Despotism 3k
Roguelite resource management as an AI exploiting captive humans
Konfa Games · Released Nov 8, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 3,836
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 15
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 7 years ago
- Jun 25, 2019
What is Despotism 3k?
You play an AI that has enslaved humanity in a single-player resource-management sim with roguelite runs. You manage captive humans to generate power, monitor their hunger and exhaustion, and can send some to a Bioreactor. Random events change each run, and failure forces a restart.
For you if...
- +you like demanding resource management with run-ending failures
- +you enjoy dark humor and pop culture references
- +you like making quick decisions while juggling resources
Not for you if...
- −you want a relaxed game without constant micromanagement
- −you prefer steady progress over restarting after failure
- −you need varied strategies across repeated runs
What players say
77% of 3,836 reviews are positive
Players praise the dark humor, pixel art, and challenging resource management. Many complain that the constant juggling becomes repetitive and that random events or small mistakes can abruptly end a run.
Screenshots and trailer
Despotism 3k system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista or later
- Processor
- 2GHz+, SSE2 support
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz i5
- Graphics
- Dedicated graphics card with 512MB of RAM, at least 1280x720
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Russian, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Belarusian.
Tags
- Strategy
- Indie
- Dark Humor
- Difficult
- Sexual Content
- Pixel Graphics
- 2D
- Simulation
- Singleplayer
- Replay Value
- Perma Death
- Roguelite
- Roguelike
- Resource Management
- Violent
- Post-apocalyptic
Recent updates
- Jun 25, 2019 · A small update!
- Mar 25, 2019 · The second campaign is here!
- Dec 20, 2018 · Microchipping the population
1 DLC available.
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