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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 tactical rpg, turn-based tactics and rpg game developed and published by Eldin Turulja.
Released on January 27th 2025 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 510 reviews of which 461 were positive and 49 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Those Who Rule into these genres:

Tactical RPG Turn-Based Tactics RPG Strategy RPG Turn-Based Strategy Party-Based RPG Story Rich Perma Death CRPG Difficult Strategy Character Customization JRPG Isometric Medieval Choices Matter Turn-Based Combat Tactical Hex Grid Grid-Based Movement

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10, 11
  • Processor: i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 2 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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June 2025
Those Who Rule is an amazing Fire Emblem-inspired SRPG. If you've ever played a Fire Emblem game, you know what to expect, with the main gameplay differences being that the grid is hexagonal now and the direction the units are facing is quite relevant (as in, you can flank enemies for big bonuses, or they can flank you). The gameplay is quite fun, between the different skills that classes have and different items that can be equipped the characters are decently customizable, and there are some crazy things you can pull off (Galeforce. If you know, you know). I found the difficulty to be quite low (played in normal difficulty with permadeath on), but if you're not acquainted with Fire Emblem games your milage may vary. The story is in my opinion the strongest point of the game, it's a relatively simple story of war between nations (and within nations) with a lot of political intrigue, in a medieval world without any fantasy elements whatsoever. The adult tone works wonderfully, and it sets the tone for a much darker story than the norm in Fire Emblem games, filled with morally gray characters with conflicting world views and multiple unexpected moments. As a big Fire Emblem fan, I really wish those games had a similar story in tone to this, something maybe only seen in the Judgral games (FE4 and FE5). In short, I highly recommend this game for fans of the genre, and Fire Emblem specifically, and can't wait to see what else the developer has in store for the future.
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June 2025
I never finished this game; around chapter 13, the combination of permadeath, random levelups and an ever-increasing number of units (both allied and enemy) eventually became too much to manage and still have fun. The music is not very good, and the character designs are not especially attractive. That said, the gameplay is mostly pretty solid, and the game is cheap, especially on sale, so on balance I find that Those Who Rule was worth what I paid for it.
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May 2025
gameplay loop super fun, battle fun, promotions fun - everything you play srpgs for is present and fun BUT HEAR ME NOW DEVELOPER: THE UI AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS THE ROADBLOCK TO HAVING A GAME THAT'S FUN ALL AROUND. I CAN BARELY SHOP, I CAN BARELY EQUIP MY TROOPS, I CAN BARELY SWAP EQUIPMENT BETWEEN TROOPS, I CAN'T COMPARE TO TROOPS DIRECTLY WITHOUT SCROLLING THROUGH THE WHOLE ROSTER. OMG FIX THIS. IT'S THE ONE THING HOLDING THE GAME BACK FROM INDIE GREATNESS
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Feb. 2025
I grew up playing a game series on PlayStation called Vandal Hearts. I loved the series and it introduced my love for grid-based tactical RPG games. Those Who Live is excellent, with a very good story, characters, and design. I found it a bit tricky at first, although once I got settled in, I went from Chapter 9 to restarting so I could put into practice what I had learnt about the game. The fact that characters can die and this affects you in the grand scheme of things just challenges you further to make the right decisions. The game is quickly becoming one of my favourites of all time, and prior to Vandal Hearts and recently Fell Seal, I thought this type of game was a thing of the past. Those Who Rule is a fantastic game and for a solo dev's hard work - it pays off! I am already dreaming of future sequels.
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Feb. 2025
This is a sublime gem of a turn-based squad game from a solo developer who ought to be supported - nay, nourished and cherished - by all fans of turn-based squad games. The game has a gripping plot, and the turn-based combat - the core of all games of this stripe - is intuitive and yet complex. As an inveterate min-maxing, power-gaming freak, I found myself re-starting the entire game three times already to try out different characters and class combinations. And boy, is there an endless variety of possibilities there! But above all, this review is all about the virtues of the developer. He is ostensibly a solo developer, but he must have a legion of clones surreptitiously working on his behalf, because he is ceaselessly improving the game and turning out new patches almost daily. But a mere work ethic does not make the best indie developer I have ever encountered. The man is a tireless, master communicator, and he does it with such civility. I have never remotely run across a dev who is as open-minded, responsive, and above all, nice. Just buy it - and buy everything else the dev produces in the future.
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Those Who Rule is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.

Those Who Rule is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.49€ on Steam.

Those Who Rule received 461 positive votes out of a total of 510 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Those Who Rule was developed and published by Eldin Turulja.

Those Who Rule is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Those Who Rule is not playable on MacOS.

Those Who Rule is not playable on Linux.

Those Who Rule is a single-player game.

Those Who Rule does not currently offer any DLC.

Those Who Rule does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Those Who Rule does not support Steam Remote Play.

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