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Tyranny

Obsidian Entertainment · Paradox Interactive · 2016-11-10

SteamGOG

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 10, 2016 (Linux), Nov 10, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 10, 2016 (Mac)

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Tyranny is a $29.99 Adventure, RPG game released in 2016, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (87% of 13336 reviews).

30
playing now
87%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (121 ratings)
48
Nexus mods (89k downloads)
35h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 61h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Tyranny is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on November 10, 2016.

Trailer

Tyranny trailer thumbnail

Tyranny - Launch Trailer

≈510,547 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 313 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~39/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,914 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 333k–800k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,336 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.48 at GameBillet (2021-06-17) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 38 of 71 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23523520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

95262026-09-15 12:00 — 43 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 76 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 36 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 47 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 81 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 39 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 69 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 42 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 50 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 53 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 41 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 51 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 84 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 34 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 40 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 58 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 36 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 58 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 95 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 37 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 42 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.2k3Mar 2016Aug 2026Mar 2016 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2016 — avg 5 · peak 19Nov 2016 — avg 3,227 · peak 15,739Mar 2017 — avg 357 · peak 1,026Jul 2017 — avg 363 · peak 1,056Nov 2017 — avg 486 · peak 1,270Mar 2018 — avg 241 · peak 513Jul 2018 — avg 293 · peak 766Nov 2018 — avg 401 · peak 1,655Mar 2019 — avg 217 · peak 614Jul 2019 — avg 177 · peak 354Nov 2019 — avg 175 · peak 418Mar 2020 — avg 172 · peak 361Jul 2020 — avg 176 · peak 486Nov 2020 — avg 288 · peak 735Mar 2021 — avg 156 · peak 398Jul 2021 — avg 154 · peak 389Nov 2021 — avg 132 · peak 273Mar 2022 — avg 77 · peak 145Jul 2022 — avg 140 · peak 299Nov 2022 — avg 91 · peak 207Mar 2023 — avg 93 · peak 213Jul 2023 — avg 128 · peak 266Nov 2023 — avg 66 · peak 140Mar 2024 — avg 61 · peak 146Jul 2024 — avg 61 · peak 124Nov 2024 — avg 79 · peak 240Mar 2025 — avg 75 · peak 167Jul 2025 — avg 63 · peak 130Nov 2025 — avg 53 · peak 118Mar 2026 — avg 54 · peak 144Jul 2026 — avg 89 · peak 209Aug 2026 — avg 82 · peak 211
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$264.74$5.062016-03-172026-08-252016-03-17 — best price $59.992017-03-18 — best price $31.492017-06-03 — best price $40.492017-09-26 — best price $38.242018-01-05 — best price $44.992018-04-17 — best price $17.992018-07-18 — best price $44.992018-10-01 — best price $15.292018-11-30 — best price $29.992019-02-08 — best price $26.992019-04-18 — best price $13.492019-07-11 — best price $29.992019-09-28 — best price $14.992019-12-13 — best price $15.002020-02-08 — best price $31.302020-04-13 — best price $29.992020-07-15 — best price $29.992020-09-18 — best price $15.002020-11-13 — best price $11.992021-01-11 — best price $29.992021-03-13 — best price $10.492021-05-14 — best price $11.972021-08-23 — best price $13.492021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-02-25 — best price $29.992022-05-29 — best price $10.492022-08-31 — best price $29.992022-12-05 — best price $28.492023-03-17 — best price $26.452023-07-25 — best price $26.662024-02-02 — best price $29.992024-08-05 — best price $7.492024-12-06 — best price $26.992025-07-27 — best price $29.992026-01-11 — best price $29.992026-06-06 — best price $7.492026-08-25 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

334892026-06-02 — 133 pageviews2026-06-06 — 104 pageviews2026-06-10 — 127 pageviews2026-06-14 — 130 pageviews2026-06-18 — 131 pageviews2026-06-22 — 246 pageviews2026-06-26 — 142 pageviews2026-06-30 — 136 pageviews2026-07-04 — 128 pageviews2026-07-08 — 325 pageviews2026-07-12 — 287 pageviews2026-07-16 — 243 pageviews2026-07-20 — 245 pageviews2026-07-24 — 142 pageviews2026-07-28 — 148 pageviews2026-08-01 — 127 pageviews2026-08-05 — 172 pageviews2026-08-09 — 176 pageviews2026-08-13 — 148 pageviews2026-08-17 — 293 pageviews2026-08-21 — 154 pageviews2026-08-25 — 201 pageviews2026-08-29 — 169 pageviews2026-09-02 — 115 pageviews2026-09-06 — 141 pageviews2026-09-10 — 172 pageviews2026-09-14 — 119 pageviews2026-09-18 — 120 pageviews2026-09-22 — 182 pageviews2026-09-26 — 105 pageviews2026-09-30 — 117 pageviews2026-10-04 — 113 pageviews2026-10-08 — 118 pageviews2026-10-11 — 141 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
43.1%
earned "Building a Reputation"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing5 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2017-04-03, latest 2017-09-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)13,2201%70

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

RPGCRPGFantasyAdventureIsometricOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericDark FantasySingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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