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A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Sovereign Syndicate is a rpg, singleplayer and crpg game
developed by Crimson Herring Studios
and published by ZUGALU ENTERTAINMENT and Gamersky Games.
Released on January 15th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 8 languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Spanish - Spain and German.
It has received 421 reviews of which 348 were positive and 73 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 5.85€ on Steam with a 70% discount, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X Compatible Video Card with 2GB Memory
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
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Sovereign Syndicate is a narrative-driven role-playing game developed by Crimson Herring Studios that blends classic CRPG sensibilities with a distinctive Victorian steampunk setting. Drawing clear inspiration from titles such as Disco Elysium and traditional tabletop role-playing systems, the game emphasizes storytelling, character development, and player choice over combat-heavy mechanics. The result is an experience that prioritizes atmosphere, dialogue, and moral ambiguity. The writing is one of the game’s strongest elements. Dialogue is dense, often introspective, and frequently presents the player with morally complex decisions rather than clear-cut “good” or “evil” options. Choices tend to have delayed consequences, encouraging players to think carefully about how they interact with both individuals and institutions. While the pacing can occasionally feel slow—particularly in dialogue-heavy segments—the overall narrative payoff is strong for players willing to engage deeply with the text. Sovereign Syndicate eschews traditional combat in favor of skill checks, dialogue options, and narrative-driven problem solving. Character progression is handled through attributes and skills influenced by a tarot-inspired system, which adds a unique thematic layer to character building. Your choices during character creation and progression meaningfully affect how situations can be resolved, whether through persuasion, intimidation, intellect, or intuition. Visually, the game adopts a stylized, painterly art direction that suits its bleak, industrial tone. Character portraits are expressive and help convey emotion during dialogue-heavy scenes, while environments effectively communicate the oppressive atmosphere of New Victoria . Technical fidelity is modest, but the art style compensates for this, giving the game a cohesive and memorable look. Sovereign Syndicate is a thoughtful, text-heavy RPG that will appeal most to players who value narrative depth, world-building, and moral complexity over action or mechanical complexity. It does not attempt to cater to a broad audience, and that focus is both its greatest strength and its primary limitation. For fans of story-driven CRPGs and players willing to invest time in reading and reflection, Sovereign Syndicate offers a compelling and thematically resonant journey through a dark, industrial world. 7/10 DISASTER | BAD | MEDIOCRE | OKAY | GOOD | GREAT |AMAZING| MASTERPIECE Reviewed on: Win11 Home 64-bit, Intel i5-11600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB PRIME, 32GB DDR4-3600 RAM, 2 x Kingston NV1 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, Internet Broadband 1000/1000 Mbit If you like this review, then please consider giving it a thumbs up. I've also reviewed other games that you might find interesting. If so please follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27418263/] Top of the Chart.
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I'm enjoying the story and playing the different characters (you end up playing several different people working towards the outcome, very narrative heavy and exploration game, if you like those 2 things you will enjoy this. I just finished all 18 chapters, I enjoyed the story, my best advice would be to use each character you play to explore EVERYTHING, even things you already explored with another character, as the outcome will be different. Go enjoy the Syndicate!
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What an absolutely wonderful game, if you like a good read with simple puzzles and option driven txt and replies, with a little magic , you will love this. Not sure everyone will understand the Scottish lass banter and pronunciation but, it's great. Well worth a few £ for this, it's long mind you so, i do hope you love a good read. :)
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A decent narrative-driven game, with some significant caveats. I think this is the most blatantly Disco Elysium-inspired game I've ever played, right down to it opening in the aftermath of the player character's alcohol-fueled bender. Trouble is, Disco Elysium was still a CRPG, despite lacking many of that genre's hallmark mechanics. Sovereign Syndicate's RPG mechanics are a paper-thin veneer. Your ability to make meaningful choices is virtually nonexistent. One of the game's big selling points -- "tarot cards instead of dice rolls!!!" -- is... just reskinned dice rolls. You're told that your skills will disagree with each other, but that's barely true, and it never leads to anything particularly interesting. If you want a game with mechanics beyond walking around and talking to characters, Sovereign Syndicate is not for you. But! But! I have to admit that the game's writing is pretty darn good. The characters are all compelling, and the story was interesting enough to keep me bought in. At least until the rushed, wildly unsatisfying conclusion, that is. I have a feeling something went wrong in development -- they ran out of time, money, etc, and had to wrap things up lickety split. But still, I've seen worse, and the 90% of the game leading up to the ending was solid. Visually, Sovereign Syndicate is... okay. The environments look decent, and the little comic-esque vignettes used for action scenes are stylish. The soundtrack, similarly, falls on the side of "good enough." There's nothing truly striking, but it gets the job done. I know I've been harsh on the game, but I ultimately had a pretty good time with Sovereign Syndicate. Just don't go in expecting Disco Elysium and it's a pleasant way to fill a few play-sessions.
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I expected something like Disco Elysium when I went into this game and I was not disappointed! The game is like an adventure with some rpg elements mixed in, but it's main strength isn't the gameplay, which is nothing new under the sun (that's okay!), it's the world building and the story. The mixture of steampunk and fantasy was quite captivating and I really wanted to see where it would take the three playable main characters. I also liked that they weren't destined to "save London", or even "save the world", but it was a story about chasing their personal demons and doing something just to make their little corner of London a slightly better place. If you're looking for a cozy little adventure-rpg with a good story and intrigueing characters that takes about 10 hours of your time, this is the right game for you.
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Sovereign Syndicate is currently priced at 5.85€ on Steam.
Sovereign Syndicate is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 5.85€ on Steam.
Sovereign Syndicate received 348 positive votes out of a total of 421 achieving a rating of 7.74.
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Sovereign Syndicate was developed by Crimson Herring Studios and published by ZUGALU ENTERTAINMENT and Gamersky Games.
Sovereign Syndicate is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Sovereign Syndicate is not playable on MacOS.
Sovereign Syndicate is not playable on Linux.
Sovereign Syndicate is a single-player game.
There are 2 DLCs available for Sovereign Syndicate. Explore additional content available for Sovereign Syndicate on Steam.
Sovereign Syndicate does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Sovereign Syndicate does not support Steam Remote Play.
Sovereign Syndicate is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Crimson Herring Studios
Publisher
ZUGALU ENTERTAINMENT,
Gamersky Games
Release
15 Jan 2024
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