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Ruler by Default

Pistachi Studio · 2018-05-03

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 03, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 03, 2018 (Mac), May 03, 2018 (Linux)

Ruler by Default is a fantasy/comedy/drama visual novel, played from the perspective of a 21 year old male who is inadvertently summoned to another dimension and subsequently crowned successor to an evil overlord after an unexpected twist of events.

96%
positive of 28 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Top 63% of 25,547 Casual games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120182026Week of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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