Mandate Order

Ancient Chinese city-building with resource management and real-time tactical battles

Digital Sky · Released Aug 11, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 1,267
Recent reviews: Mixed; 69% of 103 in 30 days
Players: 178; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 6 days ago; Oct 22, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1660; 16 GB RAM · 20 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Mandate Order?

This single-player Early Access strategy game puts you in charge of a military stronghold in ancient China under threat of invasion. You build homes, farms, workshops, and fortifications, organize production around seasonal changes, and recruit retainers from different philosophical schools to govern, command troops, and shape policy.

For you if...

+you like balancing civilian production with military needs
+you prefer placing buildings freely rather than following grids

Not for you if...

−you want a city builder without battles or invasions

What players say

79% of 1,267 reviews are positive · 69% of 103 in the last 30 days

Players praise the settlement building and military focus. Similarities to Manor Lords divide opinion, and recent criticism points to unfinished systems, including problems with resource hauling and army behavior.

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Mandate Order system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1660, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core Core i7-9700 / Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660(6G) / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT(6G)/Arc A750
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does Mandate Order have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Mandate Order run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English, French, German, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic.

Does Mandate Order use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Some multilingual localized text content is AI-generated; parts of the code and art assets also contain AI-generated content.

The statement mentions: AI active during playArtText & translationsCode

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam