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How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country is a real time strategy simulation game where you manage resources to develop your country. The player is asked by elves, beastmen... Etc. various heroines ask you for help, and then you take command of their country's army.

What works
  • Engaging and accessible strategy gameplay
  • High quality live2d animations and voice acting
  • Well-balanced resource and skill tree systems
  • Good replayability with multiple skill trees and challenge modes
  • Effective localization and translation
Things to keep in mind
  • Minimal and weak story narrative
  • Adult content requires external patch
  • Limited map variety and exploration
  • Some skill trees unbalanced
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Crystal Story II

  • Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings

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  • SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

  • Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

  • Seer's Gambit

  • Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

  • Fallout Shelter

  • Reverse Crawl
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Crystal Story II

  • Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings

  • Seer's Gambit
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How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Story, Fantasy, Exploration, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Idle, Fantasy.

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