We. The Revolution

We. The Revolution

Skip · Strategy · 2019

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 35, under the fair line, at $19.99.

Length
12.4h
Value
$1.61/hr
Reviews
75% positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Length
12.4h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
19.3h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.61
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$19.99
as of Oct 1
Reviews
75%
2,486 reviews, as of Sep 26
Metacritic
75
critic score
Players
350K
owners, SteamSpy estimate
Released
2019

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 512 MB VRAM, Intel HD 4400 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT / AMD Radeon HD 3850, 4 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Description from the Steam store page.

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

Holding it back
Value$1.61/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews75% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
Length12 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reach350K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). Context here: this game's score does not use it
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds2 of 694 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

The value story

January 2025 is where it bottomed out, at $2.99. Its cuts run 75 percent off as a rule. There have been 67 in the 8 years tracked, about 6 weeks apart.

On value it sits in the top 38 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 91 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Twilight Struggle ($9.99, scores 49) beats it on value, while it beats MEMORIAPOLIS ($32.00, scores 27).

2 of the 694 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 53 percent of the 264 reviews written there were positive, against 75 percent overall, and those are 13 percent of everything written about it.

The drop-off

67% start to 1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

6 players online when we last checked, on Sep 30, 14:48 UTC.

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

Yeah, I liked it. Most of the game revolves around going through documents, picking out useful information, and deciding what to do with it. It's less of a classic detective game and more like examining case files and judging the situation, which actually fits the French Revolution setting quite well. One thing I found a bit frustrating is how easy it can be to choose the wrong response, and there doesn't seem to be...
gonomeRecommendedafter 1.5h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
One of the best games I've played. Beautifully made, with amazing music and a powerful feeling that your decisions as a Revolutionary Tribunal judge actually matter. The only downside is that it gets a little less exciting after the first playthrough. Still, those first ten hours are insane.
MadezRecommendedafter 1.9hJun 2026Read on Steam
10/10 disappointments Act 1 is incredibly interesting to play. I think one of my favourite parts about it is approval from different factions you need to maintain to not get yourself killed. It forces you to make decisions based on "how to not piss off these guys" and it's COOL. You feel terrible doing so, but it is what makes it so realistic and meaningful. Act 2 has annoying bits, but the plot thickens, and it's...
Rino HamsterNot recommendedafter 9.0hJun 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

Cite this score

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We. The Revolution scores 35/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/736850/we-the-revolution
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Reviews 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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Critics vs players0
Critics
75
Players
75
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 2,486 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperPolyslash
PublisherValkyrie Initiative
GenreStrategy
Released2019
Achievements38