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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?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:17 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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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.
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
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
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
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical 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) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://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