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Royal Order

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91%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
91% User Score Based on 108 reviews

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Royal Order is a single player survival role playing game with fantasy, romance, anime, medieval and others themes. It was developed by Nifty Visuals and was released on March 29, 2024. It received very positive reviews from players.

Royal Order is a LGBT+ historical fantasy Visual Novel featuring survival stats-raising elements, magic and court intrigue. Keep the main characters alive through the story by improving their skills. Host social events to gain different factions’ approval. You can also go on campaigns to bring the ongoing war to an end. This game is an indirect sequel to the Visual Novel "Royal Alchemist". The s…

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91%Audience ScoreBased on 108 reviews
story52 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Exceptional story and worldbuilding with complex characters and emotional depth.
  • Beautiful and polished art style accompanied by fitting and immersive music.
  • Engaging gameplay mechanics including stat raising and meaningful choices with multiple endings and routes.
  • Frustrations with imbalanced romance routes, with one romance feeling significantly more developed than others.
  • Numerous characters shown only as silhouettes, which breaks immersion and affects visual experience negatively.
  • Some gameplay elements such as stat raising and item crafting feel simplified or less impactful compared to the first game, leading to less challenge and replay value.

  • story

    136 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The game's story is widely praised for its compelling, well-written narrative, rich worldbuilding, and believable character development, including deep romantic relationships and meaningful choices. Players appreciate the strong plot twists, emotional depth, and personal stakes for the protagonist, though some note the story can feel slow-paced or contain plot holes. Overall, it is considered the game's standout feature, captivating players with its complexity and heartfelt storytelling.

    • “I am really enjoying this story and as someone who has played the previous game as well, I am also enjoying exploring more of this world - the storyline is so well written and I really like the characters so far!”
    • “This is a really lovely game with a huge cast of wonderfully realized characters, a deep well of compelling lore, and a story which does a superb job of pacing out revelation after revelation to invest it all with a great sense of tension.”
    • “The games writing yet again exceeded all my expectations, the conflict and morality are handled very well and the story is well rounded with beautiful and heartwarming scenes that bring many emotions.”
    • “The story is short and feels lacking.”
    • “There are many plot holes in the story and I don't know whether this happened because the plot holes were answered in Royal Alchemist, or I didn't pay attention to the plot properly.”
    • “This game's story is extremely slow-paced and boring.”

  • music

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    92% positive mentions, 8% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in the game is consistently praised for its beauty and perfect harmony with the storytelling, enhancing the emotional impact and overall experience. It complements the art style and narrative seamlessly, creating a captivating and immersive atmosphere appreciated by players.

    • “The music perfectly complemented the storytelling and helped pull at my heartstrings.”
    • “I had to take a moment to listen to the music because it was just so lovely and matched perfectly with the written story.”
    • “The music, the art style, and the story are captivating in a way I did not expect, from the moment I backed the game on Kickstarter to release it has been a delight, with prompt updates and transparency, it speaks volumes of Nifty Visuals as a studio that cares for their fanbase.”

  • gameplay

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    Gameplay is praised for its unique and well-written mechanics that blend stat-raising, social events, and missions into an engaging core loop, enriched from its predecessor Royal Alchemist. While some players found the mechanics initially complex and the difficulty unforgiving, updates have improved balance and introduced innovative features like personality-influenced stat gains, enhancing overall enjoyment.

    • “The art is fantastic, the music is great, the social events, missions, and the stat-raising mechanic were really enjoyable and well written.”
    • “Really love the new mechanic of having your personality (dialogue choices) influence your stat gains instead of relying on RNG.”
    • “The mechanics are interesting and different from the usual sims and dating games!”
    • “There's an 'oracle' mechanic that didn't work for me despite several attempts, which I hope gets fixed.”
    • “After I restarted, I easily made it by just going for two elements immediately, but I feel like normal mode shouldn't have so little room for error after 3-4 hours of gameplay.”
    • “As for gameplay: this is probably the weakest point.”

  • graphics

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    73% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, eye-catching art style and captivating visuals. Users find the artwork visually pleasing and consistently impressive, enhancing the overall storytelling experience. The developers' dedication to quality and aesthetic detail is also appreciated.

    • “The graphics here are awesome, art style and wording are beautiful, music is great.”
    • “The art style is pure eye candy and fun to look at!”
    • “Another amazing visual novel from Nifty Visuals.”

  • emotional

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect of the game is highly praised for its powerful, heart-wrenching storytelling that deeply supports the narrative, particularly in the friends-to-lovers wartime route. Reviewers highlight the game's ability to evoke strong feelings through well-handled conflict, morality, and beautifully crafted, heartwarming scenes, making it a deeply satisfying and memorable experience.

    • “For me, this route had the most emotional impact and supported the narrative the most while the other two didn't exactly clash with it, but felt more like a reprieve.”
    • “Great job on writing a heart wrenching love story between devoted friends to lovers during war time.”
    • “The game's writing yet again exceeded all my expectations; the conflict and morality are handled very well, and the story is well rounded with beautiful and heartwarming scenes that evoke many emotions.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is appreciated, particularly showcased through the amusing death endings with funny art. It adds a lighthearted touch, contrasting with the improved story and gameplay elements.

    • “I also really love the challenge mode... I want all the death endings just for the funny art.”
    • “Funny.”
    • “The funny thing is that, compared to its predecessor, 'Royal Alchemist,' both its qualities and flaws are exacerbated: the story is slightly better (with one of the best plot twists I've ever seen in a video game), but the stats raising/optional missions aspect really doesn't make much sense anymore.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game's replayability is limited due to having only one romanceable character, reducing incentive for multiple playthroughs compared to other games that offer varied paths and greater replay value.

    • “Both games have such replay value because of the different paths you can take.”
    • “With only 1 character worth romancing, it isn't even replayable.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The character development in the game is present but has received negative feedback, with some players finding it off-putting or uncomfortable.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game experiences consistent glitches specifically during friendship-ending events, affecting stability regardless of the chosen route.

    • “It glitches every time I get a friendship ending - it doesn't matter which route.”
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Royal Order is a survival role playing game with fantasy, romance, anime, medieval and others themes. Common tags for Royal Order include indie, lgbtq+, 2d, magic, otome and others.

Royal Order is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing Royal Order.

Royal Order was released on March 29, 2024.

Royal Order was developed by Nifty Visuals.

Royal Order has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Royal Order for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Royal Order is a single player game.

Similar games include Royal Alchemist, Mask of the Rose, Heart Fragment, Magical Diary: Wolf Hall, Witches x Warlocks and others.