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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

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How a Retired Strategist Saved the Country: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. 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, Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

Last update: 23/08/2026