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Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Developer Joy Manufacturing Co.
18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine. From the Steam store page
234 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
LovedLoved
149 positive · 44 negative
95% range 71–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 149 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
327 of 384 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 150 yes, 44 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 194 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (376 of 440 positive).
Players praise the game's historical setting and freedom to shape the revolution. [1][2][3] Some find the gameplay repetitive and the mechanics frustrating. [4][5][6] Several reviewers note bugs and crashes that hinder the experience. [7][8][9]
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- [6]
I'm actually neutral on this game. The concept is fun and there were definitely elements I enjoyed, I will probably play it through more again, but I bought it on the basis of playing the demo and it definitely feels like they front-loaded the events to sell it as having more content than it does - the demo was filled with activities and seeming potential story avenues, but by mid-way through the game I literally …
- [12]
Loved it! Got to be a lesbian in 18th century France. 10/10
- [4]
I liked it, but the game system can be very frustrating and it took me many tries to understand the mechanics enough to get the outcomes I wanted, and a lot of reloading saves. Lots of posts on the forum have the same problems I did, of never getting invites to parties, not encountering characters, etc. These are random and it can take a lot of reloading the same day for an invite to arrive. I also thought the …
- [7]
I thought this game was very charming. I'm not a huge fan of overly complicated political games, but this one was easy to understand - because visual novels are great! it was cute, and I plan on replaying it. Despite all this, I have a few critiques: - The game crashes, constantly. It might be because I haven't gotten an "upgraded video card" but I really wish this was something fixable by the devs. Anyways, save …
- [1]
After one playthrough a lot of the gameplay can get a bit repetitive but you can just click/spacebar through the dialogue and just pick the choices you know works well for those sections. The fun in this game is the liberty they took with the various choices you can make, and how those choices can actually affect the timeline and even change history. I recommend at least a couple playthroughs to see how things can …
Summarised from 34 of the 218 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Ambition: A Minuet in Power sits at 77% positive across 193 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 234 · most liked firstOn this day in 2012, 13 years ago, Pokémon Conquest, also known as Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition, was first released. This game was a strategy RPG set in Ransei as you tried to stop the Warlord Nobunaga from taking over www.serebii.net/conquest/
neutral · AI labelView post →GET EVERY STRANGE SCAFFOLD GAME FOR LESS THAN $60 BUCKS IN THE STEAM WINTER SALE *13* DANG GAMES OF WILD VARIETY AND AMBITION--AND DISCOUNTS ON EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO GOING FORWARD MAYBE CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE THAT'S A WILD DEAL??? store.steampowered.com/bundle/35090...
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day in 2012, 14 years ago, Pokémon Conquest, also known as Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition, was first released. This game was a strategy RPG set in Ransei as you tried to stop the Warlord Nobunaga from taking over www.serebii.net/conquest/
neutral · AI labelView post →New video on Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition! Truthfully I went into this game expecting a lot of jank given it's reputation, but once again left surprised at how solid a game was. youtu.be/xxV_TLWxwAo
neutral · AI labelView post →Amber, the FMG amazon from the indie game Maze of Ambition. The maker is doing an art contest on their Discord, so I figured I'd hit them with some non-AI art. mazeofambition.com Slay the Spire-style game with FMG/Futa/BE/GTS girls to play as.Try it for free (just pick Casual, not Normal mode).
neutral · AI labelView post →Serebii Update: The next set for Pokémon TCG Pocket has been fully detailed: Team Rocket's Ambition. Releases on August 27th 2026 and focuses on Team Rocket, including the first Team Rocket's Pokémon in the game Details being added @ www.serebii.net
neutral · AI labelView post →Regulation Should Target AI’s Current Harms, Not Superintelligence Possibilities: A mix of science fiction and delusion distracts from the real harms that we’re seeing, says tech journalist Paris Marx. [Video of Democracy Now interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCjgLbrDjWw) --- > We speak with tech journalist Paris Marx about his new book, \*Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires\*. In the book, Marx exposes the deceptive ways tech companies are taking resources…
neutral · AI labelView post →Me: I hear you work at KOEI. Him: I do. Do you know our games? Me: I think my favorite NES game was Nobunaga’s Ambition. Him: Wow. I think you’re one of five people who played it in North America.
neutral · AI labelView post →#ELDENRING #Godskinapostle Officially: This character represents the will or ambition of mankind. In-game: Just chills in the back during Godskin Duo, doing nothing. players finish the game not even knowing he exists, and ask me: Who's this? Me: MANKIND'S WILL AND AMBITION!!!🤣
neutral · AI labelView post →#PortfolioDay I go by CyatMantisDraws, I'm a game artist and fan art illustrator with what I hope is a style with a lot of appeal. Ambition is all I got some days I wanna include comms in my work again so if you can, help me get verified on VGen at vgen.co/cyatmantisdr...
neutral · AI labelView post →EVERYONE! NEW GAME OUT! The Weight of Ambition is a free-to-download Toxic Yuri Visual Novel about a manipulative office lady and her wife who's very nice! How far can Lira cross the line? It's up to you. #visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #yuri #toxicyuri tangledvirus.itch.io/the-weight-o...
neutral · AI labelView post →(1/2) First game of Seljuk, Year of Treacherous Ambition (1170 AD) Fun to play new game in Levy & Campaign series! Manbij was conquered on first roll (1 was required on 1d6 sigh!) Arp Arslan was ravaging while Romans were trying to survive... @gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Heir of Swordtember is live on Kickstarter! This little zine is a celebration of Heir of Swords and Ambition, my love of swords and tarot. It's got three new ways to play Heir of Swords, 30 kickass swords for Ambition (or your fav ttrpg), and an entire ORACLE DECK. ttrpg.fund/heirofswordt...
neutral · AI labelView post →#tavqotd Ambition In my opinion, Baldur's Gate 3 is a game about ambition. From Karsus, to Mephistopheles, to Raphael, to Gortash. And there is Gale, of course. What is your Tav's/Durge's ambition? Are they even ambitious?
neutral · AI labelView post →Into week two of PS1 fighting game character select screens! I like pretty much everything about Wild Ambition, including the excellent artwork on show here.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nintendo should get Koei Tecmo to develop another Fire Emblem game but have it be the Nobunaga's Ambition guys for Baby's First Grand Strategy. I would buy it multiple times
neutral · AI labelView post →Japanese Western themed video game: Katana Revolver Jigoku 6 Shots Deputy Zan Nobunaga's Western Ambition Big Bang Gun Shooting
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey y'all my new game for #ToxicYuriVNJam The Weight of Ambition is out now! Decide about what's worth more, the love of your life or the climb up the corporate ladder. #yuri #toxicyuri #indiegame #indievisualnovel #girlslove tangledvirus.itch.io/the-weight-o...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey folks, my #TOXICYURI vn jam game is out! The Weight of Ambition is free and you can download it right now! #indiegame #visualnovel #indiedev #vndev tangledvirus.itch.io/the-weight-o...
neutral · AI labelView post →I got beheaded, would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm actually neutral on this game. The concept is fun and there were definitely elements I enjoyed, I will probably play it through more again, but I bought it on the basis of playing the demo and it definitely feels like they front-loaded the events to sell it as having more content than it does - the demo was filled with activities and seeming potential story avenues, but by mid-way through the game I literally had nothing to do but collect repetitive gossip at a faster rate than I had a use…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost smartphone game announced today the game will end service tomorrow, as its developer Ambition is shutting down.
neutral · AI labelView post →I reviewed Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. I enjoyed the game a lot with all of the DLC and updates included, but the lack of any upgrade path from Switch to Switch 2 sucks. My review: www.nintendo-insider.com/nobunagas-am...
positive · AI labelView post →[VIDEO GAME ON TV] ”Certainly, They Existed. Those Blinded By Ambition” [ME, ON THE COUCH I HAVEN’T LEFT ALL DAY WEARING ONLY UNDERWEAR, WHICH THEMSELVES SOMEHOW HAVE MUSTARD STAINS ON THEM] yea I know that feeling
neutral · AI labelView post →Don: I want to code a video game, but I can't decide what it should be. Leo: It should require strategy. Raph: But also fighting! Don: Sure, it could be a strategy war game, like Nobunaga's Ambition. But we could set it in New York. Mikey: Dude! Cowabunga's Ambition!
neutral · AI labelView post →A very interesting game where something goes wrong along the way and I'm not sure what. The concept and the beginning are enticing. You're a small town girl in pre-revolution France who's just been engaged to a young baron from Paris - and you've just arrived, but your husband-to-be is nowhere to be seen and people seem to avoid you when you mention his name. Luckily, his estate (a little worse for wear) and his entourage (a singular maid) are yours for now... and it's time for you to try to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was so excited to play this game and told all my friends about how I'd be playing as a "well-respected 18th century French lady before the revolution" over the weekend, but the game wasn't what I hoped for, and it didn't make up for that in any regard. NOT recommended for: • People who think the art on Steam looks nice. The art doesn't look like this. In fact, that dark-haired character in the banner isn't even in the game! So they're really just lying here. • People who read often and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A disppointment that lacks bug fixes and a proper journal to keep track of various facts and stats, leading to confusion and missed opportunities. Should have been fixed by now, but alas.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for supporting the team of Ambition. Can't wait for you to get your hands on this game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Possibly just not my cup of tea, but I will try to pose my more objective concerns in this review. Primarily, the game play is repetitive, and it often feels like the consequences of one's choices are arbitrary. I found myself constantly losing credibility in conversations without being able to determine my misstep. I could easily chalk this up to user error, but it feels more like the results are artificially generated. This game is much heavier into the political intrigue than the dating sim…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved it! Got to be a lesbian in 18th century France. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s the flower of Vain Ambition, which is fitting for trying to keep a Nobilis game on track…
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is original, fun and relaxing. The characters are not very recognizable when you've read a few history books but that's not important. The most frustrating in this game is that I have massive bugs at a point (can't launch the day or events on the calendars when all the menus and the mouse are moving and working fine). No matter how many times I relaunch the bugs disappear but reappear somewhere else. I even tried to restart a new game afresh but it did it again. I'll never know the end…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't in good faith recommend this game. It is so buggy, and these are things that were complained about back in 2021 and supposedly dealt with. My map will randomly bug out, continue/load sometimes don't work, relationships stop progressing, unable to invite people to rendezvous. Overall the premise of the game is good, but the game is far too buggy to reliably progress. It really bothers me that I have been unable to get all of the achievements, but as I said my relationships bug out.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After one playthrough a lot of the gameplay can get a bit repetitive but you can just click/spacebar through the dialogue and just pick the choices you know works well for those sections. The fun in this game is the liberty they took with the various choices you can make, and how those choices can actually affect the timeline and even change history. I recommend at least a couple playthroughs to see how things can change, especially with the different romance options. Really wish there were…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I quite liked this game, but I cannot recommend this to others at full price. The problem is that there is virtually no replayability. Although you can have different outcomes for France and alternate romance options, what you do in the game at social events and elsewhere becomes repetitive towards the end of the game. Indeed, the social events are cancelled altogether in the latter stages, which gives you little to do. Which is a shame, because the game has great artwork and some interesting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s March 19th, 1789 and King Louis XVI rules over France from the gilded halls of Versailles. France is a country of elegance and poverty, of ancient tradition and unstoppable change. It is a country on the brink of revolution. You are a humble commoner, engaged to a Baron, who has invited you to come live with him in Paris. In Paris you face political turmoil, romance and thrilling parties. Face these challenges with the right choice in fashion and befriending the right people. It's your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ambition within Ferin strikes again, where she thinks she can make a video game
neutral · AI labelView post →the most entertaining visual novel I've ever read its more like Long Live the Queen but you don't die every 5 minutes You choose how you spend your days and which factions to support Crown, Church, Military, Bourgeoisie and Revolutionaries I unfortuntely must admit my bad decision making led me to the Guillotine A cruel fate for a humble Gossip Merchant
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mm okay... Either I am missing something or my personality really doesn't fit this game. Like at all. Every choice I make? Straight up consequences for me. Always a negative response... The good part? You can re-load it and try it again... But then... Why in the hell does it take 24 hours to go to a single dress shop or a cafe or talk to one dude?! Is she like taking a cross-country trip for this one thing?! Damn! How does she even have the energy to do anything else?! Even if you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can seduce a priest, 10/10. Seriously though, it's a fun game that does something new and I really appreciate it. It has dating sim elements, but it's not really just a dating sim - there's much more at stake. The core loop is simple, but engaging. This isn't just a visual novel that's mostly just reading. It's clear the devs have some fresh ideas and I hope they'll continue going in this direction with their future games. I'd say, though, for what the game is, the current price (about…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely entertaining and harder than expected. The characters are charming and I will absolutely replay this game a few times to truly get to see all of them. Madame Gazel had me gripping the table in every new scene. The design is thouroughly committed to its vibe and I highly appreciate that they went all in on the fashion. Gameplay wise it is understandably limited and gets repetitve towards the end of story, which it is aware of and makes a few meta jokes about that I personally…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why can't I date the maid?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game feels unfinished, with insufficient random encounters in late game for some paths, repetitive events and descriptions, minimal ability to trade between resources, incorrect conditionals for some random encounters, tutorials that lack important information, and many significantly disruptive bugs. This game was a good idea and has a good basic structure, but the work necessary to make it truly complete wasn't done.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ambition: A Minuet in Power is a visual novel set in revolutionary France. You play as Yvette Decaux, a young woman from the country who has just moved to Paris to live with her fiancé. When she arrives, she finds that her fiancé has disappeared and she has been thrust into a world of political intrigue and scheming. The choices you make will determine Yvette's survival and the outcome of the revolution. The gameplay consists mostly of navigating conversations at various events. You'll attend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun to play. How to know if you need to play it? Ask yourself - do you want to: Be click-baited by your fiance to move to Paris just to be left fending for yourself because he is fighting for THE CAUSE? Question your sexuality? Sell others private information so you can buy a dress to attend their party to gain more information? Question other's sexuality? Cause the downfall of France? Own a house and move to Rome? Gift wine and give uneducated advice to further the downfall of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is so fun and I had really high hopes for it but I can't load or continue my game. The game froze so I had to fully exit and when I went back in I clicked continue and nothing happened, so I clicked load and selected the save file, and nothing happened. No matter how many times I exit and reopen the game I can't access my previous safe file. I tried verifying it through the properties screen and it still didn't work. It just turned out to be more trouble than it was worth
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ambition : a Minuet in Power I have mixed feelings about this VN for the simple reason that chapt 3 was bugged out for me after the trail, I just ended up in an endless loop where the only things I could do is listening and selling rumours, send an invitation for a date which ended up being the same thing over and over again. I don't have any contact with my maid anymore. My last save is from chapt 2 so I played again the whole chap 3 but after the trail the same thing happened again, at this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really excited about this game but ended up feeling super medium. My main issue is that a lot of gameplay is unclear and unpredictable. There are occasionally optional tutorials but they don't provide much information. I played it through a few times, and could see it being decent replay value if you enjoy the game. I love the art, the setting, and the idea, but definitely a bit frustrating to have played multiple times and still be unclear on the operations.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I usually don't leave reviews. When I do leave a review it is always positive. This review is a negative one for those thinking about buying the game. This game is an absolute buggy mess. I have had problems with soft-locks, unable to load saves and a wide range of different in-game problems. If you have several characters that you can rendezvous with, there is a chance you won't get the correct character that you are supposed to be on a date with. Hw his game has a +85% review rating is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While an interesting idea, it becomes repetitive and doesn't progress fast enough for my liking.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5 words: Honorade Gazel is a FREAK
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i like the premise of this game especially the politics but it is clearly unfinished and the pacing really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked it, but the game system can be very frustrating and it took me many tries to understand the mechanics enough to get the outcomes I wanted, and a lot of reloading saves. Lots of posts on the forum have the same problems I did, of never getting invites to parties, not encountering characters, etc. These are random and it can take a lot of reloading the same day for an invite to arrive. I also thought the beginning of the game was very busy and then gave me a lot less to do in chapters 2…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game does not work right. It has gamebreaking bugs. Do not buy!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly we need more games with these kinds of elements. The dress up is fun, I like that our actions change history, though I wish I could manage to save Alex.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Surprisingly full of correct historical tidbits. The multiple endings give it significant replay value for a visual novel style game done in this style.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AMBITION NOT FULLY FULFILLED A visual novel set in a French Revolution setting. Time/resources management is the main gameplay element - I didn't find it engaging in the long run (it took me 6 hours to finish the game). The story itself is really good, to the point that I would prefer to play it in a pure Visual Novel form. And it's not like the gameplay is particularly bad. It simply gets too repetitive, too fast. I believe that it is worth giving "Ambition: A Minuet in Power" a try. It's not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is buggy as hell. I've played almost 10 hours, but most of that was restarting due to my saves being broken. You're playing and suddenly you're unable to press any buttons, including on the main screen. When this happens, you're unable to load without crashing the game. The only fix I found was uninstalling and reinstalling the game and deleting my saves. I don't know what the problem in the game's code is, but I've never played a VN with this issue before. It didn't happen just once,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was enjoying the game but now it will not let me load any save files so my only option is to start a new game, which isn't worth doing if there's a chance I'll get blocked from my save files yet again :/
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