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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware

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93%Game Brain Score
story, humor
monetization, graphics
93% User Score Based on 142 reviews

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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a single player survival city builder game with fantasy, economy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Door407 and was released on April 30, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

The prequel invites you to participate in the events preceding the story told in the campaign of the main game. You are the famous filibuster Duncan Ironbrow, who was unexpectedly dragged into "big politics". You are destined to become a hero of the Battle for Independence of Samreignia. Two story missions, plus one Endless Mode exclusive map layout await you. Like in the original RTS-game, in Dip…

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93%
Audience ScoreBased on 142 reviews
story6 positive mentions
monetization9 negative mentions
  • The game offers a challenging and addictive RTS experience with a mix of city-building, resource management, and tower defense elements.
  • The graphics and humor are well-received, with charming characters and funny cutscenes providing an engaging storyline.
  • The demo and endless modes provide substantial content for a free experience, making it a great way to trial the game before purchase.
  • The game difficulty is very high, often overwhelming players due to fast-paced enemy waves and limited preparation time.
  • Some players find the game unbalanced, with slow production rates and AI that can feel unfair such as enemies moving through walls.
  • Optimization issues and occasional bugs can detract from the smoothness of gameplay for some users.
  • story
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a well-crafted, humorous story with engaging characters and a balanced narrative, though the demo includes only the first two campaign missions and an endless mode. Players appreciate the additional prequel content that expands the lore, providing enough story to maintain interest and enjoyment. Overall, the story is praised for its quality despite the limited scope in the demo version.

    • “Very well made game, balanced and has a proper storyline.”
    • “High level of polish, massive swarms of enemies, light gestion of an economy, and a humorous story.”
    • “Still recommend, great game, great story, great comedy, great characters.”
    • “The demo has everything but doesn’t have the storyline, only the first two levels.”
    • “The prequel campaign consists of two missions.”
    • “It's only the first two campaign missions and an endless mode - but still, that's quite nice for an expanded free demo - thanks devs.”
  • monetization
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization approach is criticized for misleading players by marketing a demo or advertisement as a separate, free game to push a $30 USD purchase of the full product. This tactic is seen as exploitative and harmful to both gamers and legitimate developers, as it wastes visibility space and misrepresents the value of the offering.

    • “The purpose behind this advertisement is to convince you to spend $30 USD, your money, on the real product.”
    • “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
    • “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behaviour and it's not good for gamers.”
  • humor
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is widely praised for its humor, with players finding the story, cutscenes, and overall charm genuinely funny and clever. The comedic elements are well-integrated, enhancing the enjoyment and reflecting the developers' passion.

    • “The cutscenes are well done and quite funny.”
    • “The humor and charm speaks of passionate developers as well.”
    • “Funny and clever, I have been playing this non-stop since I got it.”
  • graphics
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally seen as low quality and low poly, with a somewhat simplistic and "cute" style. While not impressive, they do have a certain charm, though they may not meet the expectations for a polished visual experience.

    • “Amazing graphics, also Duncan Ironbrow is relatable.”
    • “Cute graphics, I guess.”
    • “The product this is advertising, Diplomacy Is Not An Option, is a potentially not awful strategy game from Russia with rather low-quality low poly 'art' instead of proper graphics and a 'horde survival' theme... but that's not really relevant, because 'Diplomacy Is Not An Option: Shareware' isn't Diplomacy Is Not An Option, it's just an advert for it!”
    • “So, definitely not worth the price at the moment, but cute graphics I guess.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users express concerns about the game's optimization, noting it feels unbalanced and not well-tuned, which detracts from the overall enjoyment. Some believe that better optimization could enhance recommendations and improve the gameplay experience.

    • “The game doesn't feel very optimized for some reason, it discredits the fun you can have when playing the real game, since optimization isn't an issue there.”
    • “If it is going to be optimized and balanced, maybe I can recommend this game more.”
    • “The game doesn't feel very optimized, but this might be a personal issue.”
    • “The game doesn't feel very optimized for some reason, I don't know why. It could be a personal issue, but it feels like it discredits the fun you can have when playing the real game, since optimization isn't an issue.”
    • “The game doesn't feel very optimized for some reason, I don't know why. It could be a personal issue, but it feels like it discredits the fun you can have when playing the real game, since optimization isn't an issue.”
    • “It's unbalanced. If it is going to be optimized and balanced, maybe I can recommend this game more.”
  • gameplay
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay opinions are mixed, with some users finding the mechanics frustrating and poorly executed, while others praise the challenging yet enjoyable gameplay and innovative concept.

    • “Very hard gameplay but I recommend it.”
    • “Fantastic game, great concept, cool gameplay.”
    • “Game is just terrible; the mechanics are poor, and the gameplay is very frustrating.”
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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a survival city builder game with fantasy, economy, medieval and historical themes.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is available on PC and Windows.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware was released on April 30, 2025.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware was developed by Door407.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a single player game.

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