Empire of Sin

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5.9

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  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. 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    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.    … Expand
  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 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 themThis 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.… Expand
  3. CriticallyMonk
    Feb 24, 2021
    8
    Empire of Sin Review. its here hear for a couple months now and over those 2 months were seen some massive improvements to the game. I had been waiting for this game for over a year! earning itself a 6.5/10 on launch even with its many problems. at the end of the day I'm enjoying myself and that means a lot. The game still missing a little depth. But shows all the signs of being one of theEmpire of Sin Review. its here hear for a couple months now and over those 2 months were seen some massive improvements to the game. I had been waiting for this game for over a year! earning itself a 6.5/10 on launch even with its many problems. at the end of the day I'm enjoying myself and that means a lot. The game still missing a little depth. But shows all the signs of being one of the best gangster games of recent times. With all the improvements they've made and with what's been promised this game now earns 7.5/10 by us at The Critically Clueless Hope you enjoy the game as much as I have… Expand
  4. buzzpuzzle
    Feb 24, 2021
    8
    Since launch this game has had several patches that have fixed exploits and bugs. The latest 1.03 patch included a mini-resolve feature with a full auto resolve coming in 1.04. The game looks slick and is a lot of fun to play now. Recent twitch streamers have also commented on how "really, really good" the game has come in the three months since launch. I think it's a blast and has aSince launch this game has had several patches that have fixed exploits and bugs. The latest 1.03 patch included a mini-resolve feature with a full auto resolve coming in 1.04. The game looks slick and is a lot of fun to play now. Recent twitch streamers have also commented on how "really, really good" the game has come in the three months since launch. I think it's a blast and has a really bright future.… Expand
  5. OrionThedon
    Mar 1, 2021
    10
    Great game I love the art work and combat system the most! Defiantly one of the better games I have played this year!
  6. MEDVE1978
    Dec 25, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a very bad game, but a lot of wasted good ideas. It looked so fresh, so multidimensional. But sadly, it is just an illusion. At first I tried Angelo Genna at middle difficulty, just to get used to the challenge. I gave it up after a couple of hours, because it was too easy. I chose than the character of Frank Ragen on the boss difficulty. After 3-4 hours you get on a level on which you will be able to get a 3-4 gangster crew and you become unbeatable. You do not even have to use all synergies with your gangsters, a doctor and hired guns are enough. I haven't even tried con artists or demolition experts. I had a pretty easy tactic: got more and more excellent rifles / sniper rifles. With those it is one shot, one kill. Frank Reagen had the homerun special skill, which is a melee ability that kills pretty much everyone or does a KO with very significant damage. In the first couple of games I used it on quite everyone, ran around the houses, and waited for the cooldown to use it again. But after some fights Franks gets better and better. The police never bothered me, I only had to pay them 3-4 times during the game. The FBI and the Buerau of Prohibition is also mentioned, but I never got to fight them.
    There is no real story to every boss, its really a sandbox and unfortunatly that makes it somewhat boring too. After you have beaten 2-3 other bosses, you will have such a big empire that allows you to always have some cash. So you can hire more gangsters and develop them.
    That causes problems I used to encounter in other games like Civilization. It is pretty tough to create a new empire in Civ games, but once you have reached a size - maybe 1,5-2 times as big as the score leader, you will have no more challenges, you can quasi steamroll everyone else. There is no late game challenge, you just have to endure every turn until you conquer everyone or reach scientific victory. With Empire of Sin it is the same, once you have the 3-4 men crew + gang leader you are pretty much unstoppable. To the other aspects of the game:
    1. Graphics are really nice.
    2. The management side is not good. It promises so much with the synergies, ambience and advertising of your speakeasyes / brothels, management of your breweries, but its not worth it. Developing these buildings is really expensive and you do not get the payoff. It's much easier to fight your way to the top by killing the bosses.
    3. Diplomacy and trade. Really bad. You can make mutual benefit trades, which help your rackets, but it does not matter whether you insult your future partners or just try to be kind. Selling booze and other stuff is not really developed either. There were options that the game never used (ask for a favour etc.). It's like a really colorful facade, with nothing usefull behind it.
    4. Technical issues. The game breaks down quite often, I had a lot of these. Twice one of my gangsters simply dissapeared. You could see his character sheet and that he is still employed, but the character wanished and I couldn't find him again. The combat froze multiple times. Once I automatically lost a mission one second after it begun and I couldn't discover why. You can either run to a location or "travel" which is teleport. While running time goes faster, so you can spend days with running. Sometimes "travel" did not work, I clicked and nothing happened.
    5. AI. The AI is dumb. You easily can take out the bosses one by one. They don't ally themselves. While combat, you can have a better chance even with your weaker guards if you go into a room and let them come in while switching to overwatch. They come in like sheep and you can slaughter them. Boss fights are only dangerous with the bosses that have long distance rifles or sniper rifles. But this fades really quickly after you get your own special rifles and sniper rifles.

    So overall it is a mediocre game, but maybe just because I like turned based X com style games. It is really sad, because it teased so much. The AI, the police, the trade mechanics they all could have been fixed to get a better game.    … Expand
  7. TheMediumGamer
    Mar 6, 2021
    9
    The Safehouse changes and combat improvements have made a massive difference in the game since launch. The MVP here is the new auto resolve combat. It's a tremendous quality of life improvement. The devs have been releasing regular updates and I am glad I came back to it! Really enjoying the latest changes.
  8. Bellarmcsb
    Mar 7, 2021
    8
    Now this is the tactical turn-based mob game I was looking for! Just started playing the 1.04 update to Empire of Sin and it’s exactly what I hoped the game would be at launch. In addition to fixing a couple big exploits earlier, they added auto resolve for combat! Finally!
  9. IanSchreiber
    Mar 7, 2021
    9
    This is a unique experience: an Xcom-like combat system but with an empire-building system built on top of that, as well as a bunch of relationships between NPCs that feels like a throwback to the best moments of Jagged Alliance. The devs have been releasing patches since launch so it keeps improving over time - I suspect some of the negative reviews here were looking at the game on dayThis is a unique experience: an Xcom-like combat system but with an empire-building system built on top of that, as well as a bunch of relationships between NPCs that feels like a throwback to the best moments of Jagged Alliance. The devs have been releasing patches since launch so it keeps improving over time - I suspect some of the negative reviews here were looking at the game on day one launch and haven't updated themselves since.… Expand
  10. dynomarriage
    May 12, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After winning my first game as the KING Daniel McKee Jackson I feel like the biggest badass in Chicago. I struggled to beat the other bosses but in the end I made it

    SPOILERS...
    I really loved Daniel’s quest line. I was making so much money I wasn’t even sure what to do with it at one point.... Lol! The more I play Empire Of Sin the more I like it. Guess I’m lucky I wasn’t present on launch because maybe then my opinion would be different... but as it stands I love the game, and am going to go on to playing another game as Angelo Genna.    … Expand
  11. RaysOfGrey
    Jun 14, 2021
    8
    Considering the somewhat mediocre reviews on metacritic...I did not think I would like this game as much as I did. I think I have spend well over 40-45 hours playing this game for 4 days straight.

    I love resource management games, and this game has a little of that with the alcohol distribution system. NOw, I did find...A LOT of bugs and unbalanced issues. But the trying and playing    Considering the somewhat mediocre reviews on metacritic...I did not think I would like this game as much as I did. I think I have spend well over 40-45 hours playing this game for 4 days straight.

    I love resource management games, and this game has a little of that with the alcohol distribution system.
    NOw, I did find...A LOT of bugs and unbalanced issues. But the trying and playing was all the fun.

    I would like to get in touch with the developers though because I think I have a LOT of information on about how to improve the game.

    PRO's:
    1- Fun combat
    2- Enjoyable gameplay
    3- A lot to do
    4-Nice variety of weapons/gear

    CON's:
    1- Not enough variety weapons/gear ;-)
    2- Unbalanced (As of writing this review)
    3- Somewhat stale story telling
    4- Maybe a bit to easy.

    My biggest gripe however is that the AI is just vERY very dull and passive. Once they get to about 15-18 rackets they just STOP expanding. Doing absolutely nothing but wait for their inevitable demise. At no point in any of the difficulty's did I experience an AI that I could not handle.

    Being at war with one of them is more tedious than challanging. You are mostly vastly overpowered compared to them so running around and dealing with their "soldiers" is more of a chore than threat.

    Do give you an example, my rackets run into the DOZENS, up to like 50-60 sometimes even higher.
    So imagine the AI only having 15. You`ll make vastly more amount of money and can thus afford all the best gears and gangsters to give yourself a huge edge. (Even on hardest difficulty)

    Also the "Money making" system is completely busted. Here is how I broke the game:

    I only build brewery's. That's right. NO brothers, NO speakeasy's and NO casino (NEVER build Casino)
    Just BREW bear and sell it straight to the market/minor factions.
    All your gangsters get a part of your income, sometimes as high as 10%. So imagine having 9-10 gangsters who can take upwards of 80-90% of your total profits...thats right....
    BUT...if you sell you alcohol directly to the minor factons, your gangsters won`t see a DIME of that.
    SO I always make sure I have a NEGATIVE income, so that my gangsters take their minimum cut from my profits.

    ANd then I just sell all my alcohol to the factions and make THOUSANDS...
    I.e. 100 wiskey sells for $4.000 so.. With 50-60 rackets you`ll be making around a 1.000 Whiskey or more, you do the math.

    Easy wins.

    Anyways, great game. Would recommend. But highly unbalanced at the moment. DEV`s are working on patches and improvements though. So I doubt this review will remain accurate.    … Expand
  12. jimmyjake
    May 12, 2021
    9
    What a game! I've been waiting to play a modern day mobster game and was surprised to hear the announcement of Empire of Sin back in 2019. I watched all the videos I could over the time they were developing the game, and when it was released I bought it. I didn't have the problems some people had and I've been getting the patches as they were released. The game improved so much with 1.03What a game! I've been waiting to play a modern day mobster game and was surprised to hear the announcement of Empire of Sin back in 2019. I watched all the videos I could over the time they were developing the game, and when it was released I bought it. I didn't have the problems some people had and I've been getting the patches as they were released. The game improved so much with 1.03 that there really isn't anything to complain about - the game is a treat to play. The combat is great, the strategy is great, and I love making alliances and going to war. And every time I play it's different. It's exactly the game I was hoping for.… Expand
  13. piercetheemo
    May 18, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. im a guy who prefers story over anything, so empire of sin's promise of a 1920s chicago world was jus up my alley

    i did my playthrough as mabel ryley. i really found myself enjoying her story, especially with the twist at the end (spoilers, her mother was the one that killed her husband) i have since gone on to play angelo genna and finish his own missions (which largely focus on his brothers)

    honestly my only complaint is that i'd like to see the ai be a bit more agressive bc rn theyre just barely keeping up w me... im playing the new gangster patch so maybe things have changed since    … Expand
  14. MattBoothDev
    Jul 11, 2022
    4
    This game could've been so good, but has the same pitfalls as XCOM. 1 star racket, 4 guards of 55 health each vs my team of 7 heavily armed gangsters, 75% chance of victory? My whole team dies as a result?

    Total ****

    The RNG is terrible. The consrols are needlessly difficulty in consoles. Load times are still
  15. Thyreli23
    Mar 15, 2021
    10
    Truly appreciate this title for what it is: A passion project for a small studio that's excited to push boundaries, combine genres, and tell interesting stories. I did not play the game at launch so I can't speak to that experience, but now, a few patches in, the game runs smoothly, and offers so much value across the board - the combat abilities are interesting, the stories deep &Truly appreciate this title for what it is: A passion project for a small studio that's excited to push boundaries, combine genres, and tell interesting stories. I did not play the game at launch so I can't speak to that experience, but now, a few patches in, the game runs smoothly, and offers so much value across the board - the combat abilities are interesting, the stories deep & intriguing, and both the environment, feel, and music make the world of Empire of Sin come alive. I can only recommend this title to anyone who enjoys Mafia-themed games, empire management, as well as RPG elements sprinkled into the mix. Also, turn-based combat is always fun in my book.… Expand
  16. fluffypandacake
    Mar 17, 2021
    8
    I was a bit nervous to get the game after such a rocky release but it absolutely has improved since. New updates have added loads of new stuff like auto-resolve. I’m happy to have picked it up and I think there is lots more for this game in the future. Going to be following it’s updates !!! :P i would give it a go if you’re into RPG and strategy games
  17. bpeterson
    May 4, 2021
    9
    I got this game on GamePass and didn't know what to expect. It didn't specifically target one genre as it has RPG elements and missions, but it also has combat like one of my favorite games, XCOM2. So, I wasn't sure what to expect, but omg am I glad I installed it. To put it simply, it's so refreshing to find a game that can combine elements of several genres and do it so well.

    I    I got this game on GamePass and didn't know what to expect. It didn't specifically target one genre as it has RPG elements and missions, but it also has combat like one of my favorite games, XCOM2. So, I wasn't sure what to expect, but omg am I glad I installed it. To put it simply, it's so refreshing to find a game that can combine elements of several genres and do it so well.

    I wondered why I hadn't heard about the game before so I looked at MC and some other sites and I can't believe what I'm playing is what was written about this game. The recent patches must have fixed things because it is so much fun, and I feel there's still so much I have to learn about the way the different parts work with each other. Just amazing. I hope this is the future of strategy games!    … Expand
  18. BenCooper
    May 18, 2021
    10
    I love old mafia movies and classic shows, and I was surprised when i found this game on Game Pass. I decided to try it out and was pleasantly surprised – it scratched my mobster itch and made me laugh because the dialogue and violence was so casual. Lots of strategy with XCOM fighting and tons of characters means I'm going to be spending a long time figuring this one out.
  19. fireblazing
    May 27, 2021
    6
    I have really been enjoying Empire of Sin so far. The setting, music and story is deeply immersive. The missions are my favorite part. I really like managing my own empire but I still feel like the game should have more AI strength. I think that they should expand more aggressively. Having said that there have been changes (that I have noticed) especially in the newest patch that improvedI have really been enjoying Empire of Sin so far. The setting, music and story is deeply immersive. The missions are my favorite part. I really like managing my own empire but I still feel like the game should have more AI strength. I think that they should expand more aggressively. Having said that there have been changes (that I have noticed) especially in the newest patch that improved the AI significantly... Just still a ways to go until I'd consider it buffed out.

    Regardless Empire of Sin is definitely a game I've found myself enjoying currently.    … Expand
  20. starssun
    May 28, 2021
    7
    Alright game . Just got on Gamepass.

    Would like to see more content , missions and music .
  21. SzczepanWos
    Jun 25, 2021
    8
    Great game. 40 euro is a bit expensive for me tho. I would say you to get this one on sale. Bc while it's fun, it definitely still needs some work with balancing.
  22. RecordCollect
    Jul 5, 2021
    8
    Good stuff, I've had a fun time with this game so far.

    One thing I'd like to focus on: I love the RPG side of each gangster with unique backstories and personalities. It feels like every time I boot up Empire of Sin, there's always going to be some crazy stuff going on with my gangsters. I think it's fair to say that one of the 'high selling points' of this game is the randomness of it.    Good stuff, I've had a fun time with this game so far.

    One thing I'd like to focus on: I love the RPG side of each gangster with unique backstories and personalities. It feels like every time I boot up Empire of Sin, there's always going to be some crazy stuff going on with my gangsters. I think it's fair to say that one of the 'high selling points' of this game is the randomness of it. Your gangsters can fall in love, send you on missions and develop their own traits. It's all very high level and one of my favorite parts easily.

    The combat as well is great. Turn based with intense music and gory executions make for an enjoyable, almost goofy experience.

    Love it.

    [ 8/10 ]    … Expand
  23. naughtywolf3
    Jul 9, 2021
    8
    I got Empire of Sin on sale. I watched a lot of videos on it when it released. Hence why I waited as long as I did to get it.

    This is a review of the game's current state: BUGS: I found no major bugs during my playthrough aside from stupid AI. The rival gangs just don't seem to expand in a way that makes much sense, it's as if they just stop at some point and the play gets a bit    I got Empire of Sin on sale. I watched a lot of videos on it when it released. Hence why I waited as long as I did to get it.

    This is a review of the game's current state:

    BUGS: I found no major bugs during my playthrough aside from stupid AI. The rival gangs just don't seem to expand in a way that makes much sense, it's as if they just stop at some point and the play gets a bit predictable atp. In the sense of LITERAL bugs though; Really, the worst that I saw on launch is *mostly gone - I think that Romero Games has managed to stabilize it fairly well over the months so if you're concerned about crashes, don't be. I think though there's a precinct update coming so this review (and critique of AI) could be completely different depending on how much that overhauls the current systems.

    STORY: Really fun. There's a lot of missions and stuff to do around the city. Boss missions are different depending on who you play. There's 13 bosses so I can't really see you running out of things to do.

    MUSIC: Probably the best part of the game.

    It's good, but there is the possibility for one amazing game here. With a bit of push, balancing and depth, I can see the current systems becoming all the more enjoyable. 8/10.    … Expand
  24. techfrizzy
    May 28, 2021
    8
    Big Paradox fan here!

    I'm surprised to see so many negative reviews. I was curious why when I came here to review, and found that most, if not all of them are from the launch period of this game. :( Unlucky. Now, if I can hold your attention for just a moment... And maybe convince you to give this a go... Allow me. Empire of Sin definitely was a struggling title for a while. I    Big Paradox fan here!

    I'm surprised to see so many negative reviews. I was curious why when I came here to review, and found that most, if not all of them are from the launch period of this game. :( Unlucky.

    Now, if I can hold your attention for just a moment... And maybe convince you to give this a go... Allow me.

    Empire of Sin definitely was a struggling title for a while. I think some people even avoided it because of the cred it built in December. It was buggy, unrealised and a nightmare with its UI. Seemed like everything was on fire for a bit for both Paradox and Romero Games. I couldn't even play the switch version for a while since it was so choppy...

    Though things were handled it seems. The game has been out for a few months now and over those months we've seen patches 1.03, 1.04, 1.05 and got a future content announcement at PDXCon. I've been playing along the way and found that the largest improvements were:

    1. Changes to safehouses (you now have to discover them instead of them being revealed)
    2. AI changes
    3. Mission fixes
    4. Auto-resolve
    5. New thug models

    Those are just some of my favourites. There's been a lot of depth put into the game though and I especially have to applaud this game's visuals on Switch these days. They have really improved in so many ways since launch.

    All in all I think that I'll keep waiting for more content. I have high hopes for this game and am quite sure that its going in the right direction. I think you should give it a go if you haven't.    … Expand
  25. AlGil_meta
    Dec 2, 2020
    0
    America 30th with woman and afroamericans in gansters? Game destroying real hystory.
  26. dyingdynamite
    May 25, 2021
    10
    New player here! The devs gave such a good performance at PDXCon that I was inclined to play EoS soon after, lol.

    EoS is great. Open world, missions and empire management! I've been convincing my friends to play since I've been having so much fun lately. Can't wait for the DLC!
  27. maxoff124
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Love the era, love the characters, and love the music!

    It seems there were early bugs, but there have been a lot of updates and I only just started playing it so I haven't hit any of them.
  28. Sniper524
    Feb 23, 2021
    9
    On launch, the game definitely had issues. The most recent update fixed my biggest gripes with the game. Safehouse exploit closed and biggest significant issues addressed. Playing on PC. I've actually been enjoying the game a lot.
  29. jminton
    Mar 3, 2021
    10
    Empire of Sin is terrific. I started playing after the last patch and have not had a single issue. The turn based combat is a blast, The world is gorgeous. The theme is perfectly executed - including terrific missions and characters. It is clear the the game is super deep, but I'm don't have to dive into everything at once which I appreciate. Highly recommended!
  30. peaches12
    May 13, 2021
    7
    it's good but needs more to it. too shallow of playthrough ... it is fun but it feels like it needs more
  31. Skyyfall
    Dec 3, 2020
    4
    Not bad game. But i have softlock in main quest and cant play more. More bugs and lags bad animation make this game very bad. When we take patches may be this game will be not bad.
  32. Locooooo163
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    Love it good game just need tiny more content
    But still a good game fun and
  33. EcstaticPlant
    Dec 12, 2020
    3
    funny how half the 10/10s look like they were written professionally
    im going to tell you how this game is really
    its an interesting game. im in no way saying its a bad game.... but... romero games went with a worthless bigger company to release their game. imo paradox is the single worst company to buy a game with the last paradox game i bought full price, bought 3 dlcs. the 3rd    funny how half the 10/10s look like they were written professionally
    im going to tell you how this game is really

    its an interesting game. im in no way saying its a bad game....
    but...
    romero games went with a worthless bigger company to release their game.
    imo paradox is the single worst company to buy a game with

    the last paradox game i bought full price, bought 3 dlcs. the 3rd dlc broke the game and they left it broken for over a year. until of course. you guessed it. more dlc. with another price tag.

    had i known this was paradox i would not have bought it.

    now back to empire of sin.
    by no means am i saying its a bad game. just a horrible choice for a release company
    the ui doesn't fit on the screen (even with the "hotfix")
    missions hang and are unable to finish at times, missing waypoints to misisons.
    saves don't load. i have 30+ saves none of them load

    let me detail my first 4 days and only 4 days playing the game.

    day 1: started with a totally unbalanced character (frankie donovan) who can wipe out full attacks in one turn. got the the cma missions. after 5-6 hours.... blue screen. blue screen. blue screen. (hotfix 1 releases)

    day 2: went to go load up. doesnt work. saves dont work. i start again. i progress 5-6 hours and decide to play something else. half the "hotfix" problems are still there. (hotfix 2 releases)

    day 3: hmm. saves dont work again. whats that 10-15 saves and auto saves that don't work. i start again. i progress 5-6 hours. i leave the game on when i'm not playing. not going to hit me with that no save crap.

    day 4: guess what? blue screen. try and load. nope. theres another 5-7 saves that don't work. i still start again. thinking i better just rush through this game just to get my moneys worth since saves don't work. i cant save my progress.

    day 4 continued: after doing some thinking. why am i buying this game to rush through to the end? it might be the only way to progress. i paid for this game, why am i being forced to just rush through to the end. i will wait for update.

    and thats when i saw it. this is a paradox game.
    i never knew or cared to research. it looked like a good game.

    the chance of getting an update that actually fixes the game is slim to none anytime soon.
    i would not have bought this game if i knew it was paradox.
    i had already felt ripped off buying a game from this company.
    i would not have done it again if i had known.

    funny how all those paid sponsors playing the game before the release, before the patches... forgot to mention all the bugs.

    no wonder they skipped missions and just ran to take people over. because the missions don't all work.

    this game has potential. but that potential will take much time to reach.
    the time i played i enjoyed. but this is like a demo. you can only play 5 hours and then your save doesn't work any more.

    buy this game on sale after checking patch notes to make sure there was a patch to actually fix this mess of a game.

    do not buy this game full price.
    do not buy any paradox game full price. if at all.

    i'm going to rate this in 3 catagories game 7/10. its good i like it. it is lacking some on the business side of the game. and i wish you could hire guards along with the characters. if you end up in a war you get 5+ events in a row where you can't even move. you have to use guards at your rackets to defend attacks over and over. i don't mind it but many want auto-resolve function. update quality & frequency 1/10. these updates suck. one was the size of the game. which actually triggered no saves working for me atleast. the ui still hangs off the screen. the updates didn't fix anything major. they had one day 1 patch. another day 2 patch. seems to have made the game worse for me since i can't turn off the game or i have to start the the beginning release choice 1/10 with games like doom, wolf 3d, quake... you have a name, people love you why would you go with some bum company. they are trash. paradox games is the worst i have EVER seen for updating, fixing games. games i played for countless hours on pc, have ported with paradox. lets just say i no longer play those games. paradox will make you no more. if you want to release a good game. then neglect the game. all the bugs. put out 2 hotfixes that don't fix everything you list. until you release a dlc. how many people do you think are really going to buy the dlc? the game has a 4 user score. your losing customers your scaring off repeat customers and anyone who researches before buying won't buy your games again this is good business policy? this is a demo game i payed for. no saves work im going to put this edit in: if they update this game in a reasonable amount of time i will change my rating its already an unreasonable amount. but i am willing to be more reasonable for now    … Expand
  34. mamamomo
    Dec 2, 2020
    3
    The game wants to do everything at the same time and failed to succeed atgetting things right. It is the worst combat and level design I ever saw in the genre.
  35. Hidalgo15
    Dec 8, 2020
    3
    - Plenty of bugs that makes you load previous save games.
    - Bad animations and face expresions.
    - Weird voice acting - Economy and diplomacy so simple and limited options. - Boring combat against the same npcs in the same interiors all the time. Dumb Al just push foward. - The police does nothing. - Unfair for the player sometimes. If you own a business its guarded by 2 weak npcs but    - Plenty of bugs that makes you load previous save games.
    - Bad animations and face expresions.
    - Weird voice acting
    - Economy and diplomacy so simple and limited options.
    - Boring combat against the same npcs in the same interiors all the time. Dumb Al just push foward.
    - The police does nothing.
    - Unfair for the player sometimes. If you own a business its guarded by 2 weak npcs but if the AI owns the same place is guarded by 5 with better skills and weapons. While you can only manage to attack with 3 gansters the AI can attack you all the time with 20 even if you own more territory and have more money the AI gangs starts with tier 2 holdings...and a big etc.
    - The black market seens pontless, just for sell your crappy gear.
    -As others said dumb mechanics like drive a taxi to an enemy safehouse and finish a war in 1 combat and no way to avoid killing your gansters friends in those fights.
    - No multiplayer, just a skirmish kind game mode flavored with uninteresting background history with only one victory type: Elimination.
    - The background music is acceptable.

    Basicly this games gives a mix of features from other successful games but noone of them well developed for the price of 40€ plus a 20€ dlc from the release day, obviously formed by cut content just for grab more money from our wallets with this unfinished game not even tested properly. I have no hopes for this game since paradox is the publisher not the developer. Avoid this game for now.    … Expand
  36. Ferric
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Loving.
    It was everything I expected in a mafia game.

    Very fun and with a beautiful management.

    Running smoothly

    10/10
  37. AllNewSuperfake
    Dec 2, 2020
    3
    There is a lot of things that “Empire of Sin” wants to be. And if you are looking for good news under a bad score: It’s all there. But like most Paradox games that just came out, especially new franchises, they are not yet in place, badly balanced, bugged out or so disconnected that they hold up the flow a game of this scale needs to stay a game and not become busywork.

    There is the    There is a lot of things that “Empire of Sin” wants to be. And if you are looking for good news under a bad score: It’s all there. But like most Paradox games that just came out, especially new franchises, they are not yet in place, badly balanced, bugged out or so disconnected that they hold up the flow a game of this scale needs to stay a game and not become busywork.

    There is the promised round-based combat, comparable to the X-Com-franchise, but right now it lacks tactical depth, and an AI that is able to think a round ahead, having it’s units work together. It offers a lot of inventory choices, specializations and classes, but only one kind of encounter in one type of 2-dimensional environment.

    There are the promised management and empire-building aspects, coming with a very pleasant presentation that makes this procedurally generated Chicago more than just a map. But only 5 different business types with 5 very generic “ambiance” upgrades don’t make it feel like your business. There is borderline no customization or actual management happening; you don’t set prices, you don’t actually hire staff except for guards that come with upgrades. There is no personal touch possible, and while you can get some moodlets in your joints they can be safely ignored outside their respective spreadsheet entries. There are very disjointed events that influence the demands of the neighborhood, but in the end all your rackets are little more than targets – for you and your enemies.

    There are some Sims-like elements, giving your characters and goons more backstory and traits, sometimes even supposed relationships. But in the end it’s little more than a game of cards where sometimes two cards match, and sometimes they don’t, and the results are numbers going up or down in a spreadsheet.
    No matter which family you play, the cards are always the same, and especially in the beginning there is almost no pool to really choose from. If you lose your cards, they are just out of the game – they won’t come back working for one of your opponents, and they don’t have any real agenda. Even if they leave you due to terrible morale you can just rehire them. Even with all their stats and inventory and traits they never become actual characters that you care for.

    And on top of that there is some diplomacy in the tradition of civilization, the so called “sit-ins”, where you could theoretically make deals from alcohol to non-aggression-pacts. But unfortunately the game has only one goal, and that’s eradicating everyone else. Leaving only one viable strategy that you are shown in the tutorial, and that from there on out will be the 15-minute-gameplay-loop you'll do over and over again.

    There are little quests and story-bits presented as missions, but all of that doesn’t feed into the actual game right now, it’s little more than flavor text that is unfortunately generic. The voice-acting sounds too mechanical and out of place most of the time to shine; the wooden animations don't help in that regard.

    Like everything else it feels like ingredients for a giant thanksgiving-meal they had been planning and shopping for, and they found the perfect center-piece and brilliant flowers and the single best receipts, but then they ran out of time, and you will have to dip your cold turkey leg into the ice cream while listening to Romero talking about all the great visions they had.

    So give this a few years, or even better: See if there’s going to be an “Empire of Sin 2” because they sold enough DLC with it. Right now the asking price is ridiculous given the fact that you get little more than a -very polished – alpha version of the game. Have a look into their forums from time to time if they listen to the feedback.

    Stop rewarding great ideas only because there’s a big name on the front and some nostalgia for a game you loved 20 years ago on the back. Give your money to finished games when they are worth it.    … Expand
  38. godeban
    Dec 9, 2020
    2
    Empire of Sin - Attack of the Clones

    GANGSTER +++++ optical design - 60 ++--- class spells variety +---- specific equipment ----- relationships ----- hire system BOSSES +++++ optical design - 14 ++--- boss spells +---- economic bonuses ----- DANIEL MCKEE JACKSON over all ----- gang hierarchy system WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT +++++ range ++--- melee & explosives +---- armor &    Empire of Sin - Attack of the Clones

    GANGSTER
    +++++ optical design - 60
    ++--- class spells variety
    +---- specific equipment
    ----- relationships
    ----- hire system

    BOSSES
    +++++ optical design - 14
    ++--- boss spells
    +---- economic bonuses
    ----- DANIEL MCKEE JACKSON over all
    ----- gang hierarchy system

    WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT
    +++++ range
    ++--- melee & explosives
    +---- armor & equipment
    ----- blackmarket
    ----- loot system

    GAMEPLAY
    ----- the same 4 buildings over and over again
    (5 with the enemy HQ)
    ----- the size of the building has no effect
    (ALL ONLY ONE FLOOR)
    ----- only clone opponents @ buildings
    (exception HQ)
    +---- street fights (cops inc)
    ----- boring very quickly

    "CITY"
    ++++- districts
    +---- district size
    ----- district variation
    ----- city size
    ----- split areas
    (feels like villages - instead of a city)

    IS THIS A BETA GAME ? a crystal clear YES from me!
    where are the pawn & gun shops, banks?, betting offices?,
    residential buildings?, construction system?

    a better option would be :
    make all gangstars to unique bosses
    with different bonuses for all syndicate positions like lieutenants atm

    after defeated :
    option1 - integrate into the gang hierarchy (underboss, consigliere) option2 - control a district (capo) option3 - squadleader option4 - Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes footsoldier classes/specializations/subclasses (active and automated actions) all previous & burglar?, pimps?, ruffian?(extortion system!) ...car fleet? ...training rooms for the footsoliders? ...money laundering? ...multisquads (1squad 1boss with 4-5 footsoliders) ...defence system with squads start a building takeover on the street with matching floors of the building!!!    … Expand
  39. RaiMaX
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    By the looks of the hype that came around this game we can definitely see that Gang war Chicago as turn based strategy got a big potential! But long story short this game is nothing But an ok graphics! Game play vise it is SOO broken that fixes and patches just wont get the job done, its much more efficient to start all over instead of trying to save this piece of Carp.

    First and the    By the looks of the hype that came around this game we can definitely see that Gang war Chicago as turn based strategy got a big potential! But long story short this game is nothing But an ok graphics! Game play vise it is SOO broken that fixes and patches just wont get the job done, its much more efficient to start all over instead of trying to save this piece of Carp.

    First and the most broken thing seems time! Getting out of a building can easily take your team 2 freaking days! Getting to other side of building or getting inside alley will probably also take 2 days. Talking with quest NPC can easily take few weeks of in-game time as the time doesn't auto stop when you talk with NPC. Or at the same time you can insta teleport to entrance of any building with a car leading to ability to spend almost no time at all to move, and you can defeat all bosses within 2 weeks of in-game time!
    Upgrading buildings makes close to no sense at all especially when you can take out every enemy within 2 weeks while 1st upgrade takes 25 days and every next one will take even more time.
    Trading with bosses is both broken AND ridiculous! 1st off you can sell to bosses any garbage you don't want and they will keep on buying it as long they can afford it and you trade items at almost 1:1 value rate, leading to you trading 4 lowest tier pistols for unique boss rifle or any other gun of top tier. 2nd that leads to even more ridiculous situation that you can trade out all items that opponent boss has equipped, then start a war with that boss go to their safe house and enjoy how opponents boss is aimlessly running around with no weapons or equipment, making boss fights even more easyer (not that they are hard in general).
    AI....... holy $¤¤t it is dumb. continuously will run in your overwatches, sumetimes will just run away from you without attacking you even thou you are standing right next to him! Will stand without covers etc. And if this would be a multiplayer game I could forgive that but this is a freaking single player project!!! AI cannot be retarded in single player projects! Even on hardest difficulty AI does the exact same nonsense and only difference that occurs with changing difficulty levels is starting money amount and opponent boss starting equipment as on hardest difficulty bosses has unique weapons, but otherwise no difference at all.
    And BUGS you get a freaking royal flush of them! Characters sliding around instead of walking animation, your units spawning in the same room as opponents boss, forced to restart to game due to visual UI overlapping, game crashes, all units spawning on 1 block, after you use car to get to location units stand in T pose, scenes that just wont ever start when talking with opponent bosses leading to restart, and the list just goes on and on and on!
    This game gets 0.2/10 from me 0.1 for ok graphics and 0.1 for ok music overall 0!    … Expand
  40. RiccD
    Dec 4, 2020
    3
    A lot of wasted potential. Nice graphics cannot hide the missing depth and missing immersion.

    Game tries to be a lot of things but is falling flat on all of them. - Not enough depth and missing uniqueness on the business sim. Very repetetive - Missions are walking simulators - Missing immersion due to flat conversations and nearly no visual character movement. I cut off a finger of a    A lot of wasted potential. Nice graphics cannot hide the missing depth and missing immersion.

    Game tries to be a lot of things but is falling flat on all of them.
    - Not enough depth and missing uniqueness on the business sim. Very repetetive
    - Missions are walking simulators
    - Missing immersion due to flat conversations and nearly no visual character movement. I cut off a finger of a person in the middle of the street and other ppl are just walking by - and the other person just stands there with no reaaction says "aaah" -" anyway - I will leave now"? Really? I even cannot see that my Character is doing something. It's just in the dialogue.
    - To few building types
    - First three fights are fun then it's just repetetive. No auto-resolve.
    - Totally unbalanced boss abilities
    - Missing feeling of the roaring twenties. My boss is driving Taxi? Really? No Damsel in Distress? There are so many movies to get inspired by.

    Again as nice as the visuals are - everything else falls flat, and I really doubt that it can be fixed even with tons of DLC.    … Expand
  41. effectcre
    Dec 4, 2020
    4
    bad depth, boring play. it's too light for this genre. we want more strategy and RPG-like contents.
  42. Retromancer76
    Dec 12, 2020
    4
    Was so hyped for this game. As soon as it came out, I ordered the Deluxe Edition. Spent the 100$ CAD instantly. 12 hours later, I have major regrets.

    The game simply lacks all aspects it has in its arsenal. From the economy, to the turn-based combat. Unbalanced in all aspect. Way to easy even on the highest difficulty. What a let down. Biggest purchase regret this year. I wanted to    Was so hyped for this game. As soon as it came out, I ordered the Deluxe Edition. Spent the 100$ CAD instantly. 12 hours later, I have major regrets.

    The game simply lacks all aspects it has in its arsenal. From the economy, to the turn-based combat. Unbalanced in all aspect. Way to easy even on the highest difficulty. What a let down.

    Biggest purchase regret this year. I wanted to love it, but the lack of depth made this title boring. No point in the economy system, no point in making alliances or not, not point in a lot of things.

    What a let down. DON'T BUY if you're on the fence about it.    … Expand
  43. zakudru
    Dec 12, 2020
    2
    Aside from crashes, shotty RNG implementation, and poor VA this is an interesting game. But if you don't want to waste you time don't buy.
  44. Edwardbrooks87
    Dec 29, 2020
    2
    If you look at the creators past games, it all makes sense that this game is absolutely terrible. The bugs are egregious, the story basically ends after 20 minutes. Most of the bosses are unplayable, and the bosses that can be played without tremendous bugs, is really only Capone. This game should have been finished the day it was released. Instead, I have a useless game I already paidIf you look at the creators past games, it all makes sense that this game is absolutely terrible. The bugs are egregious, the story basically ends after 20 minutes. Most of the bosses are unplayable, and the bosses that can be played without tremendous bugs, is really only Capone. This game should have been finished the day it was released. Instead, I have a useless game I already paid for, and now need to wait months/2022 until the game can be played in its fullest? We waited literally years for the games debut, and what a god d shame. These creators should drop out of the business and start new careers, far away from the gaming community.… Expand
  45. Nokturnalex
    Dec 4, 2020
    4
    Released way too early. The balance is completely off on like every aspect of gameplay. Your boss becomes an unstoppable killing machine, certain hired goons are Overpowered and certain ones are useless. It is way too easy to take out enemy bosses. The list goes on.
  46. Voodoo964
    Dec 5, 2020
    3
    Good visuals. Good idea. Other than that, a huge disappointment due to the lack of depth, repetitive (including the 1 liner voice overs), is unpolished (bugged as hell). Therefore, simply boring. OK, the bugs might eventually go away, but It will still be boring. Unfortunately, a lame game doomed to be soon forgotten. Steer clear. If you're out for a good CRPG look elsewhere.
  47. Clementine87
    Jan 19, 2021
    1
    Worst mafia game ever. but the game idea is good, also every mafia boss have a diffrent story. This is more like Empire Of Bug.
  48. lonely1
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    interesting quests, a good turn-based combat system, I really liked the game.
  49. SirDubrovskiy
    Dec 2, 2020
    2
    I always knew that in the 1920s, society was as tolerant as it is now. Neither racism nor sexism existed then, as the developers say.
    Gameplay like mobile games for kids.
    The 1920 America setting is completely lost But they did something else at the highest level. 1) No objectification. All female characters are ugly 2) Full tolerance in the USA in 1920. Neither racism nor sexism (I    I always knew that in the 1920s, society was as tolerant as it is now. Neither racism nor sexism existed then, as the developers say.
    Gameplay like mobile games for kids.
    The 1920 America setting is completely lost
    But they did something else at the highest level.
    1) No objectification. All female characters are ugly
    2) Full tolerance in the USA in 1920. Neither racism nor sexism (I am neither racist nor sexist, but their absence does not allow me to feel the atmosphere of that time).
    When you play, the feeling that you are playing a beta version does not leave. Apparently Paradox put their hand here and the game was sawn by many DLCs.
    The game will be playable in 3 years, but for now it's trash    … Expand
  50. Soroush1368
    Dec 6, 2020
    3
    This game has lots of problems. I don't know which one I should mention!! Too boring, bad design, very easy to finish and after finish game is done there is nothing to do. I don't know what they had in their mind to make the game like that there's no chance to be successful with this kind of games these days when there are lots of interesting games to play instead
  51. JGama
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    Game freeze during tutorial. Can't play more.
    75 characters.....

    Don't buy it.
  52. FrAySsEr
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    An sich ein echt spaßiges Spiel. Habe es auf einen Ruck durchgespielt. Leider ist der Umfang des Spiels nicht der Brüller, im Endeffekt ist es immer der selbe Ablauf. Gebäude erobern und verbessern. Und wenn man dann mal eine gute Anzahl an Bandenmitglieder hat, muss man nur noch die Unterschlüpfe der Bandenbosse angreifen und ZACK. Durch ist man... Schade, Schade. Ich hoffe da kommt nochAn sich ein echt spaßiges Spiel. Habe es auf einen Ruck durchgespielt. Leider ist der Umfang des Spiels nicht der Brüller, im Endeffekt ist es immer der selbe Ablauf. Gebäude erobern und verbessern. Und wenn man dann mal eine gute Anzahl an Bandenmitglieder hat, muss man nur noch die Unterschlüpfe der Bandenbosse angreifen und ZACK. Durch ist man... Schade, Schade. Ich hoffe da kommt noch mehr Inhalt. Sonst würde ich warten, bis das Spiel mal im Angebot ist.… Expand
  53. Nahunte
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    My absolute favourite game that keeps getting etter and beter with every patch. They put alot of work into making the best out of their game. I am usually not into strategy games but I love Shadowrun and the Mafia..so Empire of Sin is the best of both worlds!
  54. GizmoGiz
    Jun 17, 2021
    10
    I have played over a hundred hours of Empire of Sin so far. I expected not to enjoy it as much as I have.

    Great game, hope the Devs can improve it even further.
  55. seelenpfluecker
    Nov 5, 2022
    1
    Völlig unausgeglichener Schwierigkeitsgrad.
    Saudumme KI.
    Unfaires Gameplay. Beknackte Steuerung. Bugs. Abstürze. Und natürlich ist es, auch auf dem leichtesten Schwierigkeitsgrad, so, daß man beinahe keine Chance hat. Man muß sich mit zig Fraktionen auseinandersetzen, die einem ständig den Krieg erklären. Man hat keine Zeit, sich etwas aufzubauen. Nimmt man sich die Zeit, um Geld    Völlig unausgeglichener Schwierigkeitsgrad.
    Saudumme KI.
    Unfaires Gameplay.
    Beknackte Steuerung.
    Bugs.
    Abstürze.

    Und natürlich ist es, auch auf dem leichtesten Schwierigkeitsgrad, so, daß man beinahe keine Chance hat.
    Man muß sich mit zig Fraktionen auseinandersetzen, die einem ständig den Krieg erklären. Man hat keine Zeit, sich etwas aufzubauen. Nimmt man sich die Zeit, um Geld zu verdienen, werden die anderen auf magische Weise stärker, und zwar mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit.
    Will man sich erstmal andere Gebiete sichern, kackt man ab, weil man kein Geld verdient, keine Leute hat…
    Ich habe das Spiel auf zwei unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden gespielt, sehr leicht und mittel, und auf leicht war es sogar schwerer.
    Das Spiel ist win total verworrener und absurder Mix aus Civilization, Xcom und einem RPG.
    Vielleicht hätte man sich auf ein Genre konzentrieren sollen, aber ich glaube, auch dann wäre es in die Hose gegangen.
    Ich liebe Rundenstrategie, aber das hier ist einfach nur Mist.    … Expand
  56. sohronery
    May 3, 2022
    0
    Je n'y ait pas jouer, mais j'ai des sources sures qui me disent que c'est broken ass F comme jeux. Je ne le recommende a personne. Nullam et nisi volutpat, elementum elit ac, sollicitudin lectus. Maecenas eu ultrices orci. Donec tincidunt fringilla augue et tempus. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Praesent rutrum nulla suscipit aliquetJe n'y ait pas jouer, mais j'ai des sources sures qui me disent que c'est broken ass F comme jeux. Je ne le recommende a personne. Nullam et nisi volutpat, elementum elit ac, sollicitudin lectus. Maecenas eu ultrices orci. Donec tincidunt fringilla augue et tempus. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Praesent rutrum nulla suscipit aliquet blandit. Duis auctor ipsum sit amet mi convallis scelerisque. Mauris sed laoreet dui. Vivamus varius sodales mi sit amet lobortis. Nullam malesuada, metus ut egestas laoreet, velit augue condimentum dolor, ac volutpat justo lacus nec velit.… Expand
  57. jamespaylor32
    Jul 11, 2022
    5
    Empire of Sin has so much potential but is let down by repetitive gameplay, frustrating bugs and a lack of polish. One example of an extremely frustrating and obvious bug is when you initiate a tutorial with your character select wheel open it gets stuck, you can't save the game and there is no way to dismiss the wheel or tutorial.
  58. ComandanteCobra
    May 6, 2023
    8
    Discovered on Gamepass, and glad for It.
    Tactical, turn based squad combat game with minor base bulding and multy choices dialogues options during missions.
    It feels like Jagged Alliance or Xcom (the modern interaction of x com) mixed with Gagster organized Crime. Characters in this game are fun and make the game more enjoyable: Bosses and hireable members have their personality,    Discovered on Gamepass, and glad for It.
    Tactical, turn based squad combat game with minor base bulding and multy choices dialogues options during missions.
    It feels like Jagged Alliance or Xcom (the modern interaction of x com) mixed with Gagster organized Crime.
    Characters in this game are fun and make the game more enjoyable:
    Bosses and hireable members have their personality, distinctive look, skills and sympathy for each other.    … Expand
  59. Deltium
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    The game is VERY buggy, with highly questionnable game mechanics. Huge disappointment.
  60. elefsar
    Apr 27, 2021
    5
    Çok fazla yazı ama az aksiyon, sıra tabanlı olması sarmadı, çok basit mekanikleri var ama arayüzü çok karışık.
  61. deaconblues87
    Apr 21, 2021
    10
    The combat is fun, the environment is gorgeous, the bosses and characters are interesting, and the music is amazing! Combat is definitely one of the best parts of the game. I love rolling into a place with Maria on my crew. Really loving the 1.04 patch too, lots of cool changes.
  62. jinovi
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    I bought this when it came out and played it a bit, and just decided to check it out again as I saw a few big updates. It's tons of fun! A huge amount has changed since then and I've ended up playing it for three days straight. Knowing Paradox there will be lots of good DLC which I will try to resists, and then end up buying anyway.
  63. KoYid
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    You get to play as Capone and mow down bad guys with a tommy gun, what's not to like?!
  64. SixOwa
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    A great spiritual successor to Gangsters: Organized Crime, I've been waiting to play another game like that for a long time
  65. ranor33
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    I love Goldie, she's a kickass lady. I wish I could hear her sing
    and that music is LEGIT
  66. magesmagesmages
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    I played it when it came out and it was too buggy, so I went on to play . But then I saw it come to Game pass and it reminded me to go back and tried itt, since I had already bought it and all. And there were a bunch of updates with TONS of patch notes so I thought it would be worth checking again because I love Paradox games.

    MAN am I glad I did. I've sunk tons of hours into it since    I played it when it came out and it was too buggy, so I went on to play . But then I saw it come to Game pass and it reminded me to go back and tried itt, since I had already bought it and all. And there were a bunch of updates with TONS of patch notes so I thought it would be worth checking again because I love Paradox games.

    MAN am I glad I did. I've sunk tons of hours into it since then, completed it a bunch of times (I still wish it was a bit harder, even on the hardest difficulty), and can't wait for more updates. I'm not one to buy DLC usually, but if the first one is a good one I might consider it.    … Expand
  67. Fivogo
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    Game Pass is great - this game was free and totally worth it!
    A lotta fun even though I keep running out of money in game. GOTTA KILL EM ALL hahaha
  68. dogeswillkill
    Apr 22, 2021
    8
    as someone who loves empire building sims, this was as game for me. i found myself engrossed in the city and absolutely loving the stories of each of the bosses. having said that, a lot of bugs early launch prohibited me from actually getting very far into these questlines.. lol. the fixes though seem to have beaten those out of the game tho, which is good to see since i can now actuallyas someone who loves empire building sims, this was as game for me. i found myself engrossed in the city and absolutely loving the stories of each of the bosses. having said that, a lot of bugs early launch prohibited me from actually getting very far into these questlines.. lol. the fixes though seem to have beaten those out of the game tho, which is good to see since i can now actually do the missions properly. definitely has a ways to go, but if you're looking for some fun, worldbuilding stuff with an extra of turn based combat, this might be for you. id like to see more depth in future updates, like missions and customisable gangsters, but for now i am happy with their 1.05 update... definitely has peaked my interest once again. i'll be playing this from time to time for sure… Expand
  69. virlinthegamer
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    I started playing this game on launch and though it had problems it has been improving massively since then. The main things I really enjoy about Empire of Sin is how engaging the storyline is. At the start you get to pick a gangster and after choosing Daniel Mkcee Jackson I really connected with him. He's this nice generous guy but he also has a dark part of him too. So while playing himI started playing this game on launch and though it had problems it has been improving massively since then. The main things I really enjoy about Empire of Sin is how engaging the storyline is. At the start you get to pick a gangster and after choosing Daniel Mkcee Jackson I really connected with him. He's this nice generous guy but he also has a dark part of him too. So while playing him I love to read the dialogue. Really the only complains I have would be from the launch how there were bugs and the mechanics can be complicating at times.… Expand
  70. SteveBriggins
    Apr 22, 2021
    8
    I've been playing this game for awhile now and though there are some bugs I encounter overall it's a nice game. I kind of dislike how the game ends so I want there to be some more to it. But after the most recent update I've enjoyed the game a lot more. I think they're doing a good job at improving the game so I'll keep playing!
  71. jackrabbit110
    May 4, 2021
    10
    OMG I love this game! I was hoping I'd find a true successor to 1998's Gangsters: Organized Crime game and was not expecting the incredible showcase that this game brings. So many hireable gangsters it feels like Jagged Alliance, the awesome combat is totally XCOM2, and the economics of the game where you're building an empire out of rackets is like a strategy game. Putting them allOMG I love this game! I was hoping I'd find a true successor to 1998's Gangsters: Organized Crime game and was not expecting the incredible showcase that this game brings. So many hireable gangsters it feels like Jagged Alliance, the awesome combat is totally XCOM2, and the economics of the game where you're building an empire out of rackets is like a strategy game. Putting them all together was a stroke of genius and it plays really well, even on my crappy PC. GamePass has really brought the goods!

    There are 14 bosses you can play and there's 60 gangsters you can hire. And a there's more voice-talking audio than I expected – it has really high quality. I know I'll be playing this one for ages.    … Expand
  72. dhananjaybawa19
    May 7, 2021
    8
    very fun. i am excited for dlc coming . got on gamepass to see if it was as bad as everyone said and was surprised that i had fun. more patches might give more content

    hey devs.... i want to make my own gangster!!!
  73. sparkdiamonds2
    May 12, 2021
    8
    Empire of Sin is a love letter to an era I would've loved to be a part of.
    There's still some issues here and there, and I'd really like to see more depth with the story, but ultimately I've followed this game for a few months now and found that the devs have been incredibly responsive. They've dealt with my worst gripes. Combat is now a lot harder and things run more smoothly.
    A bit    Empire of Sin is a love letter to an era I would've loved to be a part of.
    There's still some issues here and there, and I'd really like to see more depth with the story, but ultimately I've followed this game for a few months now and found that the devs have been incredibly responsive. They've dealt with my worst gripes. Combat is now a lot harder and things run more smoothly.

    A bit more depth would make this game a 10 in my books. For now it's an 8, but I hope maybe in future I can come back with a changed mind :)    … Expand
  74. strangebones
    May 13, 2021
    9
    I've been holding off on writing a review for this... Because look... It's not perfect, but I do love it.

    A game of this size from a small team is always going to have issues - and I saw that in its early stages. When I first got Empire of Sin, pre 1.03, it was a bit of a confused, buggy mess. I think a lot of people would agree with me on that. There were so many issues that I just    I've been holding off on writing a review for this... Because look... It's not perfect, but I do love it.

    A game of this size from a small team is always going to have issues - and I saw that in its early stages.

    When I first got Empire of Sin, pre 1.03, it was a bit of a confused, buggy mess. I think a lot of people would agree with me on that. There were so many issues that I just opted to put it down for the time being with other players. I won't lie I was disappointed, but I held out a bit of hope because I was intrigued by the project and the devs made a LOT of promises for fixes.

    A part of me was hoping to pick this back up around 1.04 but when I did I still felt there were some gripes with it. So (once again) I put it down.

    I've given myself a re-introduction to Empire of Sin with 1.05 - and felt that I didn't really WANT to put it down this time. I still run into the occasional issue and I think that there could be more depth to both the story and gameplay (I think this is a sentiment everyone can agree on) but ultimately this game has the bones to be something great.... With time and patience. I enjoy myself, bugs are not so apparent and hey, the devs actually seem to give a ****

    So if you're hoping to play something that's got a good foundation, I give this my stamp of approval.    … Expand
  75. avengeds
    May 14, 2021
    8
    Conseguido gratis en Gamepass ... ¡Me encanta hasta ahora! Capone es mi favorita
  76. psychobear
    May 18, 2021
    9
    I liked the music of this game and the execution animations made kills feel worth it

    There's not many other gangster games of this type. I got it on gamepass today actually since I saw the gangster update had been pushed out. Not disappointed yet, it's been a good one
  77. 444days
    May 19, 2021
    10
    ive been hanging around the empire of sin discord for a lil while waiting for the bugs to get fixed, and re-downloaded it today for the 1.05 update and omggggg. it's seriously improved the game sm, i don't even think it's really the same game i downloaded at launch ????? so many issues have been fixed and tbh im super happy to see it

    also it's a plus that i got the golden weapons soooo    ive been hanging around the empire of sin discord for a lil while waiting for the bugs to get fixed, and re-downloaded it today for the 1.05 update and omggggg. it's seriously improved the game sm, i don't even think it's really the same game i downloaded at launch ????? so many issues have been fixed and tbh im super happy to see it

    also it's a plus that i got the golden weapons soooo x3 i will be using them. ive been having a really fun time with empire of sin, the combat feels super tough (how i like it) and i'm so hyped for future content    … Expand
  78. deathsgrips
    May 28, 2021
    10
    My favorite game right now!!!! So fun and loads of opportunity to replay

    Music is super awesome
  79. ShreyaGola
    May 31, 2021
    9
    1) Very fun and difficult combat
    2) Good music
    3) Intense Sitdowns
    4) Violent executions!!!!
  80. Obstinal
    Jun 3, 2021
    7
    I like this game, I play it on Steam. There are some bugs that I have run into but they are overlooked.

    I wish it was multiplayer so I could play with friends but on its own it is a fun singleplayer game.
  81. ItsTheUnknown
    Jun 8, 2021
    8
    It's a solid game with a good foundation to build on.

    My stance on Empire of Sin is this:
    We have seen massive improvements over the months since release
    It's fun
    And it might be one of the best gangster games of our current time.

    I've really enjoyed it. 8/10
  82. cturagot
    Jun 9, 2021
    7
    I’m really enjoying Empire of Sin. 1.05 is the most recent patch. The Gangster Update

    Lots of bugs have been fixed and there are some key gameplay changes like no rush . Really like that one. Makes it harder to complete a run. (Which is a good thing) Been playing mostly as Reyna. For me all that is missing is some more depth to diplomacy and business. Can hardly wait for the upcoming    I’m really enjoying Empire of Sin. 1.05 is the most recent patch. The Gangster Update

    Lots of bugs have been fixed and there are some key gameplay changes like no rush . Really like that one. Makes it harder to complete a run. (Which is a good thing) Been playing mostly as Reyna.

    For me all that is missing is some more depth to diplomacy and business. Can hardly wait for the upcoming content    … Expand
  83. EFTHElEA
    Jun 10, 2021
    10
    So... Empire Of Sin.

    Ja, ich liebe es. Wer auf strategy-Spielchen steht und gerne enemies zerschrotten möchte ist Empire of Sin genau richtig.
  84. 7ut7ut
    Jun 21, 2021
    8
    I hope there's some way to talk to the developers of this game. I am very passionate about it and I think my ideas may be useful.

    The game is fun. There is no disputing that. The combat is really great. X-com style with a fair bit of gore - it's a bit goofy at times but it's part of the charm. I wish there was a lot more WEAPONS - and more missions. Would love to see some more    I hope there's some way to talk to the developers of this game. I am very passionate about it and I think my ideas may be useful.

    The game is fun. There is no disputing that. The combat is really great. X-com style with a fair bit of gore - it's a bit goofy at times but it's part of the charm.

    I wish there was a lot more WEAPONS - and more missions. Would love to see some more expansion on the current world. it feel too shallow to me right now.

    AI can be stupid at times. Though it might be a bit unbalanced right now it is a fun game. I'm happy I picked it up during a sale. Fck me though I hope the DLCs are coming soon!! x)    … Expand
  85. Noodlesss
    Jun 25, 2021
    7
    I can't wait to see what DLC will bring to the game. I was really looking for something tycoon-like to play, and Empire of Sin filled that yearning for me, with more depth than expected.
  86. Bloss0m
    Jul 9, 2021
    5
    罪の帝国は楽しいです。暴徒のボスを演じながら帝国を管理します。
  87. ultimat3
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    might be a shorter review than most ppl here but...
    great game for fans of gangsters: organized crime and xcom, i loved playing as goldie!
  88. BagBoy
    Aug 3, 2021
    9
    Was so hyped for its release but after hearing so many negative reviews I didn't get it until recently... and being honest I STILL didn't think I'd like it when I bought it... I got it on sale (80% off) so I was willing to take a gamble.

    I believe the game has been massively overhauled since release, because I'm having a lot of fun with it. Maybe it's because I got it on sale so I'm not    Was so hyped for its release but after hearing so many negative reviews I didn't get it until recently... and being honest I STILL didn't think I'd like it when I bought it... I got it on sale (80% off) so I was willing to take a gamble.

    I believe the game has been massively overhauled since release, because I'm having a lot of fun with it. Maybe it's because I got it on sale so I'm not as ~demanding~ as someone who paid full price (40eur), but I would recommend it to anyone into empire management/tactical games. Steam and other places seem to put this one on sale quite a lot so I'd suggest keeping your eye out. Maybe with the future DLCs it'll make more sense to get it full price    … Expand
  89. gummymoney
    Aug 3, 2021
    8
    Funny enough I find this game relaxing ^w^. Killing mob bosses.... Getting more rackets.... All while some epic tunes play in the back
  90. JJTwoTimes
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    As an Organized Crime enthusiast, this game hit all the right spots. Using real life criminals is awesome, and it seems that every boss has his/her own main storyline... Which is insane.... There's 14 (+?) bosses.. I'm actually excited to have a 2nd play-through with a different boss on a higher difficulty. I haven't experienced many glitches at all by the way, and I play on PS4. This gameAs an Organized Crime enthusiast, this game hit all the right spots. Using real life criminals is awesome, and it seems that every boss has his/her own main storyline... Which is insane.... There's 14 (+?) bosses.. I'm actually excited to have a 2nd play-through with a different boss on a higher difficulty. I haven't experienced many glitches at all by the way, and I play on PS4. This game is fantastic, addicting, and I can't wait to see if they come out with a new one down the road! 10/10

    P.S. Just wanted to say that I created a Metacritic account just so I could review this game..    … Expand
  91. Pac3232
    Feb 16, 2023
    0
    The idea of the game is actually good but it has several errors that cost me my progress of 1 week like the error when you want to save your progress sometimes it says "error 0X000000 couldn't save the game" and sometimes the game crashes and when I try to get inside again my alcohol says "NaN" and i start loosing money from the bars, I cant make alcohol or buy it from the other gangs andThe idea of the game is actually good but it has several errors that cost me my progress of 1 week like the error when you want to save your progress sometimes it says "error 0X000000 couldn't save the game" and sometimes the game crashes and when I try to get inside again my alcohol says "NaN" and i start loosing money from the bars, I cant make alcohol or buy it from the other gangs and it's very frustrating… Expand

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#48 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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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. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2021
    70
    Set in atmospheric Chicago in 1920s, Empire of Sin puts you in a role of a crime boss aiming to become the biggest fish in the underworld. It borrows from many genres and all its intertwined gameplay mechanics (business management, RPG elements, turn-based combat that bears a striking resemblance to the XCOM series) are deep enough to create an engaging experience that requires constant attention. Apart from shallow diplomacy and unsophisticated enemy AI, Empire of Sin’s problem is that while it was skillfully put together from tried-and-true components, it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. [02/2021, p.56]
  2. 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]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Feb 17, 2021
    79
    John and Brenda proved that they still have the skills to make a passable game, but with a duet like that, we’ve expected a lot more creativity. [Issue#251, p.60]
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