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The Charming Empire

OperaHouse Corporation · Dogenzaka Lab · 2017-04-18

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 29, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 09, 2017 (iOS), Apr 18, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 09, 2017 (Android)

“The Charming Empire” is a dating simulation game set in the Taisho Roman era of Japanese history. Popular voice actors known for their talent in anime and video games bring our five main characters to life. Your ears will thank you to hear their performances across all the main scenarios.

56%
positive of 82 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
$29.99
steam price (US)

Our heroine, Kousaka Amane, was living a simple yet happy life in the countryside until one day she was suddenly taken away to live in the empire, summoned by her brother Amazaki Soushi -- the current ruler. Though she was unaware of the underlying circumstances, she finds herself brought to this lively and palpable central city. Living in the immaculate royal palace, our heroine comes to learn that the empire might not be as joyful as it seems. Her brother is no longer the gentle man she once knew... A corrupt organization secretly runs things behind the scenes... The heroine’s fate guides h(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 70% of 11,486 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.59 at Steam (2026-06-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220172026Week of 2017-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$9.592017-04-202026-08-172017-04-20 — best price $23.992017-09-25 — best price $19.492017-12-21 — best price $19.492018-06-21 — best price $19.492018-11-21 — best price $17.992019-02-04 — best price $17.992019-04-29 — best price $17.992019-10-28 — best price $17.992019-12-19 — best price $17.992020-03-03 — best price $17.992020-04-30 — best price $17.992020-09-24 — best price $17.992020-11-25 — best price $16.492021-02-11 — best price $14.992021-04-29 — best price $14.992021-09-29 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-08-07 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-09-23 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-06-08 — best price $9.592026-08-10 — best price $9.592026-08-17 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

AnimeOtomeRomanceAdventureDating SimVisual NovelFemale Protagonist

Census log

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

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