Diplomacy is Not an Option
Worth it · Action · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $29.99.
- Length
- 34.9h
- Value
- $0.86/hr
- Reviews
- 86% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 16 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 15 GB of storage. Windows only.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $11.99, set in April 2026. It has been discounted 46 times in the 5 years tracked here, typically at 30 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 91 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Northgard: Definitive Edition ($34.99, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats Cataclismo ($29.99, scores 64).
This site sampled 399 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 2 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2026 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 72 percent of the 683 reviews written there were positive, against 86 percent overall, and those are 6 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 34.9 hours. Doing everything runs 78, 2.2 times as long.
The drop-off
60% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
337 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 01:46 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
The depth and quality of this game is super impressive. I definitely did not expect a story that is determined by your choices in a RTS game like this. The actual RTS part is really good too. As someone who loved Empire Earth 2, this scratches an itch I've had for a long time!
I genuinely enjoy base building/survival games and this is one of my favorite in the genre. The variety of levels, enemies, and modes makes this a great choice for either a fun chill evening or for when you are feeling a challenge. 10/10 and I have pushed this game onto my own friends lol.
This game is filled to the brim with content, it's honestly amazing. This game has one of the most dedicated developers I've seen, They aren't like any AAA RTS companies but are way different. This game has so much content that I'm on my second playthrough in the campaign playing as the rebels and I have about 176 hours. This game truly is everything I wanted in an RTS game, and I'm glad the developers are not...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Diplomacy is Not an Option scores 69/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-optionReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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