despite being tagged as "unknown" for steam deck, it works out of the box.

controller support isn't great because you just get keyboard glyphs and are kind of left to guess which button does what. which is crazy because this game came out on console, so the lack of full controller support is weird.

with that said, i didn't have a super fun time playing this. i love Warriors games in general, but had never tried an empires title. it's a weird mix between warriors gameplay and grand strategy, and the latter does not stick the landing at all. could be specific to this entry, but between stratagems, the seemingly useless management and the possible paths you can take, i would very much rather play a mainline or spinoff title that focuses on set scenarios with fun and memorable maps. this did not feel like it had any of this.

i would say this is an easy skip unless you absolutely want to experience this game.

despite being tagged as "unknown" for steam deck, it works out of the box. controller support isn't great because you just get keyboard glyphs and are kind of left to guess which button does what. which is crazy because this game came out on console, so the lack of full controller support is weird. with that said, i didn't have a super fun time playing this. i love Warriors games in general, but had never tried an empires title. it's a weird mix between warriors gameplay and grand strategy, and the latter does not stick the landing at all. could be specific to this entry, but between stratagems, the seemingly useless management and the possible paths you can take, i would very much rather play a mainline or spinoff title that focuses on set scenarios with fun and memorable maps. this did not feel like it had any of this. i would say this is an easy skip unless you absolutely want to experience this game.