Indie · September 29, 2022

Despot’s Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator (2022)

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Prepare to die, humans! A group of people wake up in a strange post-apocalyptic labyrinth — naked, with no memories and with a bunch of weapons. Is this a joke, a crazy experiment, or... a game? You'll find out soon enough, just try not to die first! Get your pretzels ready Your puny squad is capable of much more. Choose your loot and transform the squishy humans into wizards, cultists, ninjas and dozens of other heroes, including the mythical stale pretzel throwers. With perks and class combos, there are thousands of ways to build your army. The man-eating cabbage will appreciate the variety in its diet! Crush your rivals If you can survive the labyrinth, you'll meet THE UNSTOPPABLE END-GAME BUILDS OF OTHER PLAYERS! You'll beat each other to death and only one will be spared by d'Spot. No offense, but in his own game he writes the rules! Indirect combat Prepare your warriors and let them fight it out on their own! Indirect combat allows you to focus heavily on tactical considerations rather than reflexes. Strengthen your front line with fridge-movers, aim your food-throwers and look after your Forbidden Summoners! Endless exploration The dungeons are generated from scratch every time, and there is no chance puny humans will ever find the way out! And even if they strike lucky — don't worry, there are endless ways to die in Despot's Game!

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Peer Indie titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Auto Battler · 208
  • Pixel Graphics · 198
  • Rogue-like · 197
  • Tactical · 189
  • Indie · 182
  • RPG · 164
  • Turn-Based Tactics · 164
  • 2D · 160
  • Dark Humor · 159
  • Rogue-lite · 157
  • Singleplayer · 150
  • Strategy · 147
  • Adventure · 144
  • Survival · 134
  • Asynchronous Multiplayer · 131

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.2k Steam reviewsTop 68% in Indie
Positive rating84% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 70%
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 76% for session depth among Indie

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • Russian
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 29, 2022
DeveloperKonfa Games
PublishertinyBuild
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

36

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

84%Mostly Positive · 3.2k reviews

2.7k positive · 510 negative

Curator recommendations

2.8k

Editions & Packages

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