Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim

Buy88%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

The Secret Games Company · Grand Strategy · Oct 11, 2022

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$4.49−70%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
52
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is also a good deal of replayability; probably 100-200 hours worth to get all the achievements.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Being able to change the difficulty by wealth generation, civ choice AND win conditions is a big plus!
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
26 hours in and i think i finally fully understand all the game mechanics, its fun, only played first map and a bit of multiplayer.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really like the general outline of the game of the game, the art style and the quick pace.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Really fun to play with friends - especially when you are sitting in the same room.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Tl;dr: All in all, it's an elegant and very boardgame-like strategic experience, with an immersive setting and a flavourful soundtrack.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay105 reviews
Difficulty49 reviews
Multiplayer19 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
50% still recommend
Monetization
67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
61% still recommend
Story
67% still recommend
Interface
64% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Turn Notifications

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.49$14.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.49