Empires in Ruins

Empires in Ruins

Steam Deck Playable

Hammer & Ravens · Wargame · Mar 25, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

79%
Mostly Positive
145 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 145 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 72 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I won't quite any of the lines specifically but you can certainly tell they loved writing the dialog and recording the lines.
43 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I really, truly, feel like I am afforded an opportunity to explore my own creative solution to the conflicts, within the confines of the gameplay design, and love the feeling I get as I overcome the challenges.
12 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics and sound are creative and great in terms of representation of game objects.
10 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is really great.
9 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
I would recommend reading the full text or watching the YouTube Video (German Voiceover, many subtitles)
4 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Yes, you got me, I first tried the Arcade Mode and then dipped into the story mode with difficulty: Easy :D
3 of 72 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 love6 themes
Story and characters43 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Interface4 reviews
Difficulty3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Bugs4 reviews
75%
Crashes3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat5 reviews
60%

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.

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 $3.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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