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Suzerain

Torpor Games · 2020-12-04

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieRPG

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

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?

Suzerain is a 2020 Adventure, Indie, and RPG game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 11,888 reviews).

191
playing now
92%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
17
Nexus mods (3.8k downloads)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (111 ratings)
14h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

191 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Suzerain trailer thumbnail

Suzerain 2.0 Out Now Trailer

≈33,125 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 191 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 3% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 239k–539k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,974 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-70%
Steam$5.99-70%
GOG$5.99-70%

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 54 of 115 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

3321282026-09-15 12:00 — 224 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 206 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 133 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 217 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 268 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 142 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 168 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 224 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 183 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 213 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 244 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 143 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 135 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 246 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 218 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 153 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 223 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 221 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 146 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 272 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 262 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 159 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 191 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
70253Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 233 · peak 935Feb 2021 — avg 153 · peak 461Apr 2021 — avg 111 · peak 323Jun 2021 — avg 118 · peak 348Aug 2021 — avg 86 · peak 431Oct 2021 — avg 71 · peak 161Dec 2021 — avg 94 · peak 257Feb 2022 — avg 85 · peak 506Apr 2022 — avg 99 · peak 200Jun 2022 — avg 70 · peak 192Aug 2022 — avg 79 · peak 175Oct 2022 — avg 54 · peak 109Dec 2022 — avg 100 · peak 380Feb 2023 — avg 72 · peak 200Apr 2023 — avg 53 · peak 100Jun 2023 — avg 86 · peak 230Aug 2023 — avg 338 · peak 1,044Oct 2023 — avg 106 · peak 273Dec 2023 — avg 123 · peak 228Feb 2024 — avg 103 · peak 214Apr 2024 — avg 702 · peak 2,269Jun 2024 — avg 212 · peak 441Aug 2024 — avg 250 · peak 509Oct 2024 — avg 174 · peak 327Dec 2024 — avg 285 · peak 761Feb 2025 — avg 208 · peak 413Apr 2025 — avg 207 · peak 389Jun 2025 — avg 287 · peak 449Aug 2025 — avg 227 · peak 411Oct 2025 — avg 250 · peak 474Dec 2025 — avg 246 · peak 386Feb 2026 — avg 251 · peak 499Apr 2026 — avg 251 · peak 425Jun 2026 — avg 261 · peak 480Aug 2026 — avg 241 · peak 459
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.492020-12-042026-10-142020-12-04 — best price $11.992021-06-28 — best price $14.992021-09-07 — best price $14.992021-10-23 — best price $14.992021-12-13 — best price $11.242022-02-09 — best price $13.192022-03-23 — best price $11.802022-06-08 — best price $11.802022-08-18 — best price $11.242022-11-21 — best price $8.252023-01-03 — best price $14.992023-03-15 — best price $5.992023-05-31 — best price $12.062023-07-19 — best price $14.992023-08-21 — best price $14.992023-10-09 — best price $8.992023-11-17 — best price $12.202024-01-01 — best price $12.412024-02-15 — best price $10.252024-04-07 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $19.992024-07-18 — best price $4.992024-09-09 — best price $4.992024-10-22 — best price $19.992025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992026-01-08 — best price $19.992026-04-18 — best price $5.992026-07-29 — best price $19.992026-09-09 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

318782026-05-28 — 113 pageviews2026-06-01 — 144 pageviews2026-06-05 — 185 pageviews2026-06-09 — 122 pageviews2026-06-13 — 93 pageviews2026-06-17 — 117 pageviews2026-06-21 — 121 pageviews2026-06-25 — 92 pageviews2026-06-29 — 126 pageviews2026-07-03 — 117 pageviews2026-07-07 — 154 pageviews2026-07-11 — 90 pageviews2026-07-15 — 306 pageviews2026-07-19 — 258 pageviews2026-07-23 — 199 pageviews2026-07-27 — 151 pageviews2026-07-31 — 104 pageviews2026-08-04 — 119 pageviews2026-08-08 — 128 pageviews2026-08-12 — 124 pageviews2026-08-16 — 175 pageviews2026-08-20 — 122 pageviews2026-08-24 — 136 pageviews2026-08-28 — 149 pageviews2026-09-01 — 164 pageviews2026-09-05 — 187 pageviews2026-09-09 — 141 pageviews2026-09-13 — 133 pageviews2026-09-17 — 121 pageviews2026-09-21 — 115 pageviews2026-09-25 — 143 pageviews2026-09-29 — 123 pageviews2026-10-03 — 139 pageviews2026-10-06 — 97 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2020-12-04, latest 2026-12-31 (Steam store data)

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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