Road to Empress I

Buy87%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

New One Studio · Choices Matter · Sep 9, 2025

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$6.79−20%
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
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Road to Empress I?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 173 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Steam Deck: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k 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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
173 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story takes a lot of creative liberties and the occasional 4th wall breaks were quite fun.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game even rewards you with coins for fully exploring each chapter.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics of each chapter map are extremely beautiful; you can tell the developers love their job.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite being new to palace politics your character is rather cunning and able to adapt on the fly.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is really nice and the story is fun (even though I died a bunch of times).
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Too, I recommend watching it with friends or family as it's fun to laugh and discuss the different things that happen.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story173 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Co-op5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
83% still recommend
Steam Deck
63% still recommend
Monetization
71% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$6.79$8.49−20%

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

4 points recordedtoday · $6.79

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