The Succession of Changing Kings

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"The Succession of Changing Kings" is a strategic simulation game where you manage a decaying kingdom over 100 turns, across four acts. Your goal is to restore the land, construct buildings, hire subjects, and navigate relationships with nobility, army, church, and commoners. With over 200 quests and events per act and 80 ways for the king to die, each playthrough offers a unique challenge.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews

gameplay8 positive mentions

The game offers a captivating story with deep strategy and rich storytelling, making it highly engaging.
Players appreciate the immersive atmosphere and the variety of choices that lead to unique outcomes, enhancing replayability.
The developer is responsive and actively working on improvements, which adds to the overall positive experience of the game.

The lack of a save feature and reliance on random probability can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
Many players find the game to be unforgiving, with scripted permadeaths that can occur due to unclear mechanics.
The game currently feels repetitive and could benefit from additional mechanics and balancing to maintain player interest.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is described as having potential with interesting mechanics and a unique visual style, but it suffers from frustrating RNG elements that can lead to random deaths unrelated to player actions. While the game features engaging writing and voice acting, players feel that improvements are needed to enhance player agency and overall enjoyment. Many hope for future updates to refine these aspects and make the game more enjoyable.
- “I like the idea a lot, and can see the gameplay being fun for sure.”
- “Anyway, there's a cool and pretty unique game going on here with lots of writing (all seems to be voice acted), reasonably interesting mechanics, etc. It just needs some time to work out the early access stuff hopefully, and it'll be a recommendation.”
- “The game has a great visual style and gameplay is based on reading.”
- “The gameplay feels like pressing buttons like a chimpanzee hoping for a banana, even if I don't accidentally kill myself.”
- “I learned that RNG can just decide you die randomly, having literally nothing to do with gameplay or player agency. [spoiler] You fell off a horse and died.”
- “If RNG just decides you died while having nothing to do with gameplay at all, that's not fun and not worth playing until it's fixed.”
story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is highly praised for its depth and richness, set against an immersive medieval fantasy backdrop that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the combination of strategic gameplay and compelling narrative, with over 200 quests per act providing significant replayability. However, the lack of a save feature can lead to randomness in decision-making, which some feel detracts from the otherwise fantastic storytelling.
- “A captivating kingdom management game with deep strategy and rich storytelling!”
- “An atmospheric turn-based medieval style simulator with a good plot and lots of variation!”
- “The story is simply amazing.”
atmosphere
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its immersive medieval fantasy setting, enhanced by stunning graphics and detailed world design. Players appreciate the engaging plot and the depth of political intrigue, which contribute to a captivating and atmospheric experience. Overall, the combination of visual artistry and narrative depth creates a compelling environment that draws players into the game's world.
- “The graphics and world design create an atmosphere of medieval fantasy, which enhances immersion in the story.”
- “An atmospheric turn-based medieval style simulator with a good plot and lots of variation!”
- “At least the writing is good, the atmosphere is immersive, and the political backstabbing is top-tier.”
- “Add some new mechanics, detail, atmosphere you know.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised as fantastic, with players expressing a desire for persistent background tracks that remain consistent during events. Many users also suggest features like cycling through different tracks or listening to the soundtrack while viewing changing background images, highlighting the overall appreciation for the game's audio experience.
- “The game has fantastic music.”
- “I circle back to the music because it's really awesome.”
- “An option to cycle through tracks and/or an option to just listen to the soundtrack with some of the cool background images changing.”
- “Make an option that the background music is persistent and doesn't change each time you go to an event.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game are praised for their wonderful quality and atmospheric design, effectively creating a medieval fantasy world that enhances immersion in the story. While the visuals are generally well-received, some backgrounds are noted to be generated using AI, which may affect the overall perception of the graphics.
- “The graphics and world design create an atmosphere of medieval fantasy, which enhances immersion in the story.”
- “Interesting and exciting strategy with wonderful graphics and very atmospheric.”
- “The gameplay is quite interesting, the graphics are nice, although some backgrounds are made with the help of AI.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is highly regarded for its replayability, featuring strategic building, relationship management, and over 200 quests per act, which provide players with a rich and varied experience. Its affordability further enhances its appeal for repeated playthroughs.
- “With strategic building, relationship management, and over 200 quests per act, the game offers deep replayability.”
- “For now, I recommend it since it's cheap and very replayable.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its clever use of humor, which complements its challenging and engaging text-based gameplay, adding an enjoyable layer to the strategic experience.
- “A challenging and engaging text-based game with twists, humor, and excellent strategy.”