diff --git a/games/vms-empire/Makefile b/games/vms-empire/Makefile
index 42a4bc9399cb..4acf374a940c 100644
--- a/games/vms-empire/Makefile
+++ b/games/vms-empire/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	vms-empire
-DISTVERSION=	1.19
+DISTVERSION=	1.22
 CATEGORIES=	games
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.catb.org/~esr/vms-empire/
 
 MAINTAINER=	uzsolt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors
 WWW=		http://www.catb.org/~esr/vms-empire/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	rubygem-asciidoctor>0:textproc/rubygem-asciidoctor
 USES=		gmake ncurses
 MAKE_ARGS=	LIBS="${LDFLAGS} -lncurses"
 
 PLIST_FILES=	${DESKTOPDIR}/${PORTNAME}.desktop \
 		bin/${PORTNAME} \
-		share/appdata/${PORTNAME}.xml \
 		share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/${PORTNAME}.png \
 		share/man/man6/${PORTNAME}.6.gz
 
-PORTDOCS=	AUTHORS BUGS HACKING NEWS
+PORTDOCS=	AUTHORS BUGS HACKING
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME}
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S|^|${WRKSRC}/|} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/vms-empire/distinfo b/games/vms-empire/distinfo
index 60ba2248cce8..ff54ab5a9052 100644
--- a/games/vms-empire/distinfo
+++ b/games/vms-empire/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1774410411
-SHA256 (vms-empire-1.19.tar.gz) = 717aa3c9407c322526fe8a0aee7d6a0b902e0ebbe43f7454aabd63a76d7620e7
-SIZE (vms-empire-1.19.tar.gz) = 113348
+TIMESTAMP = 1777721823
+SHA256 (vms-empire-1.22.tar.gz) = 248e6dbd0e56d8b9aa99f7e9cfb83efbdc900115267d83f8c15dab97537e72fe
+SIZE (vms-empire-1.22.tar.gz) = 114407
diff --git a/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile b/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile
index c6b6d80b9daa..c53d4ea4d375 100644
--- a/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile
+++ b/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
---- Makefile.orig	2026-03-25 03:48:37 UTC
+--- Makefile.orig	2026-05-02 11:46:08 UTC
 +++ Makefile
-@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LIBS = -lncurses
- # You shouldn't have to modify anything below this line.
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ VERSION=$(shell sed -n <NEWS.adoc '/^[0-9]/s/:.*//p' |
+ # Build
  
  # There's a dynamic format in the object-display routines; suppress the warning
 -CFLAGS = $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-format-security -Wno-unused-parameter
 +CFLAGS ?= $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-format-security -Wno-unused-parameter
  
  FILES = \
  	attack.c \
-@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ install: empire.6 uninstall
+@@ -124,16 +124,14 @@ install: empire.6 uninstall
+ # Install/uninstall
+ 
  install: empire.6 uninstall
- 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
- 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man6
--	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/applications/
--	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
--	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/appdata
-+	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/applications/
-+	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
-+	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/appdata
- 	install -m 0755 vms-empire $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/
- 	install -m 0644 empire.6 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man6/vms-empire.6
--	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/applications/
--	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
--	install -m 0644 vms-empire.xml $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/appdata/
-+	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/applications/
-+	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
-+	install -m 0644 vms-empire.xml $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/appdata/
+-	install -m 0755 -d $(BINDIR)
+-	install -m 0755 -d $(MANDIR)/man6
+-	install -m 0755 -d $(DATADIR)/applications/
+-	install -m 0755 -d $(DATADIR)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
+-	install -m 0755 -d $(DATADIR)/appdata
+-	install -m 0755 vms-empire $(BINDIR)/
+-	install -m 0644 empire.6 $(MANDIR)/man6/vms-empire.6
+-	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DATADIR)/applications/
+-	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DATADIR)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
+-	install -m 0644 vms-empire.adoc $(DATADIR)/appdata/
++	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
++	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man6
++	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/applications/
++	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
++	install -m 0755 vms-empire $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/
++	install -m 0644 empire.6 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man6/vms-empire.6
++	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/applications/
++	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
  
  uninstall:
  	rm -f $(BINDIR)/vms-empire $(MANDIR)/man6/vms-empire.6