The Game Census
Despotism 3k cover art

Despotism 3k

Konfa Games · 2018-11-08

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IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 19, 2021 (Xbox One), May 29, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 08, 2018 (Linux), May 19, 2019 (iOS), Apr 18, 2019 (Android), Nov 08, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!

7
playing now
77%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 18,047 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 96k–230k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,838 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$10.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2021-10-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 16 of 17 observed days · $8.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10510520182026Week of 2018-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1802026-08-07 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.99$0.002018-11-092026-08-292018-11-09 — best price $7.192019-02-11 — best price $7.992019-06-10 — best price $7.992019-10-07 — best price $5.192019-12-03 — best price $7.992020-02-24 — best price $5.592020-06-08 — best price $7.992020-09-21 — best price $3.992020-11-16 — best price $7.992021-01-11 — best price $3.592021-03-15 — best price $7.992021-06-25 — best price $3.192021-10-18 — best price $7.992021-12-22 — best price $2.392022-02-03 — best price $7.992022-06-06 — best price $3.192022-09-26 — best price $2.392022-11-29 — best price $7.992023-02-20 — best price $3.992023-04-10 — best price $7.992023-07-17 — best price $3.992023-11-28 — best price $7.992024-02-19 — best price $3.992024-04-08 — best price $7.992024-07-15 — best price $3.192024-10-14 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $3.192025-02-24 — best price $7.992025-06-26 — best price $3.192025-09-01 — best price $7.992025-12-01 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $3.192026-07-20 — best price $7.992026-08-29 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
69.5%
earned "What Is This?"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Russian, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,1542%30
Xbox One (Xbox)850%30
PS4 (PlayStation)757%31
Switch (Nintendo)170%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieViolentStrategyDifficultDark HumorRogue-likeRogue-liteSimulationPerma Death

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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