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Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator

Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator

Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!

Released Sep 29, 2022 Developer Konfa Games Publisher tinyBuild Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Auto BattlerPixel GraphicsRogue-likeTacticalIndie
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.4%positive3,186 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Not gonna lie, I DID expect a bit more, but at the end of the day it's an auto battler with some replayability, some different modifiers/modes, and an asynchronous multiplayer, where you fight other players' teams after you win the game (or in between in 1 mode) for ... nothing,…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Some of the mechanics feel a bit confusing at first. Example: Magic Damage (Still king of confusing) Anyway the game has depth and fun game modes. King of the hill is a cool multiplayer without feeling overly competitive or stressful. 41 hours in and I can say that I have gotten…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“It is a fun game, but feels more like a very long demo than anything else. The design of the runs doesn't feel very intentional, and a quite dislike the progression compared to what it could be. However, like I said before, it can still be fun. Grab it on a sale if you want to…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

25playing at last check
2724-hour peak
1,447all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 717 avg · Oct 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

36achievements
14.7%median completion
0.4%rarest: Real Achiever
96.9% of players 84.1% of players 57.7% of players 52.8% of players 50.2% of players 46.0% of players 41.4% of players 41.2% of players 38.9% of players 36.6% of players 34.7% of players 34.1% of players 33.3% of players 33.1% of players 27.1% of players 26.1% of players 17.7% of players 16.4% of players 14.7% of players 14.6% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 14.2% of players 12.6% of players 11.5% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 9.9% of players 8.4% of players 7.9% of players 6.2% of players 4.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.5% of players 0.7% of players 0.4% of players 96.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.9%Good start! — Complete Level 1
84.1%Vanquisher of Robots — Complete the first biome
57.7%Knowledge is Power — Help the scientist with the T-virus
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Real Achiever — Unlock all achievements
0.7%Vet — Win 100 battles in King of the Hill
2.5%Munchkin — Unlock all mutations

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.99 GBP
Australia28.99 AUD
Canada22.99 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China79.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 23, 2026
King of the Hill Season 57: Season of Natural Selection

• Seasonal Mutation: Season of Natural Selection • Meanwhile, the Season of Solstice has come to an end. Seasonal changes (reduced negative effects of cursed mutations) are leaving the game. Welcome t

Jun 25, 2026
King of the Hill Season 56: Season of Solstice

• Seasonal Mutation: Season of Solstice •Meanwhile, the Season of Inspiration has come to an end. Seasonal changes (reduced mana cost of abilities gained through mutations) stays in the game for now.

Jun 04, 2026
King of the Hill Season 55: Season of Inspiration

• Seasonal Mutation: Season of Inspiration •Meanwhile, the Season of Loneliness has come to an end. Seasonal modifiers (increased mutation prices and reduced token rewards) are leaving the game. Welco

May 07, 2026
King of the Hill Season 54: Season of Loneliness

• Seasonal Mutation: Season of Loneliness •"Season of Totally Fine Everything Is Fine!!" is over! The seasonal changes are no longer in effect. Welcome to the Season of LonelinessSeasonal Mutation: Se

Apr 23, 2026
The Despot Is BACK😨 Announcing HULL RUPTURE!

You have one (1) unread message from: The Despot."My puny human! Your overlord here, I have been detected. Those fools from the Galactic Union have made the worst mistake of their lives and wiped out

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsAuto Battler · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like · Tactical · Indie · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · 2D · Dark Humor · Rogue-lite · Singleplayer · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.despotsgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Intel i5-7500 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 / Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: ○△□