THE GENERAL SAGA
Top-down survivor action with flexible formations and JRPG-style parties
peakvox, O-TWO inc. · Published by O-TWO inc. · Released Mar 26, 2025
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 37
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jul 14, 2025
What is THE GENERAL SAGA?
This single-player, top-down survivor action game uses pixel-art JRPG characters. Choose a general, recruit party members, arrange their positions and attack directions, and collect equipment and techniques while surviving against approaching enemies until the time limit. Each battle adds events to a thousand-year history that leads to multiple endings.
For you if...
- +you like survivor action built around party positioning
- +you enjoy changing formations to counter approaching enemies
- +you want a single-player game with multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer battles or cooperative play
- −you dislike time-limit survival battles
- −you prefer 3D visuals over pixel graphics
Screenshots and trailer
THE GENERAL SAGA system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11
- Processor
- 2.0GHz 4Core
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 650 / equivalent Radeon
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11
- Processor
- 2.0GHz 4Core
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 960 / equivalent Radeon
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 92
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Action
- Casual
- RPG
- 2D Platformer
- CRPG
- 2D
- Pixel Graphics
- Top-Down
- Survival
- Fantasy
- Retro
- Medieval
- Historical
- PvE
- Controller
- Multiple Endings
Recent updates
- Jul 14, 2025 · V1.3.0 Update Contents
- Jul 10, 2025 · “THE GENERAL SAGA” V1.3.0 Update Notice
- Jun 26, 2025 · V1.2.0 Update Contents
- Jun 24, 2025 · “THE GENERAL SAGA” V1.2.0 Update Notice
- May 22, 2025 · V1.1.0 Update Contents
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