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Sultan's Game
Developer Double Cross
Sultan's Game is a role-playing video game developed by Double Cross and published by 2P Games. It was released March 30, 2025 on Steam. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
296 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
172 positive · 28 negative
95% range 81–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 172 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 30 | 2 | 61 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,402 of 1,501 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 187 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 218 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (33,202 of 35,383 positive).
Players praise the game's intricate storytelling and meaningful choices. [1][2][3] Some find the game frustrating due to punishing consequences and lack of guidance. [4][5][6] Many compare it favorably to Cultist Simulator, noting its turn-based mechanics. [7][8][9]
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- [6]
There is a great game in here somewhere, but it's buried under so much jank. There are 2 main issues: quality of life and English translation – both are pretty awful. The poor translation has been discussed in multiple other places, but quickly: it's quite bad which is a pretty big problem for a text based story game. Creates a lot of unnecessary confusion which is one more barrier among the many other QoL issues. …
- [4]
This game is a lot of fun when you're just playing reactively, but the moment you start making plans it becomes torture. Want to get all 4 of the sultan's guards on your side for a revolution? Sorry idiot, you misused a stone card 40 turns ago, and now YOU'RE COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT OF FINISHING THIS QUEST. No matter how much you check the wiki, you will never have checked it enough to NOT get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over. It's also …
- [21]
About three hours into my first proper run of this game, I ended up having carnal relations with a rhino to fulfill a card's requirements. This somehow was less offensive to my wife than when I ended up doing the same with my male best friend. And what's more, in runs since, I have since come to understand that riding the rhino is a pretty good usage of the Carnality card, because it gives you an animal handling …
- [8]
A lot of reviews say if you liked Cultist Simulator you'll like this game. As someone who tried desperately and wanted to get into Cultist Simulator but couldn't, I agree. This game is what I had happened Cultist Simulator would be. I could never understand Cultist Simulator mostly because it felt lacking in direction. I didn't understand what the game wanted me to do. The Sultan's Game provides you with a simple …
- [12]
A slow burn that erupts into pure, captivating chaos. I almost bounced off this game initially, opening and closing it a few times before it finally clicked. I am so glad I gave it a real try. Between the mesmerizing soundtrack and the wildly unpredictable RNG, the game constantly keeps you on your toes. Yes, the randomness can be frustrating, but it’s completely worth it for the hilarious and brilliant storylines …
Summarised from 34 of the 313 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Sultan's Game talk about intricate storytelling with branching choices and consequences; those who didn't talk about punishing consequences can lead to soft-locks. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC version of Sultan's Game received generally favorable reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. RPGFan adored its Arabic inspired aesthetics and music, stating it was "brimming with imaginative writing and scenarios". In a demo review, PC Gamer noted its completeness and how it forces you to do "evil things" to survive, which it avoided feeling overly gratutious or merely doing it for shock value. GamerSky complimented how it encourages multiple playthroughs with out of game progression elements akin to roguelikes. Softpedia appreciated its "dark and beautiful" visual elements, but noted that some veer close to NSFW, which could offend players.…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 296 · most liked firstFirst fan art of Sultan’s Game. Sultan👑 #SultansGame #苏丹的游戏
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is a lot of fun when you're just playing reactively, but the moment you start making plans it becomes torture. Want to get all 4 of the sultan's guards on your side for a revolution? Sorry idiot, you misused a stone card 40 turns ago, and now YOU'RE COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT OF FINISHING THIS QUEST. No matter how much you check the wiki, you will never have checked it enough to NOT get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over. It's also incredibly easy to get locked into a dead man walking situation, where not only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It looks like this is a good game, and I think people who enjoyed Cultist Simulator will enjoy this game too. It just doesn't work for people like me. In many games, we derive pleasure from gradually understanding the mechanics better and better. In some games this works very well for me; in some it can be annoying but tolerable; and in some it's so bad that it simply doesn't click. Sultan's Game is an example of the latter. There is a lot to love about it: heaps of storylines and secrets to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel we haven't discussed enough how gorgeous the Sultan's Game is. It's similar to Cultist Simulator but turn-based instead of real-time (I much prefer it this way). Only ~1,000 English reviews, but over 20,000 Overwhelmingly Positive Chinese ones.
positive · AI labelView post →"He was once a ruler of wisdom, cunning and strength. Yet beneath it all lies cruelty, madness, and a chilling indifference: not the work of the Cards, but the unyielding essence of his nature." . . Welp, I've become obsessed with Sultan's Game 😔 #sultansgame #苏丹的游戏
positive · AI labelView post →At $24.99, Sultans Game is an overpriced and--dare I say--overrated new entry in the choices-matter, text-based, narrative-heavy genre. But instead of comparing it to more cohesive genre experiences like The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Roadwarden, and Suzerian, I'll look at Sultans game on its own merits. I enjoyed my first two-three hours of this game. I like that it does something different mechanically: the deck builder/card slot mechanic is, at first, slick. I like the theme, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Workin on a drawing of the Sultan's Game protagonist yes this is actually what he wears (or close; this is just flats and it'll be more detailed in render) #sultansgame #gay #gayart #gayartist #gaymer
neutral · AI labelView post →From the very first playthrough, the game feels unique and refreshing. I’d describe it as a narrative-driven experience with a strong emphasis on reading and decision-making. While choices are made through cards, it doesn’t really feel like a traditional card game—the cards simply act as a way to select actions. The core premise is straightforward: you’re forced by the Sultan to participate in his “game.” You draw cards from a box, each representing a task you must complete. You have 7 days…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great list! How crazy it is that we could still keep going, adding stuff like Citizen Sleeper 2, Sultan's Game, Rift Wizard 2, Tainted Grail, Fantasy Maiden Wars, The Last Sovereign, Inazuma Eleven, Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum, Approaching Infinity, The Necromancer's Tale... And 2025 isn't over!
neutral · AI labelView post →Fardak, the sultan's sopping wet chew toy I've been terrorizing my patrons with so many sketches of Sultan's Game and I don't intend to stop #sultansgame
neutral · AI labelView post →I really, really, REALLY love this kind of game. I'm the person who really enjoyed Cultist Simulator despite its insatiable grind that makes me so annoyed, who re-running depressing rounds of The Life of Suffering of Sir Brante to be an exercise in showing the absolute beauty of how life can persevere, who thinks that Roadwarden is a modern masterpiece of text-based resource management. If you've ever heard of any of those games, you should instantly buy the Sultan's Game – but come in with an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →been playing a lot of Sultan’s Game lately #art #SultansGame
positive · AI labelView post →I absolutely love this game and recommend playing it to anyone who is as much as a little bit interested in it. Next I'm going to criticize the devs' one specific decision, but bear in mind that Sultan's Game is actually great. I wouldn't have hated this feature as much if I didn't like the game overall, so please, read more positive reviews to get the full picture of what this game's like. Now, let's get started. Sultan's Game takes some perverted pleasure in soft-locking certain roots of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →workin on some Sultan's Game fanart of a Carnality nature
neutral · AI labelView post →There is a great game in here somewhere, but it's buried under so much jank. There are 2 main issues: quality of life and English translation – both are pretty awful. The poor translation has been discussed in multiple other places, but quickly: it's quite bad which is a pretty big problem for a text based story game. Creates a lot of unnecessary confusion which is one more barrier among the many other QoL issues. Quality of life is really the bigger issue, though. So much tedium. Having to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →haven't played a game that has made me feel like this since Card Survival Tropical Island & Cultist Simulator. the intrigue, lack of hand holding, being able to piece together bit by bit this amazing story...wow! just soooo good. if you enjoyed playing and learning how 'to make things happen' thru reading deep context/hints/clues, u need to play this game. the translation of this million word game is a bit rough and sometimes it's hard to interpret the intended meaning at some parts but easy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So... I got my love and I to be obsessed with Sultan's Game lately, and I drew myself in the style ^^, ~ #vespix #vsky #art #timelapse #sultansgame
positive · AI labelView post →Here I thought this week would be a bit slower for games. Turns out everything's today. The Long Dark, Sultan's Game, Arc Raiders and Gray Zone Warfare getting big updates. And then Super Meat Boy 3D, The Posthumous Investigation, Tombwater, Grime 2, Crown Of Greed, Raccoin, Sprint City and more..
neutral · AI labelView post →No idea how to describe this game. It's like a virtual choose-your-own-adventure adult version Monkey's Paw RPG management game? It's difficult, it's crazy in-depth, offers massive opportunities for differentiation, rewards after each game to make each subsequent play slightly less difficult, but ultimately more varied, and the staggering amount of choices, characters, items, and even animals you can acquire has me relentlessly coming back for more punishment. It reminds me slightly of an SNES…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, 100+ hours in the game, so my thought: + -You can *bonk*, sister, homeless beggars, rhino or even magical interdimentional creature; -You can buy a house, which nowadays possible only in a fantasy game; - If you have problems with money, you still can drive out dirty vagrants from random unclaimed mansion, make them work for free and *bonk* their charismatic leader later; - You can sacrifice all anoying characters to the gods of *pure happines and joy*; - You can choose not to do all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And now Faraj alongside the Sultan's Game protagonist!
neutral · AI labelView post →I LOVEEEEE SULTANSSS GAMEEEE Sultan's Game is a game about learning to love your absolutely fair and understanding wife while constantly cheating on her with a wide cast, including: her best friend, her best friend's son, a local blood-crazed nymphomaniac, the entirety of a pleasure house, several gods, and an injured rhinoceros. You do all this while listening to an incredible soundtrack that even Gilgamesh would approve. The game features very fresh card game mechanics, which may be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fanatical Flash Sale (Aug 9th) buff.ly/gsXGnbx #ad Persona 3 Reload - 69% off Solarpunk - 35% off Sultan's Game -37% off
neutral · AI labelView post →Sultan's Game forces you to engage with morality on a CULTURAL level, as you align with (and subvert) the norms of a culture whose bounds you grow to understand, resent, and even... revel in? It's a systemic narrative management game, and so much more. store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/...
positive · AI labelView post →About three hours into my first proper run of this game, I ended up having carnal relations with a rhino to fulfill a card's requirements. This somehow was less offensive to my wife than when I ended up doing the same with my male best friend. And what's more, in runs since, I have since come to understand that riding the rhino is a pretty good usage of the Carnality card, because it gives you an animal handling equipment slot. I don't know that Sultan's Game is a great videogame. It has a lot…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Intricate storytelling where your choices do in fact have consequences. This game is loads of fun if you enjoy intense lore, fun mechanics, and reading. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU DISLIKE READING.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought it on the winter sale, intrigued by the illustrations, but when I finally started the game I couldn't stop playing. It's beautiful in many ways: the style, the music, the mystic vibes, many-many storylines and possibilities for MC and your companions. It may be difficult to understand the rules and how some events work (there are SO MANY in-game content) but it starts to get more and more intriguing when you finally get through it. Don't drop the game too quickly, let it beat you, lose…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the amount of rape and murder you can commit in Sultan's Game, this is what I deserved because I have 80 hours in that game being a danger to society.
positive · AI labelView post →No new games this week! We'll be wrapping up what we can with Scarlet Hollow and Sultan's Game, but it's more or less a regular week for us. 💕 Finger crossed that we can take down that Yaksha King in Wukong so that we can start on chapter 6 all together. 💪 #CherriSchedule #vtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →The most important thing if you are on the fence about this game: I would buy this game ONLY if you like BOTH dialogue heavy/visual novel games where you basically just read and make choices, and also roguelikes that do things different. The fact that this is a deck builder is important but you likely wouldn't have looked at this game if you aren't into deck builders anyway. While it doesn't call itself one, there are many similarities to a roguelike. However this game isn't really that- your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing Sultan's Game again, and OH MY GOD, I forgot how brutal this game is Also, pretty
positive · AI labelView post →#LiesofP #liesofPfanart Sultan's Game crossover 🔮 Magician Giangio 🌌 🪄maybe use all Carnality cards on this alchemist…🤤
neutral · AI labelView post →my #customizedDurge card for Sultan's Game
neutral · AI labelView post →A lot of reviews say if you liked Cultist Simulator you'll like this game. As someone who tried desperately and wanted to get into Cultist Simulator but couldn't, I agree. This game is what I had happened Cultist Simulator would be. I could never understand Cultist Simulator mostly because it felt lacking in direction. I didn't understand what the game wanted me to do. The Sultan's Game provides you with a simple tutorial and frequent direction via its Methinks tool. If there's something you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm just saying if the Sultan in Sultan's Game was a fat old man I'd suddenly be completely ok with his sexually explicit tyranny and that one scene where he makes you fuck him and lick his feet would become instantly top tier
positive · AI labelView post →This is one of those times where I wish I could give an "in the middle" rating. It's a style over substance issue. Now, when the game is THIS stylish, that's not a dealbreaker, necessarily, it's just not what I'm looking for. Don't let the presentation fool you, this isn't a card game based management sim like Cult Simulator, it's a story game through and through and the card game and management aspects are kept very simple as to not distract from the story aspect.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Oh hey! It's just like Dispatch but turn-based!" Anyway, this game is awesome. It is a convoluted, time-crunched, macro-heavy strategy game that just scratches my itch in the same manner as Daibanchou: Big Bang Age or Sengoku Rance do. The combination of time-limited quests, limited resource and manpower makes for a lot of meaningful decision-making, in fact, I often found myself caught between a rock and a hard place. Even with several successful runs under my belt, this game still catches me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT buy this game. I have seen arrogant game creators, but they are one of the worst. They are taunting the players who love the endings where characters sacrificing their lives fighting for BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, and these endings are, ironically, written by themselves. Plus it's boring when you experienced A LOT OF repeated regular tasks. I haven't been touching it for months even with some major updates.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the amount of choice and consequence in this game! There so many hidden story lines, with different ways to follow them. Feels very dndesque if I were to relate it to something. Also 100 hours and theres still so many story lines and dialogues I havent found! Its a really intricate masterpiece
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.twitch.tv/loadingready... Wheeler is playing Sultan's Game on Is This Your Card? A shirtless man is forcing him to play card games (that isn't nude paul)
neutral · AI labelView post →👑🎲 LIVE with Sultan's Game! Execution Day is approaching, and we've still got plenty of Sultan's Game Cards to handle before the deadline arrives. Time to make our preparations! 👉 www.twitch.tv/maerynalthea...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is really worth its money if not more. I bought it because I like card-based games and RPGs and I was not disappointed. The game starts off with a tutorial on how to play the game.A big part of playing the game is breaking the Sultan Cards in 7 days(or fewer depending on the difficulty being picked at the start of the game). The gameplay is pretty fun. It was challenging at the beginning, but it was also fun to figure out how the game works. The game is designed to make every run…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Junko Kawano (Rabbit & Bear Studios - Character Designer of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes & Rising; previously at Konami and worked on Suikoden) 1) Sultan's Game 2) Ghost of Yotei 3) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 4) Urban Myth Dissolution Center 5) Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
neutral · AI labelView post →tl;dr This game filled a void in my heart that was left when I ran out of content in cultist simulator and long live the queen. It is more than worth the asking price. The basic premise of this game is that an evil sultan is forcing you to play a magic card game where you have to kill people, sleep with people, steal peoples ♥♥♥♥, and spend a bunch of money, and if you don't do it in time you'll be executed. The game is a narrative driven deck managment simulator where the goal is basically…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game. Great writing, fun mechanics - all around a good management simulator. If you like games that require balancing limited resources on a tight deadline with brutal consequences then Sultan's Game is for you. All that said, there are a few pain points that I hope will be addressed in later updates: - The late game can become tedious when you gather more followers due to the need to unlock the same repeatable events. This could be easily remedied by making repeatable unlocks a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I usually wouldn't write a negative review for a product that comes more or less as advertised, but with this game I generally fail to see the point. It's more like a toy than a game, and there doesn't seem to be much that's very interesting. The writing is done well, but all the story really has to offer is shock value. If you've seen Game of Thrones... it's just boring. I can put cards in slots and read about atrocities. I can make numbers go up. It's not something I'd necessarily…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sultan's Game does not have a fishing minigame :(( #sultansgame #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
negative · AI labelView post →I've been playing Sultan's Game again after the updates and this game really does allow you to make your character into the messiest man alive. You can prey on men, women, children, animals etc. TW: pictured is a youth you can groom into a romance. Nothing is graphic but the warning is necessary.
positive · AI labelView post →Some of the updated plots are just ew.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A slow burn that erupts into pure, captivating chaos. I almost bounced off this game initially, opening and closing it a few times before it finally clicked. I am so glad I gave it a real try. Between the mesmerizing soundtrack and the wildly unpredictable RNG, the game constantly keeps you on your toes. Yes, the randomness can be frustrating, but it’s completely worth it for the hilarious and brilliant storylines you uncover.. Have some patience and give it a try—you won't regret it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like the game, but the mechanics are extremely simple and there is not much to it. It is just feels like arbitrary rng with stat buliding. The look of the game is nice, the music was servable, but far better games in this genre than this: Inscryption, slay the spire 2, tainted grail, etc. I am not mad I bought it, but not something I will be coming back to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely love this game, the art is stunning, there's a variety of different characters and events and the choices made cause a big impact on the outcomes :) Probably the "Choose your own adventure" game that has the most branching results I've ever seen, which makes it really fun- the type of card you use in events can kill characters, make characters followers, gain you money or an item, make followers hate you or abandon you. It's really nice that it can tie different story aspects…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its fun at first when everything is new, but quickly you realize every day is just a repetition of the last and you are simply stat farming to be able to pass the skill checks in the occasionally present story. Many of your deaths are unpreventable without save scumming and beginning a new run feels like a drag since you need to again slowly farm up your skills and new content takes incredibly long to reach. This game would benefit a lot from a fast mode and would probably be more fun as an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →kinda complex, text is hard to read. I would not pay 25 for it, it's just a text adventure game basically I enjoyed playing it, I got it on sale don't expect heavy rpg elements, the writing is very light
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game a lot and any criticism is intended as constructive. As a fan of Cultist Simulator and Book of Hours I liked the mechanics of Sultan's Game, and the narrative content is really good, but unfortunately there just isn't enough (even though there is quite a lot). The pathway through the game ends up being quite narrow and the universe limited, but I can only imagine the kind of work that would be needed to match the depth of content to the potential of the game mechanics. I think…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Next up for the crossover of #Ennead and Sultan's Game, we have Thoth as Iman! 🥰 (sorry about the compression making it look burnt out) #ThothEnnead #엔네아드 #エネアド
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks so much for hosting! Sultan's Game looks fantastic ✨️ Here's our roguelike visual novel with QUICK turn-based combat. Now #SteamDeck compatible! 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2993190/... bsky.app/profile/oldf...
neutral · AI labelView post →My week in gaming: I have finally gotten all the achievements of Sultan's Game 💃 I'll never stop yapping about SG, it's THAT good— gorgeous, immersive and so, so fun. s.team/a/3117820
positive · AI labelView post →I highly recommend this game if you enjoy story-focused games. The story is quite in depth and is definitely the focal point of the game. The mechanics and gameplay are very simple, but RNG heavy, which could be a little frustrating at times, so if you go into the game expecting crazy good gameplay then you would definitely be disappointed. I wouldn't compare this with other strategy games since it's clearly not what they were going for. If you can get past the one-dimensional mechanics, you'll…
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