Those Who Rule

Those Who Rule

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Eldin Turulja · Tactical RPG · Jan 27, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

90%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 213 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 89 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 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
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Good tactics, love the artwork for the characters even if the pixels are OK.
213 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This game is a good 8/8.5 in terms of gameplay.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Art style of the characters during conversations is great and I really like the battle field art style too.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The games sound design is fantastic where selling the weight of swings is concerned and the music is largely pleasant with some themes like Rorick's theme being genuinely great, but there also just isnt that many unique tracks, which is fair for a one man production but there were also frequent instances where music from previously loaded saves/support conversations would override the main ambient tracks so i would have the 'awkward funny music' over tense political discussions which was humorous but it is still an issue.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
* Works flawlessly on Linux Zorin (tested) and Steam Deck verified.
11 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 characters213 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat113 reviews
88%
Interface39 reviews
77%
Controls13 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty89 reviews
91%
Crashes13 reviews
62%
Bugs11 reviews
82%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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