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The Czar is Dead
The Czar is Dead is a visual novel in the setting of the Russian Empire. Help the last russian emperor save his soul, life and country.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“After finishing The Czar is Dead, I’m not sure if it’s a good or bad visual novel. You play as the Czar during WWII in an alternate history where the Russian Revolution is avoided. The story kept me interested, and the hand-drawn art is decent, but the strong focus on religion…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A very interesting visual novel, if you have the time to play with the different endings I feel that you will get a lot out of this game. The hand-drawn art style is very nice also.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A cruious little visual novel where we experience about 50 years of 20th century history from emperor Nicholas II's POV if the October Revolution never happened. Some historical figures and facts are mixed around with a modern agenda, featuring characters loosely based on modern…”
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · 2D · Hand-drawn · Atmospheric · World War I · Multiple Endings · Singleplayer · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Russian, English, Simplified Chinese |
| Official site | https://vk.com/czar_is_dead |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or higher. Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space