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Suzerain

Torpor Games · 2020-12-04

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AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 23, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 04, 2020 (Mac), Dec 04, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 08, 2022 (Android), Dec 08, 2022 (iOS), Dec 04, 2020 (Linux)

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

297
playing now
92%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
14h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

297 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Suzerain is a text based government simulation visual novel developed by Berlin-based studio Torpor Games and published by Fellow Traveller. It was first released for Windows and macOS in 2020, with ports for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series, iOS, Nintendo Switch and Android released between 2021 and 2025. The game, set in the 1950s, puts the player in the role of the president of the fictitious country of Sordland.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 297 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~138/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 235k–529k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,763 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-70%
Steam$5.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-70%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2023-05-04) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 45 of 80 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
78778720202026Week of 2020-12-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3421592026-08-06 22:00 — 202 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 159 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 261 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 213 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 170 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 294 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 241 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 195 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 342 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 241 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 171 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 291 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 270 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 168 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 321 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 224 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 164 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 293 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 300 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 181 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 226 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 285 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 184 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 245 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 267 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 167 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 175 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 253 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 297 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.492020-12-042026-08-302020-12-04 — best price $11.992021-06-21 — best price $14.992021-08-15 — best price $11.802021-10-05 — best price $11.802021-11-29 — best price $14.992022-01-15 — best price $13.492022-02-25 — best price $8.992022-04-08 — best price $8.992022-06-20 — best price $14.992022-08-22 — best price $7.492022-11-21 — best price $8.252022-12-30 — best price $14.992023-02-20 — best price $14.992023-05-04 — best price $4.492023-07-01 — best price $11.802023-08-07 — best price $9.742023-09-12 — best price $5.992023-10-18 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-02-15 — best price $10.252024-03-29 — best price $14.992024-05-05 — best price $11.802024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-08-19 — best price $9.592024-09-26 — best price $19.992024-11-11 — best price $19.992025-03-07 — best price $5.992025-07-24 — best price $5.992025-10-22 — best price $6.992026-01-08 — best price $19.992026-04-15 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

511782026-05-28 — 113 pageviews2026-05-31 — 165 pageviews2026-06-03 — 170 pageviews2026-06-06 — 132 pageviews2026-06-09 — 122 pageviews2026-06-12 — 112 pageviews2026-06-15 — 118 pageviews2026-06-18 — 103 pageviews2026-06-21 — 121 pageviews2026-06-24 — 95 pageviews2026-06-27 — 117 pageviews2026-06-30 — 88 pageviews2026-07-03 — 117 pageviews2026-07-06 — 120 pageviews2026-07-09 — 150 pageviews2026-07-12 — 98 pageviews2026-07-15 — 306 pageviews2026-07-18 — 257 pageviews2026-07-21 — 195 pageviews2026-07-24 — 171 pageviews2026-07-27 — 151 pageviews2026-07-30 — 111 pageviews2026-08-02 — 141 pageviews2026-08-05 — 124 pageviews2026-08-08 — 128 pageviews2026-08-11 — 138 pageviews2026-08-14 — 158 pageviews2026-08-17 — 145 pageviews2026-08-20 — 122 pageviews2026-08-23 — 131 pageviews2026-08-25 — 143 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

802026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91.2%
earned "Prologue: Rise to Power"
16.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing6 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,9700%220
PS5 (PlayStation)393%29
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)280%184
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGDramaPoliticsPoliticalStory RichText-BasedStrategy RPGVisual NovelPoint & ClickPolitical Sim

Census log

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

Recent updates

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