Empire Chronicles
Story-rich pixel RPG with turn-based tactics and large skill trees
Cris Litvin, Hoang Le · Published by Cris Litvin · Released Sep 21, 2023
- Reviews
- Positive
- 94% of 31
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Apr 9, 2025
What is Empire Chronicles?
A single-player pixel RPG where you explore a large world, complete side quests, uncover secrets, and fight turn-based tactical battles. You develop a party through equipment, perks, stats, and skill trees as heroes oppose evil forces and investigate an empire’s hidden history.
For you if...
- +you prefer long, story-focused single-player RPGs
- +you enjoy turn-based tactics and detailed character customization
- +you like exploring large worlds for side quests and secrets
Not for you if...
- −you want real-time combat or a short campaign
- −you prefer simple progression with few build choices
- −you mainly want a multiplayer adventure
Screenshots and trailer
Empire Chronicles system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- WindowsR 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or better.
- Graphics
- DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- PIXEL SHADER: 3.0. VERTEX SHADER: 3.0
Recommended
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50), iOS 8.0, Android 4.4.4*
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 91
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- RPG
- JRPG
- Pixel Graphics
- Turn-Based
- Story Rich
- Turn-Based Combat
- Singleplayer
- Lore-Rich
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Character Customization
- Choices Matter
- Exploration
- Multiple Endings
- Hand-drawn
- Management
Recent updates
- Apr 9, 2025 · Empire Chronicles (Version 2.5.17) - Minor Update
- Apr 6, 2025 · Empire Chronicles (Version 2.5.16) - Minor Update
- Apr 2, 2025 · Empire Chronicles (Version 2.5.15) - Minor Update
- Mar 24, 2025 · Empire Chronicles (Version 2.5.14) - Minor Update
- Mar 24, 2025 · Empire Chronicles (Version 2.5.13) - Minor Update
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