Features & Capabilities

Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire! You’ll have to keep track of them to make sure they don’t succumb to exhaustion and hunger… although the weakest ones can always be thrown to the Bioreactor. In other words, this is a resource management sim with rogue-lite elements, dramatic plot, and an abundance of pop culture references. Also, jokes. Slaughter has never been so fun!

Key features:

  1. Humor as dark as your ex’s heart. Immerse yourself in the life of a merciless tyrant!!
  2. Resource management on steroids. Think fast, to the point, and abandon pity!
  3. Rogue-lite (Almost roguelike) Every walkthrough is unique due to randomly generated events. And every failure is fatal — you’ll have to start over!
  4. Easy to learn, hard to master. It only takes a couple minutes to figure out the game’s mechanics, but using them optimally is no small feat!

Core gameplay consists of transporting puny humans between various facilities using mechanical claws. They rest in one of the facilities and work in all the others. Puny humans are to produce energy for us (which is leaking constantly), they also have to reproduce and feed themselves. You need to plan your strategy and tactics in advance and track all your humans so that they don't die of exhaustion. The foremost roguelike element is that you can't save the game - you have to start from scratch every time. Besides that, a random event happens after every five feedings in the form of a text quest. A correct choice may provide some bonus, an incorrect one - well, you'll see! Many of the modifiers that you get due to the random events change the game's look significantly.

In the second campaign besides resource management you get a totally new "raid" mechanic. Send your humans on expeditions around a procedurally generated map and earn resources without any limits. Come on, you have to find the Time Machine lost in the wastelands of 3k-land!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Nikolai Kuznetsov
Rating:
4.40
(31)
Version:
1.0.8 Last updated: 2021-05-19
Version code:
842265318
Creation date:
2019-05-19
Compatible devices:
Size:
202.43MB
Price:
2.99
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Developed by:
Nikolai Kuznetsov
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/despotism-3k/id1462908562
Website:
http://konfagames.com

User Reviews

Players broadly enjoy Despotism 3k for its addictive, challenging gameplay and dark humor, with an Oxygen Not Included–like vibe. However, reviews consistently note a lack of depth for some, randomness that reduces control, and a debate over value at $4. Several mention control/visual issues on mobile and a desire for more content and features in future updates.
Pros
  • Fun and addictive gameplay that keeps players coming back.
  • Surprisingly deep economy-management with a meaningful learning curve.
  • Dark humor and a distinct sci-fi vibe (evil robot/slave-master theme).
  • Feels familiar to Oxygen Not Included, appealing to fans of that style.
Cons
  • Price/value concerns: many players feel $4 is too expensive for the content.
  • Gameplay can feel random with limited meaningful player control or strategies.
  • Lack of depth/variety; players want more features, chambers, or customization.
  • Controls and optimization issues on mobile (unresponsive input) and poor support for large screens.
  • Very unforgiving difficulty; the game can be punishing and emphasizes losing.
Recent reviews
It’s 10/10, got it for free on steam and decided to buy on mobile to support the developer and my momentary addiction to it. Has a surprisingly big learning curve and is deceptively complex. Really would recommend for anyone who enjoys high apm economy management type games. Tip: when the event countdown starts, let it get to 1 and then click it for 19 seconds of free production. If it runs to 0 it you will have to pay ur electric/food bill
by Ni*****, 2022-08-08

I have so much fun playing this game I hope the developer ports the other title in the series
by To*****, 2022-08-01

Just spent a whole road trip ignoring my whole family playing this game. No regrets even as the sole survivor of the resulting car crash.
by Fr*****, 2021-05-30
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