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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim

The Secret Games Company · Goblinz Publishing · 2022-10-11

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: Oct 11, 2022 (Mac), Oct 11, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 03, 2024 (iOS), Nov 20, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.

Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim is a Simulation, Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 1672 reviews).

17
playing now
88%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.46★
PlayStation Store rating (13 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Focus on strategy over tactics, we’ve stripped the busywork out of 4X gameplay. Combat abstracted via innovative Power system so you need only move armies and fleets. 8 handmade maps charting Bronze Ages around the world, empires in real-world locations. Empires are tagged from ‘Easy’ to ‘Very Hard’ to reflect their unique challenges. Data-driven AI system, flexible enough to succeed in any environment. Streamlined ruleset is inherently AI-friendly so no ‘AI cheating’ required. Players take their turns simultaneously so there’s no waiting around. Choose to play ‘live’ (short turn timers) or(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 55 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (267 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–75k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,672 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.76 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 86 of 152 observed days · $11.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24724720222026Week of 2022-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4882026-09-14 22:00 — 16 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 24 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 29 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 24 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 39 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 20 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 44 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 21 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 19 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 34 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 27 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 38 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 27 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 31 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 25 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 22 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21416Oct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 143 · peak 364Dec 2022 — avg 44 · peak 99Feb 2023 — avg 47 · peak 1,012Apr 2023 — avg 84 · peak 310Jun 2023 — avg 45 · peak 104Aug 2023 — avg 55 · peak 130Oct 2023 — avg 73 · peak 291Dec 2023 — avg 53 · peak 120Feb 2024 — avg 42 · peak 107Apr 2024 — avg 33 · peak 84Jun 2024 — avg 32 · peak 73Aug 2024 — avg 32 · peak 75Oct 2024 — avg 24 · peak 54Dec 2024 — avg 26 · peak 61Feb 2025 — avg 23 · peak 56Apr 2025 — avg 22 · peak 58Jun 2025 — avg 17 · peak 45Aug 2025 — avg 23 · peak 56Oct 2025 — avg 21 · peak 52Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 41Feb 2026 — avg 21 · peak 51Apr 2026 — avg 18 · peak 48Jun 2026 — avg 19 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 54
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.762022-10-102026-10-142022-10-10 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $11.842022-12-22 — best price $9.092023-01-15 — best price $11.992023-02-14 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $10.492023-05-29 — best price $13.052023-07-21 — best price $9.742023-09-12 — best price $8.082023-10-27 — best price $8.242023-12-01 — best price $14.992024-01-05 — best price $14.992024-02-14 — best price $8.242024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-05-10 — best price $8.242024-07-18 — best price $8.242024-08-07 — best price $14.992024-09-19 — best price $8.242024-11-05 — best price $14.992024-12-03 — best price $14.992025-01-14 — best price $7.492025-03-01 — best price $14.992025-04-28 — best price $14.992025-07-18 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $5.922025-11-11 — best price $14.542025-12-08 — best price $14.542026-02-05 — best price $5.992026-03-17 — best price $6.002026-04-26 — best price $14.992026-05-28 — best price $4.492026-06-17 — best price $5.992026-07-31 — best price $3.762026-08-27 — best price $4.492026-09-08 — best price $4.492026-09-20 — best price $14.992026-10-02 — best price $4.492026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
14.9%
earned "Babylonians on Fertile Crescent"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsSteam Turn Notifications8 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2022-12-08, latest 2023-08-28 (Steam store data)

Player tags

4XEconomyHex GridStrategyTacticalHistoricalManagementSimulationCity BuilderSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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