Empire of Sin

 PC
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 49
  3. Negative: 5 out of 49
  1. Power Unlimited
    Dec 12, 2020
    49
    Empire of Sin contains a lot of good ideas and intentions that are squandered by a mediocre, unbalanced execution and an inadequate finish. Nothing to Sin here.
  2. PC Gamer
    Nov 30, 2020
    49
    Empire of Sin's many bugs, balance issues and competing systems undermine what could have been a novel mob management game.
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    40
    All around a very mediocre gangster strategy game. Its greatest strengths are its greatest problems crowned with way too much repetition and unbalanced difficulty. [Issue#309]
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  5. PLAY! Zine
    Jan 8, 2021
    40
    Great idea, a great base for a potentially good game, but in this state, it is unfinished, unbalanced and buggy as hell.
  6. IGN
    Dec 1, 2020
    40
    Empire of Sin's criminal management sim and turn-based tactical combat combo sounds brilliant on paper, but it completely fails to live up to its aspirations due to major imbalances and bugs.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Nov 30, 2020
    A charismatic and enjoyable gangster sim that gets a big bogged down in admin. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Nov 30, 2020
    It’s a shame, because it’s a wonderfully ambitious mashup of systems wrapped around a lovely, if extremely cliched, caricature of the golden age of gangster fiction. When negotiations break down and you end up in a shoot-out with enemies that look like they’re dressed for a wedding, Empire Of Sin feels like a farce worthy of a Coen brothers movie.

Awards & Rankings

48
#48 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 137 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 137
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 137
  3. Negative: 47 out of 137
  1. quartzelf
    May 25, 2021
    8
    This game has definitely come a long way!!

    There's been a lot of fixes and improvements. I've been happy to watch them come into the game.    This game has definitely come a long way!!

    There's been a lot of fixes and improvements. I've been happy to watch them come into the game.

    From what I can see, the game's direction is heavily in favor of the community. There's lots of emphasis on feedback. Although these things take time it's clear to me that there's been A LOT of that put into the upcoming DLCs. I'm excited for the future of Empire of Sin, and my opinion has changed greatly from what it was in December on release. The panels convinced me that this game is going in the right direction, and I think everyone should at least give it a try.    … Full Review »
  2. pawnshop1977
    May 12, 2021
    8
    This game is so good! I had no idea that a mobster / gangster style game would be so fun, but it's so complex and interesting. Every time IThis game is so good! I had no idea that a mobster / gangster style game would be so fun, but it's so complex and interesting. Every time I play I learn something new as I start to understand the different screens that manage my empire and relationships. The combat is really great and it's a lot of fun. For useless fights you can even opt out of them by choosing to auto resolve them quickly. Going to war against other factions, making business deals, taking over an opponent's racket and building your empire is such a fun, seamless design - I'm surprised to see how well a turn-based strategy game merged with RPG design with missions and characters would turn out. It's actually amazing, check it out.… Full Review »
  3. AlGil_meta
    Dec 2, 2020
    0
    America 30th with woman and afroamericans in gansters? Game destroying real hystory.
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