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Rise of the Third Power

Stegosoft Games · DANGEN Entertainment · 2022-02-10

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IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 10, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Feb 10, 2022 (Xbox One), Feb 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 10, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

On the eve of history's greatest war, eight unlikely heroes rise to challenge an empire and change the fate of a continent. Rise of the Third Power is a story-driven RPG of political intrigue, sacrifice, and revolution.

88%
positive of 590 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1587, 2A - 15 years have passed since the guns of the Great War at last fell silent. The conflict rocked the world, leaving half a generation of men and women lying dead on the battlefield. Of the many players that had acted on the world stage, only two remained: the kingdom of Cirinthia and the ancient Republic of Tariq. In time, Dimitri Noraskov, a hero to the defeated Kingdom of Arkadya, rose from the ashes. He saw his king as a coward for surrendering, and a traitor for submitting to the Treaty of Evenheart. So did the people. They supported Noraskov when he overthrew the king. They suppo(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 100% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 33% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 12k–27k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 590 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.81-56%
GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.58 at IndieGala Store (2026-06-30) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 74 of 106 observed days · $4.41 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
696920222026Week of 2022-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$5.742022-02-092026-08-302022-02-09 — best price $16.992022-04-10 — best price $19.992022-06-24 — best price $12.992022-07-29 — best price $17.972022-10-08 — best price $17.572022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-02-07 — best price $19.992023-03-17 — best price $15.322023-05-14 — best price $13.972023-06-28 — best price $12.792023-08-04 — best price $16.592023-10-19 — best price $8.962023-11-26 — best price $11.792024-01-16 — best price $18.932024-02-20 — best price $8.992024-03-22 — best price $12.992024-04-25 — best price $11.992024-06-08 — best price $16.992024-07-14 — best price $9.802024-08-19 — best price $16.992024-09-30 — best price $14.992024-11-05 — best price $8.712024-12-07 — best price $9.802025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-04-14 — best price $19.992025-06-12 — best price $19.992025-08-26 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $8.492026-04-02 — best price $11.992026-05-30 — best price $16.592026-07-22 — best price $16.992026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
81%
earned "Overpowered"
26%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)39540%21
Steam (Steam)3629%21
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)14512%21
Switch (Nintendo)140%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGWarJRPGAnimeIndieFantasyPiratesMilitaryStory Rich

Census log

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

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