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Despotism 3k

Despotism 3k

Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!

Released Nov 8, 2018 Developer Konfa Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyIndieDark HumorPixel GraphicsSexual Content
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (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.

77.8%positive3,679 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Saw a vid for Hull Rupture which led me to their first game... this is a lot of fun! Nothing too deep to learn but the visuals, sound and gameplay loop are really well done. Looking forward to checking out the rest of their catalog after this one!”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“You know, it's fine. But it's too "hard" for me. Finished campaign 1 on easy mode. It actually WAS easy, but normal? Struggling hard. And campaign 2? No chance in hell, even with favorable RNG ... day 3 or 4 I'm dead, and you need to hold out until 30. It is SO easy to enter a…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 18 found this helpful

“A management game lacking depth. First impressions were good. The pixelated graphics look crisp and have a very distinct sense of humor. The concept could work but needs to introduce new things constantly to shake up the gameplay and break the monotonous managing cycle, and at…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

5playing at last check
1324-hour peak
3,255all-time peak
0 500 1k 2019 2021 2023 2025 583 avg · Aug 2022

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.

30achievements
6.7%median completion
3.3%rarest: Hardcore Henry!
69.5% of players 52.6% of players 44.5% of players 38.7% of players 37.6% of players 35.2% of players 21.9% of players 19.7% of players 16.9% of players 14.6% of players 14.0% of players 13.2% of players 10.4% of players 9.4% of players 8.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.0% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.3% of players 69.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.5%What Is This? — Don’t use a facility for two days straight
52.6%Worker of the Month! — Produce 3000 power
44.5%Hunger! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
3.3%Hardcore Henry! — Finish the first campaign with the "Hardcore" chip
4.0%Super Munchkin! — Try every dialogue option in the game
4.2%Collector! — Encounter all modifiers

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.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.39lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US7.99 USD
EU6.59 EUR
UK5.79 GBP
Australia11.50 AUD
Canada8.99 CAD
Japan820 JPY
Brazil16.59 BRL
China32.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.3 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$8.0

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

$0 $5 $10 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.

Aug 04, 2022
Despot's Game Is Coming Out! Despotism 3k Giveaway!

Hi, puny humans! There hasn't been any news from us for quite a white. Did you think we'd given up on Despotism 3k ?! Well, you're right. All this time we've been making a new game – Despot's Game ! V

Feb 03, 2021
Despot's Game free demo

We are making a new game ( Despot's Game ) and you can play the free demo. Seriously, go and play now, it won't always be available https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227280/Despots_Game/

Jun 10, 2020
Despotism 3k has been released on Nintendo Switch

We just wanted to share the news - you may also exploit puny humans on Nintendo Switch now! Hooray! It's not available in every country for the moment, but we are working on it. ːdespotː

May 31, 2020
Impossible! A new translation!

You won't believe it, but we have a new language! Say thanks to the puny human Thiago "Thitz" Mania, before he dies in the running wheel. If you find mistakes in the translation, please report them in

Mar 11, 2020
It's insane! More translations!

It's hard to believe, but Despotism got two more languages again. Japanese and... Belarusian! All hail Arui Kashiwagi, Уладзімір "Квадрат" Герасімёнак and Ганна Снежань. Please write us a comment, if

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Dark Humor · Pixel Graphics · Sexual Content · 2D · Difficult · Simulation · Singleplayer · Replay Value · Perma Death · Rogue-lite (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian * , German * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Spain * , Korean * , Japanese * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Belarusian * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://despotism3k.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or later Processor: 2GHz+, SSE2 support Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space