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How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country

Real-time strategy game about building a country and conquering land

tomadan · Published by OTAKU Plan · Released May 12, 2023

AdventureRPGStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 274
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
May 8, 2023
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country?

A single-player strategy simulation set in a fantasy world, where elves, beastmen, and other heroines ask you to lead their armies. You construct buildings to grow the population, gather resources, and recruit soldiers, then gain land by defeating enemies.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing resources to build an army
  • +you want anime fantasy characters alongside strategy gameplay

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike gathering resources before recruiting soldiers
  • −you want to avoid sexual content and nudity

How many players finish How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country?

42% of Steam players have unlocked «And Then We Had Peace», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
Processor
3+ GHz Processor
Graphics
DirectX 11/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
10
Processor
3+ GHz Processor
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
26
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Does How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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