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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.

What works

  • Free and substantial demo content
  • Challenging and engaging strategic gameplay
  • Combination of city-building and tower defense
  • Large-scale battles with many units
  • Humorous and atmospheric presentation

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and high difficulty
  • Limited campaign length in demo
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some optimization issues and lag in large battles
  • Repetitive resource gathering and limited tactical variety

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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 24/08/2026