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Those Who Rule

90% positive of 1,133 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG

Made by Eldin Turulja.

About the game

Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

Tagged by players

Hex Grid
Tactical RPG
CRPG
Party-Based RPG
Strategy RPG
Perma Death
Grid-Based Movement
Turn-Based Tactics
JRPG
Turn-Based Strategy
Isometric
Difficult

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What players say

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Those Who Rule feels very much like a smaller, cheaper, simpler Lost Eidolons. The presentation is modest, the story is fairly basic, the strategic layer is thin, and there is less build variety overall. The tactical combat, however, is where it shines, and it gets better and better as the game goes on. Once more abilities, level-ups and synergies open up, battles become genuinely interesting. There are plenty of…
25 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This is a strategy RPG in the style of Fire Emblem, so if you want an indie game to scratch that Fire Emblem itch, this is a good and very underrated choice. This is a gritty, no-magic fantasy world. No power of friendship or anything overly anime, and difficulty is closer to old school FE, especially if you choose the permadeath option. The hex grid makes combat feel more tactical with a focus on unit positioning,…
38 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
The games writing is childish and the characters are flat. I suffered through about half of it to see what their 'serious' choice was and it was between a poorly disguised communist, and a poorly disguised modern western liberal. The entire theme boils down to, 'medieval values bad, if I was a noble back then I'd be a 90s style liberal in a fancy cloak' I ended the game wishing I could kill both of them and side…
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