
SummaryAs President Rayne, lead Sordland into ruin or repair during your first term in this text-based role-playing game. Navigate a political drama driven by conversations with your cabinet members and other significant figures. Beware or embrace corruption; shirk or uphold ideals. How will you lead?
Developer:Torpor Games
Suzerain
Released On:
Dec 4, 2020
Metascore
Generally Favorable
81
User score
Generally Favorable
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
81
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
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Dec 7, 2020
96
A riveting politico-economic drama that seamlessly turns into a journey of self-knowledge. Political Sim games fans, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure enthusiasts, as well as those who crave strong narratives, should definitely check it out.
Jan 4, 2021
85
Suzerain is unlike most things you can play that’s out right now. The choose your own adventure stylings are fascinating, with rabbit trail upon rabbit trail to investigate. Because of this, you’ll be able to play it again and again, and because they do such a great job with the setting and people you’re going to want to. While some sections can be long in tooth, they only make me appreciate what Suzerain is doing, creating a riveting narrative of what it’s like to be President.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.1
79% Positive
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10% Mixed
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12 Ratings
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May 18, 2025
10
Best political game ever, so much different endings and micromanagement. Absolute cinema
Mar 12, 2025
10
This game is absolutely amazing everything feels like it makes an impact, and it seems like the devs know what they're doing when they were making a game about politics. This game has very good characters a super-rich backstory that I love diving into the only bad thing I have to say is that it's too short. in all its a wonderful game and I hope more DLC's are coming
Apr 12, 2021
80
A political text adventure full of possibilities, great characters and interesting plots will engulf you and make you think about economic and human issues. [Issue#310]
Jan 11, 2021
80
Suzerain is a compelling political drama/simulation and if you have the patience for great walls of text and often punishing decision-making, this is the game for you.
Dec 6, 2020
80
Suzerain is basically West Wing in game form, which is as awesome as it sounds. A game more akin to 80 Days than Civilization, Suzerain is a surprisingly compelling narrative that allows players to run a country with their own ideas about how things should be done to see if they’re right. I got to test out my theory of crime being a symptom of failings in other areas, pushing education and healthcare to the forefront; I was happy to see crime decrease as a response to increased access to necessary services. Suzerain may not seem exciting upon first glance due to its limited mechanics, but within minutes you’ll be hooked on Sordland’s history with a desire to shape its future. If you think you can run a country, prove it — grab Suzerain today.
Feb 22, 2021
76
Suzerain is a fascinating game told through incredibly dense and detailed writing with effective pacing and smart world-building. Its unique mix of player choices against a strategy backdrop make for a compelling adventure, even if presentation aspects are lacking. A game that is designed to challenge whatever political ideology you hold.
Dec 4, 2020
72
Suzerain is not a game with action dynamism. You mostly encounter text walls and you read it all the time. Suzerain is a game that can be developed with updates and attracts strategy lovers like me.
Oct 20, 2024
10
An absolute oustanding game in its genre. Fully replayable several times - thrill on outcomes of your choices. Just an amazing game.
Dec 16, 2023
7
Following a civil war in the fictional Republic of Sordland, new elected president Anton Rayne must rebuild his country and deal with the endless problems that arise. Personally, I found the endless text and less than unintuitive map made proceedings a bit of a slog at times, but Suzerain is an incredibly detailed political simulation and it will certainly appeal hugely to certain gamers.
Jun 18, 2021
7
Probably the best politics game I have ever played, but the game is far from being neutral in it's messages.
The game promotes social democratic values making some aspects absurd.
Also, the game stops after the first term, and feels unfinished. In the rest, it is a great game
Apr 18, 2022
4
Decent story, but a terrible, terrible choice to not allow manual save/load. Especially as there's no real game in here to speak of outside the walls and walls of text. Once you're a few hours in you have no choice but to totally restart. An interesting take on a virtual novel, but to call this a game would be insulting.
Sep 10, 2026
2
Politics **** in real life, and they **** in this game too. You can't fight the system—just like in real life. In fact, if you do good, you just get arrested or killed. Lost 4 hours of my life. Don't buy this trash. a bad choice in chapter 1 and youll get arrested in chapter 4 no chance
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date:Dec 4, 2020
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