Indie · November 8, 2018
Despotism 3k (2018)
Indie releases from 2018
40 Indie titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Strategy · 88
- Indie · 83
- Dark Humor · 77
- Pixel Graphics · 74
- Sexual Content · 73
- 2D · 72
- Difficult · 71
- Simulation · 71
- Singleplayer · 61
- Replay Value · 50
- Perma Death · 49
- Rogue-lite · 46
- Rogue-like · 42
- Resource Management · 40
- Violent · 36
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Korean volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Belarusian volume_up
Full audio (9)
- English
- Russian
- German
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Spain
- Korean
- Japanese
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Belarusian
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 3.7k Steam reviews | Top 64% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 78% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 86% |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 94% for session depth among Indie |
Press Quotes
“Be careful: it is addictive!” 10/10 – Vladimir Akinshin, DTF streams producer “Top game!” 100/100 – ViteC Play “Best game in the world!” 1000/1000 – Smart fridge Borsh KTH3000
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
30
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 8, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konfa Games |
| Base price | $2.39 -70% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
2.9k positive · 809 negative
Curator recommendations
987
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Content Notes
The game contains scenes of utmost cruelty toward humans, every pixel soaking with blood (in your mind, anyway, since it’s not really pictured). Pixel figures get dissolved, starved to death, sacrificed to the Old Ones, and then dissolved again. The game also contains sexual scenes, barely censored (due to the lack of any visible details) . Do be warned and…
Editions & Packages
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