# Despotism 3k

> Strategy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1462908562](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1462908562)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1462908562`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nikolai Kuznetsov
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-19
- **First published:** 2019-05-19
- **Size:** 202 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/despotism-3k/id1462908562)
- **Website:** [http://konfagames.com](http://konfagames.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://konfagames.com](http://konfagames.com/)

## Description

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!

## Rankings

- #211,035 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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