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VERIFIED ON STEAMDECK. . . Digital Deluxe Edition. . Sultan's Game is more than just a game — it's a complete world woven together by music and words.. Deluxe Edition Content:. Base Game. . . Original Soundtrack: Our soundtrack is inspired by the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Uyghur Twelve Muqam. We blend traditional Xinjiang instruments - tanbûr, rewap, and gijak - with classical Chinese pipa, yangqin, and flutes, all complemented by Western orchestration. This fusion of diverse cultural voices creates the mystical desert atmosphere of Sultan's Game, enabling our story to span vast landscapes. Creating this soundscape has been an extraordinary experience - a joy we've woven into the narrative itself and hope to share with all our players.. . Digital Novel: A Game for the Sultan is the original novella behind our game, penned by one of our writers. Set in the same fictional empire, this tale features elements players will instantly recognize - from the notorious Sultan Card to the cruel ruler who revels in others' torment. Within these pages lies the inspiration for our gameplay mechanics and the seeds of many in-game events and storylines.. . . Purchase the Deluxe
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Okay, I figured out why I was on the fence with the demo
Okay, I figured out why I was on the fence with the demo. I do like the game. And it's a very unique reason why I like it. Fun? Yes. Dark but done with respect and tasteful? Yes. Challenging to yourself and your self imposed limits of how far you'd go for a goal? ABSOLUTELY YES! Best way I can describe it is how people will always go the good person route in games that emphasize choices and their impacts on the game. Either because they're very empathetic, or because the good guy route is the easiest route. In this game, it's so easy and more immediately rewarding to do a horrible thing to fulfill a card. But it's never pressured onto you aside from the time limit. So long as you plan things out, plan out how to stay a relatively good person, you can have your victory without compromising your inner morals. I never experienced this with a game before! To challenge myself as a person and what I feel I could let pass under stress all for a screen of pixels! It's exhilarating to break a card without doing something totally scummy! So many games would offer choices for your player but never truly have those choices matter. Here, it does! It matters a lot, game-wise and to you as a person! The fun isn't in just playing the game, it's in the challenge of sticking to your morals as a human being and imposing that onto your character in game! Beautifully done! Wonderful! Scary, even! I love it!
- Graphics4.5
- Gameplay4.5
- Story4.0
- Value3.5
The Sultan's Game encourages careful planning, where your actions have consequences
The Sultan's Game encourages careful planning, where your actions have consequences. The game, despite the warnings that it explores depravity, does provide you with ways to try and complete your objectives while sticking to your morals. However, the game will test your ability to do so. For example, my first run started me with a card that required I murder someone matching its tier. My wife and loyal noble friend matched it. I was able to spare their lives by seeking honorable bloodshed in a gladiatorial arena. Later I needed to seek intimacy with someone more noteworthy than my wife, which I was able to satisfy by beseeching the Sultan to let me bed his consort, whom I then left alone to remain loyal. Had I chosen to indulge, it would've put significant strain on my wife's loyalty to me which would undoubtedly have had unforeseen consequences later in the run.
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.0
- Story3.5
- Value4.0
Still thinking about it
I’ve been looking forward to this game ever since the demo I spent over 20 hours playing – so I was surprised about the amount of negative reviews. Turns out it's review-bombing by a group of homophobic Chinese gamers who are raging about an optional(!) same-sex relationship. Which is frankly absurd – not only because the story branch is completely avoidable and very minor, but because this game is full of dark themes and making morally complex/grey choices, including but not limited to murder (even family members), slavery, general cruelty, exploitation and so on. So a minor same-sex relationship shouldn't be the reason to get on a moral high horse. The game itself is 10/10 and I don't say that often. It improved massively since the demo and is well worth the price. The devs have added new mechanics, improved the UI (the cards are still a bit chotic tho) and the English translation is much smoother. Do mind the description, the game is dark and blood-minded and probably not for everyone but for those of us who enjoy these themes, it's extremely gripping and really makes you ask the question how far you are willing to go. The gameplay of Sultan's Game is unique - the only game it reminds me of is Cultist Simulator but both of these games have different strengths - Cultist Simulator has amazing prose but Sultan's Game has a deeper narrative where all your decisions have consequences and you can shape who your protagonist is. The loop is genuinely addictive and the random generation as well as the scale of the game (1.000.000 words) provides a massive amount of replayablity. PS: Props to the devs for following their creative vision and wording their decision so respectfully!
- Graphics4.5
- Gameplay4.0
- Story4.0
- Value4.0
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