Empire in Decay
Empire in Decay is a roguelike deckbuilding turn-based tactical game, loosely based on chess. Its gameplay has been broadened with the use of cards and the progression of units. In the game, you'll proceed…
Empire in Decay is an indie developed by Siesta Games, released 1 July 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Empire in Decay is
Empire in Decay is an indie game developed by Siesta Games and released in 2026. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 6.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Empire in Decay is a roguelike deckbuilding turn-based tactical game, loosely based on chess. Its gameplay has been broadened with the use of cards and the progression of units. In the game, you'll proceed through procedurally generated routes across the districts of Daandria, the capital of the Empire. In your journey to the Throne Hall to face the King, you will have to fight turn-based combats through different locations, collect cards and upgrade them, recruit units to support your cause and enhance them, find relics and forge artifacts to boost your powers, and use all your cunning and skill to make your way through waves of enemies.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Empire in Decay launched on 1 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Denshattack!. It arrived 6 years into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, Denshattack!.
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