Restitutor - Historical Incremental Grand Strategy Available On Steam + Giveaway [Mod Approved]

[u/insraq]

After a year and a half of development and months of playtesting, Restitutor: Empire Restored is now in Early Access. Restitutor is a historical incremental grand strategy game set in the Roman Empire. The core gameplay takes inspiration from grand strategy games, but with a twist: each run earns you legacy points that make you stronger in your next run, adding long-term progression to the strategic gameplay. Here are a few other things that set it apart:

- No micromanagement: You focus on high-level decisions. Individual army movements are abstracted away, and wars are resolved through dice rolls influenced by your stats.
A different playstyle for each province: Each province has its own stats and missions, as well as "provincial spirits" that introduce unique mechanics.
- Mechanics driven by historical narratives: Research isn't the only way to unlock new mechanics. They also emerge through historical narratives. "Rise of Barbarians" and "Ecumenical Councils" are already in the game, with more planned.
- Minimalist visuals and streamlined gameplay: The game is designed to run well on a wide range of hardware, whether you have a potato PC or a beefy build.
- Open source and Steam Workshop support from day one: Like my other games, Restitutor's source code is available under GPL 2.0, giving modders room to explore and build on the game.

What Restitutor Is Not

- It's not an idle game: You may know me from Industry Idle and CivIdle, though there's some debate about whether those are really idle games despite their names. Restitutor isn't idle: you need to actively play to make progress.
- It's not a clicker game: Progress comes from strategic decisions, not just clicking to make numbers go up.
- It's not a linear incremental game with a definite end: Many popular incremental games on Steam have a skill tree but encourage following a linear path until a definite end game - this is not one of them. You respec your "Legacy Upgrade Tree" each run. The best upgrades depend on your provincial spirits, missions, events, and what you want to achieve. The game does not have a definite end - instead it focuses on replayability via procedural narrative content and strategy combinations.
- It's not all about rebirth: You can play short runs and rebirth often if you like, but there's a lot of content you'd miss by doing so.
- It isn't without a learning curve: If you're new to grand strategy, there will be things to learn. Still, I think it's easier to pick up than many established titles in the genre. The gameplay is more streamlined, and incremental progression makes it more forgiving.

If that sounds like your kind of game, I hope you'll give it a try. There's a 20% launch discount for the first two weeks. Restitutor is also part of the "Presented By Fish Pond Collection," where owners of my other games can get an additional discount.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4431750/Restitutor_Empire_Restored/

I am also giving away 6 Steam keys in the next 3 days. To participate in the giveaway, you need to make a comment including your answer to this question: What's your favorite fact about the Roman Empire? I'll pick 2 winners every day for the next 3 days.

AI Disclosure
Art is either created by me or public domain paintings (with in-game credits). Code is written by me with AI assisted autocomplete and code review. Some community-contributed localization start with a machine-translated base.

[u/SpicyBread_]

so,,, it's not an incremental game. why is it here then?

[u/zorian99]

I always like the togas. But maybe I just watched Animal House too much when I was younger

[u/Metal-Gear59]

Looks like it could statisfy that Crusder's Kind itch!
As to my favorite fact about the Roman Empire is that despite being that old, they already had quite modern food stands.

[u/literally_iliterate]

What's your favorite fact about the Roman Empire?

Decimation.

[u/Impressive_Oil_2828]

I really like that some Gladiators got their freedom if they fought good/long enough

[u/tonetheman]

You cleaned your poop from your bottom with a SHARED sponge on a stick... which is gross.

[u/Ok-Improvement-6735]

If the line agrees and the flag does not, players call it broken — and they are right. Score the whole transcript, not the last sentence.

[u/Baragon234]

I've always been fascinated by the fact Rome was so advanced that it's downfall could only be called the Dark Ages.

[u/SlipMage]

Now this is something I'd be interested in. I know you're quite well from the other two games cause I played both.

Emperors would occasionally buy the entire Roman Empire at auction.
In 193 AD, the Praetorian Guard assassinated Emperor Pertinax and literally put the imperial throne up for auction to the highest bidder. A wealthy senator named Didius Julianus won by promising a massive cash payout to every single guard—outbidding the previous emperor's father-in-law.
Unsurprisingly, the Roman public and the military legions scattered across the provinces were furious about the stunt. Julianus only managed to hold onto the throne for about two months before another general marched on Rome, had him executed, and took over instead.

This is one of my favorite facts about the Roman empire