Diplomacy is Not an Option

Diplomacy is Not an Option

Steam Deck Playable

Door 407 · Resource Management · Oct 4, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $11.99.

86%
Very Positive
12k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 90 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews37% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ the campaign scenarii are fun and feel like they're straight out of the 90's
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Gameplay is smooth and easy to learn
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I see some people say, "Look, at least on easy difficulty you should be able to enjoy the game's art style and the castle sim aspect."
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Lots of fun, challenge, strategy, co-op / multiplayer, customization.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
And on top of all that the game has an advertisement on the main menu.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters119 reviews
Gameplay46 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty90 reviews
74%
Combat21 reviews
76%
Crashes17 reviews
35%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
60
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.