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Those Who Rule

Those Who Rule

Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

Released Jan 27, 2025 Developer Eldin Turulja Platforms Windows Tactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsRPGStrategy RPGTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

90.0%positive1,115 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 52 found this helpful

“I was a little hesitant to jump into this one but I'm glad I did. This is certainly a spin on the fire emblem school of game design, but the personal touches (hex grids, shields as temp HP, readily accessible aoe damage, items that provide active skills) combine to give it a…”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“This an indie solo passion project that everyone who has enjoyed a Fire Emblem game should be throwing their money at. I'm coming at this as someone who hates Fire Emblem games because the fundamental gameplay loop feels tragically beholden to a 30 year old formula. [i]But[/i]…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“Before i post my positives and critiques of the game i'd first like to tell you mr. dev that the game is excellent. the characters were believable enough for me to have issues with how they act in the story which sounds like a negative but it's actually an extremely good issue…”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

203all-time peak
0 50 100 2026 79 avg · Feb 2025

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.

30achievements
15.7%median completion
3.1%rarest: Ranger General
68.7% of players 64.5% of players 62.9% of players 44.5% of players 38.9% of players 38.7% of players 35.0% of players 34.2% of players 29.3% of players 27.5% of players 25.3% of players 21.4% of players 20.1% of players 19.0% of players 18.2% of players 15.7% of players 15.4% of players 14.4% of players 13.8% of players 12.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.2% of players 11.2% of players 10.6% of players 10.0% of players 9.9% of players 7.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.1% of players 3.1% of players 68.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.7%A Grave Mistake — Defeat all enemies in the prologue.
64.5%The Journey Begins — Level up a unit.
62.9%A Painful Lesson — An enemy has backstabbed your unit.
Rarest badges of honor
3.1%Ranger General — Complete the game on Veteran difficulty with Permadeath enabled.
5.1%Just For Show — Gain 10 stacks of Wolf Effigy.
5.4%The Best Defense... — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$17.99current · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US17.99 USD
EU17.49 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia26.50 AUD
Canada23.49 CAD
Japan2,000 JPY
Brazil54.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

China≈$10 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-02 08-10 08-19 08-28 09-05

Latest official news

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

Apr 14, 2026
Patch (v1.4.3): Small Bug Fixes, and A Big Thank You

Hey everyone! Had some bug reports I've been wanting to get to, and just wanted to make sure to get out the fixes to the common ones I could reproduce before going full steam ahead on game 2. Before t

Mar 09, 2026
Those Who Rule 2 - Announcement

Hey everyone! It's been over a year since the release of Those Who Rule, and some of you may have already had an idea why I've been quiet on announcements. I'm excited to confirm the poorly kept secre

Sep 27, 2025
Patch (v1.4.2): New SS Rank Weapons, Community Easter Eggs

Hey everyone! I know I said I was likely done with content updates, but I've had some requests through the games release that were too good not to put in. One of the main ones being filling out the ro

Aug 23, 2025
Patch (v1.4.1): Retry Battle Button

The long awaited, most requested feature, has finally arrived: The Retry Battle Button . No longer will you need to rage spam ENTER to skip dialogue after losing one of your units to that stray archer

Jul 22, 2025
Patch (v1.4.0): Mod Support

Hey everyone! For those of you who remember the roadmap I posted a while back, I'm excited to announce the delivery of the final entry: Mod Support . Player Unit Base Stats. Player Unit Growth Rates.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsTactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG · Strategy RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Party-Based RPG · Story Rich · Perma Death · CRPG · Difficult · Strategy · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Official sitehttps://thosewhorule.com/?game=twr
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10, 11 Processor: i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 2 GB VRAM Storage: 4 GB available space