Tyranny
Isometric fantasy RPG where a conqueror's officer decides who holds power
Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Nov 10, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 45 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 20
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- Oct 3, 2017
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tyranny?
You play a Fatebinder who interprets a despot's law in the conquered lands of the Tiers. You choose allies and enemies, make decisions that alter the story, and direct a party through real-time combat you can pause.
For you if...
- +you like stories about authority and moral compromise
- +you enjoy replaying stories with different alliances
- +you want room to customize your spells
Not for you if...
- −you want brisk storytelling with little reading
- −you prefer combat without pausing to command a party
What players say
87% of 13,351 reviews are positive · 80% of 45 in the last 30 days
Players praise the writing, the morally complex setting, and the impact of story choices. They most often criticize the combat as tedious or difficult to control, and some say the ending feels rushed.
Screenshots and trailer
Tyranny system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.80 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 840 @ 3.10 GHz
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon HD 5770 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS450 with 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.10 GHz
- Graphics
- Radeon HD 6850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 with 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 70
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian.
Tags
- RPG
- Choices Matter
- Story Rich
- CRPG
- Isometric
- Dark Fantasy
- Adventure
- Villain Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- Fantasy
- Real-Time with Pause
- Character Customization
- Atmospheric
- Party-Based RPG
- Open World
- Great Soundtrack
Recent updates
- Oct 3, 2017 · Tyranny Patch Notes - 1.2.1
- Oct 3, 2017 · Tyranny Patch Notes - 1.2.1
- Sep 14, 2017 · Tyranny Patch Notes - 1.2.0.0121
- Sep 14, 2017 · Tyranny Patch Notes - 1.2.0.0121
- Aug 8, 2017 · Tyranny Patch Notes - 1.1.1.0094
5 DLC available.
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