

The strategy part of the game allows the user to place capitols in any countries occupied by their troops.

It has nothing to rave about and nothing that hobbles it", with "adequate" graphics and sound, and recommended the game to action gamers who were "fans of BattleTech, Robotech and Giant Robot universes".