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Usurper

Rogue Brain Studios · 2024-09-09

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 09, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 09, 2024 (Mac), Sep 09, 2024 (Linux)

A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.

80%
positive of 50 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 55% of 14,026 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 50 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.49 at Steam (2026-05-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420242026Week of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$6.492024-09-092026-10-082024-09-09 — best price $8.992024-11-13 — best price $7.992024-11-20 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $6.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-12-19 — best price $6.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $6.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-05-04 — best price $6.492026-05-11 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $6.492026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-10-01 — best price $6.492026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-09-17 (Steam store data)

Player tags

ChessStrategyTabletopCard GameDifficultBoard GameRogue-likeRogue-liteCard BattlerDeckbuilding

Census log

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

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