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Those Who Rule

Eldin Turulja · 2025-01-27

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 27, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

Those Who Rule is a 2025 Indie RPG Strategy game priced at $17.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (90% of 1120 reviews) sentiment.

13
playing now
90%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6
Nexus mods (6 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 67 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 49,718 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–51k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,129 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-03-09) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 42 of 91 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
808020252026Week of 2025-01-27: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-24: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4482026-09-15 16:00 — 20 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 31 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 44 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 31 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 16 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 22 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 15 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 23 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 14 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 24 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 20 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 32 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 22 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 16 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 29 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7920Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 79 · peak 203Mar 2025 — avg 76 · peak 203Apr 2025 — avg 44 · peak 110May 2025 — avg 21 · peak 51Jun 2025 — avg 41 · peak 120Jul 2025 — avg 59 · peak 172Aug 2025 — avg 29 · peak 62Sep 2025 — avg 24 · peak 54Oct 2025 — avg 28 · peak 69Nov 2025 — avg 21 · peak 45Dec 2025 — avg 26 · peak 48Jan 2026 — avg 29 · peak 60Feb 2026 — avg 20 · peak 50Mar 2026 — avg 55 · peak 142Apr 2026 — avg 31 · peak 103May 2026 — avg 25 · peak 56Jun 2026 — avg 30 · peak 66Jul 2026 — avg 25 · peak 50Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$8.992025-01-272026-10-142025-01-27 — best price $16.192025-03-12 — best price $17.992025-04-11 — best price $14.392025-06-09 — best price $17.992025-07-11 — best price $12.592025-09-07 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $17.992025-11-06 — best price $11.692025-11-25 — best price $17.992025-12-11 — best price $10.792026-01-11 — best price $17.992026-01-23 — best price $10.792026-03-05 — best price $10.792026-03-19 — best price $10.792026-04-17 — best price $17.992026-05-01 — best price $17.992026-05-27 — best price $8.992026-06-15 — best price $17.992026-07-09 — best price $17.992026-08-01 — best price $17.992026-08-24 — best price $8.992026-08-28 — best price $17.992026-08-31 — best price $17.992026-09-03 — best price $17.992026-09-06 — best price $17.992026-09-09 — best price $17.992026-09-12 — best price $8.992026-09-15 — best price $8.992026-09-18 — best price $8.992026-09-21 — best price $17.992026-09-24 — best price $17.992026-09-27 — best price $17.992026-09-30 — best price $17.992026-10-03 — best price $17.992026-10-06 — best price $17.992026-10-09 — best price $8.992026-10-12 — best price $8.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
68.6%
earned "A Grave Mistake"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1765%30

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

Player tags

RPGCRPGJRPGMedievalStrategyDifficultIsometricStory RichPerma DeathStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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