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Tyrant's Blessing

Mercury Game Studio · indie.io · 2022-08-08

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 08, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 08, 2022 (Mac), Aug 08, 2022 (Linux), Feb 23, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!

71%
positive of 372 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

The Tyrant landed in Tyberia bearing promises of a paradise, without war, without suffering… and without death. All Tyberians had to do in order to enter his paradise was to simply die at the hands of his Dead Army. The war was over before it even began, with thousands perishing in the Tyrant's wake, only to be brought into his fold as undying thralls, bound by magic. The few living warriors left are scattered across the remnants of their homeland, tirelessly looking for a way to turn the tables on the tyrannical Tyrant. Lead a great Uprising, defeat the Dead Army, and drive the monstrous over(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (91 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 20,529 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.4k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 372 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$3.29-84%
Epic Games Store$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Gamesplanet$3.99-80%
IndieGala$3.99-80%
Steam$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$3.99-80%
GameBillet$4.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.80 at Fortuna Digital (2026-08-18) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 160 of 204 observed days · $0.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
666620222026Week of 2022-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.102022-07-212026-09-042022-07-21 — best price $19.992022-11-23 — best price $12.032023-01-10 — best price $16.342023-03-03 — best price $10.002023-05-01 — best price $9.992023-06-22 — best price $10.002023-08-18 — best price $9.992023-10-16 — best price $9.992023-11-20 — best price $7.892024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-02-19 — best price $6.752024-03-20 — best price $9.992024-04-25 — best price $17.402024-06-12 — best price $19.992024-07-29 — best price $17.402024-09-19 — best price $7.992024-11-12 — best price $19.992024-12-22 — best price $6.072025-01-16 — best price $14.692025-02-28 — best price $19.992025-04-01 — best price $19.992025-05-09 — best price $5.602025-07-02 — best price $4.452025-08-18 — best price $19.992025-09-26 — best price $5.002025-11-04 — best price $13.942025-12-08 — best price $13.942026-01-30 — best price $19.992026-03-14 — best price $13.942026-04-20 — best price $3.992026-05-17 — best price $3.992026-06-15 — best price $4.002026-07-24 — best price $3.392026-08-21 — best price $4.002026-09-04 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
38.6%
earned "Burnt to a Cinder"
8.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3788%54
Switch (Nintendo)200%0

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

Player tags

RPG2.5DJRPGStrategyIsometricRogue-likeRogue-liteSimulationTactical RPGPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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