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Drop Duchy
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
81 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Interesting Idea, Soured By RNG Though[/h1] [h2]Things I Like About Drop Duchy:[/h2] [list] [*][b]Tetris + Rearrangement + Unit Generation:[/b] Similar to StarVaders and BALL X PIT for their respective classic…”
“This game is absurdly in depth and detailed. Its charming gorgeous and crazy addictive. Not to spoil it but the people talking about it being RNG dependant are just wrong, you can exclude cards from the deck to build up…”
“An Incredibly creative idea for a roguelike that is executed beautifully both in terms of mechanics and aesthetics. Feels like a combination of Carcassonne (the board game) and Tetris. The way everything manages to feel…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“An Incredibly creative idea for a roguelike that is executed beautifully both in terms of mechanics and aesthetics. Feels like a combination of Carcassonne (the board game) and Tetris. The way everything manages to feel…”
“I have lost HOURS to this game. It really hits the mark on what it is going for. It takes deck building, tetris, and strategy gameplay and turns it into something wholely unique and engaging. I genuinely love playing…”
“For a game that is a deck building Tetris, there's a lot of depth here. Each faction plays different, each boss has a unique mechanic that you need to face, then there are ascenions, trials and endless mode. Oh, and…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“An Incredibly creative idea for a roguelike that is executed beautifully both in terms of mechanics and aesthetics. Feels like a combination of Carcassonne (the board game) and Tetris. The way everything manages to feel…”
“Very polished game for an indie game. Very nice progression and low skill floor with insanely high skill ceiling! 10/10 game.”
“For a game that is a deck building Tetris, there's a lot of depth here. Each faction plays different, each boss has a unique mechanic that you need to face, then there are ascenions, trials and endless mode. Oh, and…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is absurdly in depth and detailed. Its charming gorgeous and crazy addictive. Not to spoil it but the people talking about it being RNG dependant are just wrong, you can exclude cards from the deck to build up…”
“An Incredibly creative idea for a roguelike that is executed beautifully both in terms of mechanics and aesthetics. Feels like a combination of Carcassonne (the board game) and Tetris. The way everything manages to feel…”
“[h1] Dropped The Ball For Me [/h1] Drop Duchy is a Tetris style puzzle, deck builder mixed with a side of upgrades and light troop management. The visuals and audio are good and the general gameplay is decent, but for…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Very polished game for an indie game. Very nice progression and low skill floor with insanely high skill ceiling! 10/10 game.”
“[h1] Dropped The Ball For Me [/h1] Drop Duchy is a Tetris style puzzle, deck builder mixed with a side of upgrades and light troop management. The visuals and audio are good and the general gameplay is decent, but for…”
“I like puzzles and abstract games, war games. and building simulation games. So it obvious why I like Drop Duchy. Very good combinations of mechanics and looks, feel cozy yet challenging enough to play everyday.”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I watched some friends play the game. It seemed really interesting. Tetris is the kind of game that I can get stuck in for longer than I'd like to say. However, I found myself disappointed with the strategy aspect.…”
“[h1]Interesting Idea, Soured By RNG Though[/h1] [h2]Things I Like About Drop Duchy:[/h2] [list] [*][b]Tetris + Rearrangement + Unit Generation:[/b] Similar to StarVaders and BALL X PIT for their respective classic…”
“Somewhat enjoyable game with a decent concept largely hampered by poor balance and opaque rules that are unclear and difficult to figure out. Reading the cards does not provide enough or consistent info, so you have to…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Somewhat enjoyable game with a decent concept largely hampered by poor balance and opaque rules that are unclear and difficult to figure out. Reading the cards does not provide enough or consistent info, so you have to…”
“A very interesting concept of a tetris roguelike held back by terrible UI and progression system. I could only play a few runs before giving up. Few examples of UI issues: sorting the cards in your deck is a pain,…”
“An intersting take on tetris. But eventualy you unlock so many technologies that you don't get the cards you need.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Somewhat enjoyable game with a decent concept largely hampered by poor balance and opaque rules that are unclear and difficult to figure out. Reading the cards does not provide enough or consistent info, so you have to…”
“It's fun in the beginning. Interesting new idea of tetris. And then the windmill achievement ruined and stopped the whole progress. Finished and won the duchy a few times and still no show of the rare card. It's already…”
“Though initially frustrating and difficut to comprehend the progression, this is awesome, tetris-themed fun with intricate deckbuilding aspects and delightful mechanics”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I love playing the game but the runs do take a bit too long.”
“tetris uh carcason mashup. the tetris blocks contain resource/lands and buildings/units, the units of which wrestle at the end of a match the runs really need like 1 level less, or some reduction in length you also…”
“nice little game, interesting concept gets a bit boring after a while has a couple of bugs, some cards are just OP and practicaly destroys replayability (I'm looking at you Military Hospital)”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a great example of a fantastic concept, but designed without player experience at the forefront. The basic gameplay loop is interesting and engaging, but the reliance on luck to get the pieces you want at…”
“This game is really clean and beautiful. Simplified, it plays like a game of Tetris if designed by Gary Gygax. I like a lot of this game, but the only gripe about it is that I think the way you unlock new cards is too…”
“nice little game, interesting concept gets a bit boring after a while has a couple of bugs, some cards are just OP and practicaly destroys replayability (I'm looking at you Military Hospital)”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Did I buy this game because of a recommendation by Todd Howard on the Kinda Funny podcast? Yes. Yes I did. Did I know what I was buying? No. No I did not. Is this game amazingly addictive and a combination of Slay the Spire mixed with Tetris? Yes. Yes it is.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Very creative game, very fun game for people who only have fragment gaming time”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“This is a fun spin on the roguelike genre, but after about 20 hours and unlocking the majority of the (base game) achievements, I think I reached the end of my engagement with it. It isn't that it's a bad game, far from it, but it's not going to be a 100+ hour roguelike that…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
DROP DUCHY IS ONE YEAR OLD TODAY!!
One year ago, Drop Duchy arrived on Steam and we had no idea what to expect. People were curious and enthusiastic about our weird little game before its release, but one question was floating in my mi
DROP DUCHY: PATCH 1.2.19
Hear ye, hear ye!Our duchy keeps getting stronger with a new update, fixing the following bugs!Patch notes 1.2.19Added a maximum to the Military Hospital card and reduced its powerIncreased Bastion &
We’re Proud to be Nominated at the Pégases Awards 2026!
Our whole team is so proud to let you know that Drop Duchy has been nominated in two categories at the Pégases Awards. With winners drawing on March 5th this year, the Pégases Awards is a French celeb
DEVLOG - The North Faction takes up arms
Hello everyone, thanks for reading me again! As explained in the previous article, today I’m telling you more about the new DLC faction we’re adding to Drop Duchy. This new faction is Viking-themed, a
DROP DUCHY: PATCH 1.2.18
Hear ye, hear ye!We're back with a new update to correct the following bugs:Patch notes - December 23, 2025Fixed bug where the next Ascension tier was validated a second time when finishing EndlessFix
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Strategy · Rogue-like · Singleplayer · Indie · Rogue-lite · Card Battler · Medieval · Board Game · Historical · Real Time Tactics · Tabletop (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 181 |
| Official site | https://www.thearcadecrew.com/games/drop-duchy/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-650 or AMD FX-6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 TI, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB or Intel ARC A380, 6 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 1 GB available space