Sultan's Game
Last updated: 2025-04-03
- Addictive gameplay with engaging player experience.
- Exceptional art style and compelling writing.
- Full release includes expanded game content.
- Strategic cardplay with roguelike elements.
- Card management UI needs improvement.
- Lacks event variety and replayability.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 73%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 21%
- Protest reviews
- 6%
- 82%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 18%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 2682
- Negative points
- 2593
- Gameplay points
- 355
- Perf. points
- 19
- Rec. points
- 618
- Misc points
- 197
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, engaging, and addictive gameplay | The game is consistently described as fun, engaging, and highly addictive, with players reporting long play sessions and a desire to keep playing. Its unique gameplay and chaotic elements contribute to its addictiveness and replayability. Many reviewers specifically mention the game being a 'time-killer' in a positive way. | 96% |
| Exceptional art style and writing | The game's art style and writing are consistently praised as exceptional, beautiful, and well-executed. Reviewers highlight the character art, backgrounds, and overall aesthetic as visually appealing and contributing to the game's immersive atmosphere. The combination of top-tier art and writing is a major draw for many players. | 87% |
| Full release has expanded content | Many reviewers who played the demo version of the game note that the full release has significantly more content, including more story, events, side quests, and endings. The increased content addresses concerns about late-game content drought and provides a more complete and satisfying experience. Some reviewers also noted improvements to the UI and gameplay. | 31% |
| High degree of player freedom | The game offers a high degree of freedom in player choices, allowing them to shape the story, relationships, and ending. Players can make morally ambiguous decisions, kill characters they dislike, and pursue various romantic relationships. This freedom contributes to the game's replayability and allows for diverse gameplay experiences. | 17% |
| Well-developed characters and storylines | The game features well-developed characters with intriguing backstories and complex relationships. The writing effectively portrays character traits and conflicts, creating a strong sense of immersion. The storylines are rich and engaging, with many side quests and multiple endings to explore. | 13% |
| Challenging gameplay and moral dilemmas | The game offers difficulty options that adjust various gameplay parameters, such as dice success rates and turn rewind limits. The Sultan card mechanic adds a unique element of challenge and immersion, requiring players to manage their actions within a time limit. The game also presents moral dilemmas and political intrigue, creating a thrilling experience. | 10% |
| Emphasis on family and relationships | The game features a strong emphasis on family and relationships, with many reviewers expressing affection for their in-game wife and daughter. The game also includes out-of-game progression systems that enhance replayability and provide additional content. The game allows players to choose a pure love route and elope with their wife, or betray her and seek forgiveness. | 7% |
| Interesting card management gameplay | The game is a novel card management game with a substantial amount of text, making it worth the price. The card game is interesting and well-balanced. The card folding mechanic is impressive and the game is a well-made card-based survival strategy game. | 7% |
| More accessible than Cultist Simulator | The game is often compared to Cultist Simulator, but is considered more accessible and user-friendly. Reviewers appreciate the clearer guidance and less obscure mechanics, making it easier for new players to pick up and play. The game also tells a better story than Cultist Simulator, with a more engaging narrative. | 6% |
| Includes diverse relationship options | The game includes diverse relationship paths, including same-sex relationships, but does not force them on the player. Players can choose to engage with or ignore these elements. The game's transgressive nature is evident from the beginning, and the tutorial introduces these elements early enough that players can refund the game if they dislike it. | 4% |
| Excellent and compelling writing | The writing is praised as excellent, vivid, and lifelike. The reviewer appreciates the effort put in by the development team. The reviewer found the moral dilemmas presented in the text to be compelling. The writing style is comfortable, straightforward, and not pretentious. | 3% |
| Mixed opinions on music change | Some reviewers prefer the music from the demo version of the game, while others find the new music to be acceptable or even better. The reviewer acknowledges that the developers are actively optimizing the game based on announcements. The music could be customizable. | 3% |