Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
Last updated: 2025-03-19
- Fun, engaging auto-battler roguelike gameplay.
- Appealing pixel art and humorous writing.
- Strategic resource management is required.
- Lacks depth, variety, and replayability.
- Inconsistent difficulty and excessive RNG.
- Tedious and restrictive food mechanic.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 347
- Helpful reviews
- 76%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 24%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 57%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 43%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 429
- Negative points
- 528
- Gameplay points
- 186
- Perf. points
- 3
- Rec. points
- 184
- Misc points
- 26
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Variety of modes and strategies | The game offers a variety of modes, strategic options, and team-building possibilities, contributing to its replayability and depth. Players can engage in PvP battles, experiment with different builds, and adapt their strategies to overcome challenges. The brawling game mode and online tournaments add further depth and competitiveness. | 51% |
| Fun, engaging, and addictive gameplay | The game is consistently praised for being fun, enjoyable, and addictive. Reviewers highlight engaging gameplay, a satisfying sense of progression, and the ability to provide new experiences. Many reviewers specifically mention playing the game for extended periods, indicating a high level of enjoyment and engagement. | 50% |
| Appealing pixel art and animations | The game's visual style, particularly its pixel art and animations, is frequently praised. Reviewers appreciate the detailed character designs, smooth animations, and overall aesthetic appeal. The art style contributes significantly to the game's charm and enjoyment. | 24% |
| Strategic resource management required | The game requires strategic resource management, tactical thinking, and careful planning. Players must make decisions about upgrading, buying weapons, and managing their resources to succeed. The game mechanics are simple but require tactical thinking to master. | 19% |
| Humorous writing and references | The game's humor, writing, and references are appreciated by reviewers. Many reviewers found the dialogue funny and the pop culture references enjoyable. The game's humor adds to the overall enjoyment and makes the experience more engaging. | 17% |
| Engaging for short or long sessions | The game is described as engaging and suitable for both short breaks and long play sessions. The game offers persistence through unlocking content and provides variations like hard mode and fast mode. The difficulty curve is well-balanced, and the game becomes more manageable after unlocking certain features. | 17% |
| Combines auto-battler and roguelike elements | The game effectively combines auto-battler and roguelike elements, creating a unique and enjoyable experience. The game is suitable for short play sessions and allows players to build powerful armies by creating class synergies. The auto-battler gameplay is smooth and has more depth than expected. | 14% |
| Excellent and enjoyable music | The game's music and soundtrack are consistently praised as excellent and enjoyable. Many reviewers found the music catchy and fitting, with some tracks being enjoyable enough to listen to while doing other things. The soundtrack is a standout feature that enhances the overall gaming experience. | 7% |
| Relaxing and addictive time-killer | The game is described as a relaxing time-killer with addictive gameplay. It's suitable for when you don't want to commit to something that needs a lot more of your attention and time in one sitting. The game's only redeeming quality is its references, memes, and copying of imagery from games, movies, anime, etc. | 6% |
| Divisive food mechanic | The food mechanic is divisive, with some players finding it adds depth and a sense of reality, while others find the game much better without it. The "no food" mode significantly improves the game for some by removing the need to manage minion feeding. The food system requires players to strategically manage resources and plan their routes. | 4% |
| Roguelike with old despotism atmosphere | The game is a great roguelike with an atmosphere of old despotism. It retains the same sassy jokes from Despotism 3k and offers fun dilemmas beyond those in the previous title. The game is a well-executed roguelike simulator. | 3% |