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Tyranny
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“[h1][b]Injustice[/b][/h1] I tried very hard with this game. There are things that I did love about it. The writing is so deep, the back story captivating. One of the very few games where you play as the bad guys but…”
“Tyranny is not a great game, but I lowkey kinda love it. If you have read The Black Company by Glen Cook, and you should they are excellent fantasy novels, you're basically playing as the strongest of the Taken. Which…”
“I'm Kyros' top guy! What am I going to do?! Kyros chose me to unite the Tiers? Okay, I'll do it - I'm going to bat for you, Kyros! Tyranny is great. Well, the game, not the notion of living in North Korea. An RPG that…”
45 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I'm Kyros' top guy! What am I going to do?! Kyros chose me to unite the Tiers? Okay, I'll do it - I'm going to bat for you, Kyros! Tyranny is great. Well, the game, not the notion of living in North Korea. An RPG that…”
“Rushed, short, left behind by publisher and developer... Forgotten... AND SO GOOD! This game is filled by great and fun ideas: spell crafting, terraforming magic cast like law, the idea of magic (spells, items and…”
“It was fun. A bitter shame that it was published by Paradox and not a publisher that cares, I really would have liked to see more of this game.”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“A short and sweet CRPG from Obsidian. It carries the Pillars of Eternity DNA and feels similar, but still starkly different. The game has amazing world-building and one of the best, or perhaps even *the* best,…”
“a great game for every CRPG enthusiast I would love to have a bit more of a relationship aspect since the Wrath/Loyality system is so great and has such an amazing RP potential. But thats nitpicking, the storyline and…”
“One of if not the best RPGs i have played. i would love to play it again and try different paths but alas, other games wait.”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I'm Kyros' top guy! What am I going to do?! Kyros chose me to unite the Tiers? Okay, I'll do it - I'm going to bat for you, Kyros! Tyranny is great. Well, the game, not the notion of living in North Korea. An RPG that…”
“The best of this generation of CRPGs. A little smaller in scope - fewer party members, shorter play time - but really fantastic in tone and writing and satisfaction. There's a whole spell-crafting system which is crazy…”
“A budget RPG with interesting ideas held back by flawed execution. Though it's short runtime (for a CRPG) means that by the time the flaws start nagging you'll be done. Good.”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I picked up Tyranny for the simplest reason: it looked damn good. The interface, the art, the whole visual package. Played it in 2018, a couple years after launch, and honestly the presentation still impressed me. Voice…”
“Very Good! Beautiful artstyle and such a cool and unique setting. A CRPG on the nature of conflict and the arbitrariness of laws. Great length too, about 40h, if you really take your time with it. Dialogue can be a bit…”
“[h3][i]Tyranny[/i] is a CRPG with a unique premise: What would you do if you worked for the bad guys who were about to take over the world?[/h3] [h2]What I liked:[/h2] [list] [*]Morality was handled in a very unique…”
21 of the 101 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1][b]Injustice[/b][/h1] I tried very hard with this game. There are things that I did love about it. The writing is so deep, the back story captivating. One of the very few games where you play as the bad guys but…”
“Tyranny is not a great game, but I lowkey kinda love it. If you have read The Black Company by Glen Cook, and you should they are excellent fantasy novels, you're basically playing as the strongest of the Taken. Which…”
“Not quite what I expected, short (22hours to complete) and quite linear. I was looking forward to reigning supreme after my admittedly 'good' play-through but then the game just ends. You could play through again making…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Rushed, short, left behind by publisher and developer... Forgotten... AND SO GOOD! This game is filled by great and fun ideas: spell crafting, terraforming magic cast like law, the idea of magic (spells, items and…”
“It was fun. A bitter shame that it was published by Paradox and not a publisher that cares, I really would have liked to see more of this game.”
“This one is special, besides just being an amazing CRPG, its just the best implementation of "everyone is evil" in any game, with multiple paths / outcomes and great RTwP combat (oh and that spell builder system is…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Another example of Steam needing a mid review option. I'd only recommend this game to someone looking for a CRPG with a dedicated evil path. The gameplay is too janky and the whole thing feels kind of unfinished. Combat…”
“Very slow story progression and combat is janky, overall boring gameplay for me. Doesn't respect your time.”
“Когда думал, что прошел игру лишь на 50%, а потом оказалось, что это конец какой бы финал ты не выбрал. Ожидал большего, по итогу за 45 часов прошел NG и NG+”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Not quite what I expected, short (22hours to complete) and quite linear. I was looking forward to reigning supreme after my admittedly 'good' play-through but then the game just ends. You could play through again making…”
“Когда думал, что прошел игру лишь на 50%, а потом оказалось, что это конец какой бы финал ты не выбрал. Ожидал большего, по итогу за 45 часов прошел NG и NG+”
“A solid but short cRPG. I recommend it.”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The plot is very interesting, but the problem is the game is difficult, even on normal difficulty. I can say I could try hard difficulty, but have no idea how to get through path of the damned. Some fights are…”
“very fun but also a very difficult game...... still enjoyed it tho and i loved the story”
“The lore is great but the difficulty balancing is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Level-scaling doesn't make sense, whoever thought it would be a great idea to punish the player for leveling up needs to burn in hell. Same both at lower…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Power, law & moral ambiguity. It challenges you to confront what it truly means to wield authority when evil has already won & to decide how far you are willing to bend to survive. - for patient gamers who appreciate old-school CRPGs - RTWP with amazing spellcrafting system -…”
— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played“in another effort to review every video game that has helped distract me from the crushing weight of my own mortality and the unavoidable horrors of the human condition: i'd give this game an [b] 8.8/10 [/b] with the footnote: [i] it's like pillars of eternity but better but…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“The Majora's Mask of Obsidian. Built in a short time on an already existing engine (the Pillars of Eternity engine), and including a lot of interesting and clever ideas and themes. Also, like Majora's Mask, looked back on by its developer and publisher as something of an…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:21 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
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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 | Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Isometric · CRPG · Dark Fantasy · Adventure · Villain Protagonist · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Real-Time with Pause · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian * |
| Achievements | 70 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.tyrannygame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.80 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 840 @ 3.10 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS450 with 1GB VRAM Storage: 15 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card