Road to Empress I

Road to Empress I

New One Studio · September 9, 2025 · Choices Matter, FMV, Female Protagonist, RPG, Story Rich

Buy Road to Empress I from Steam at $6.79 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Very Positive87% · 13,320 📈 Making a comeback 95%83Metacritic104playing now
Best price 57 All-time low
$6.79-20%
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Where to buy Road to Empress I — official stores

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$6.79
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Road to Empress I price by region

Road to Empress I costs £4.95 in the United Kingdom, €5.75 in Europe (EUR), $6.79 in the United States, $6.79 in Georgia (USD), CA$9.35 in Canada, A$10.40 in Australia, NZ$11.20 in New Zealand, zł24.80 in Poland and R$37.60 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Road to Empress I offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £4.95 −20% £4.95 — 1
Europe (EUR) €5.75 −20% €5.75 €7.39 2
United Statesyour region $6.79 −20% $6.79 $8.39 2
Georgia (USD) $6.79 −20% $6.79 — 1
Canada CA$9.35 −20% CA$9.35 — 1
Australia A$10.40 −20% A$10.40 — 1
New Zealand NZ$11.20 −20% NZ$11.20 — 1
Poland zł24.80 −20% zł24.80 — 1
Brazil R$37.60 −20% R$37.60 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Road to Empress I

You've never played a game like this—cinematic palace adventure where your moves shape drama!Full live-action on real sets, starring Kuan Hung, Evie Huang, Zeawo, Hana Lin, Qi Xiaxia. 4K HD delivers unprecedented immersion—step into grand Eastern imperial court.This is where film meets gaming in perfect harmony. Here, every choice you make can take the story in a whole new direction! One moment of misplaced trust could send you spiraling into betrayal and death. Who's manipulating you? Who can you manipulate in return?Amid multiple story branches and high mortality, can you rise from nobody to power with charm, wisdom, courage? First...survive.Behind imperial court's golden facade: webs of desire, secrets, buried truths. Discover scandals—prince's affair with court bard, princess's hidden lover, vengeful spirits in abandoned Cold Palace, and more...8+ hours content, every playthrough unique. Your choices shape story and you. Get custom Trait Sketch, collect artifacts, unlock hidden plots, crown top picks in popularity contests!About New One StudioWe are an independent creative team crafting full-motion video experiences blending Eastern culture with interactive storytelling. 2019's The Invisible Guardian earned millions of fans and BAFTA recognition for deep moral choices. Now, inspired by ancient legends, we create Road to Empress.In Road to Empress I, witness the rise of an empress as an unknown girl proceeds with caution in a palace crawling with enemies, using extraordinary wit and remarkable courage to outlast brutal power games, slowly making her name. These are the most nail-biting years—calm before storm, plotting rise while staying under radar. Every move sets stage for her ultimate climb to power pyramid's top. More chapters under development. Stay tuned!

Road to Empress I — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Road to Empress I is a choice-driven drama game with an interesting premise and multiple endings that players find entertaining, particularly those who enjoy palace intrigue narratives. However, players express significant concerns about apparent use of AI-generated visuals in cutscenes and animations, along with reports of bugs, and note that continuation to part 2 requires additional payment. Most reviewers suggest it's worth trying if you enjoy story-heavy games like Detroit: Become Human, though the AI content issue may be a dealbreaker for some.

Recommended Sep 14, 2026
姐姐喜欢玩所以我也喜欢玩
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Not recommended Sep 13, 2026
Was a pretty cool premise for a game, liked it at first but thought the intro video was a bit Ai, played it anyway thinking they probably used some strange animation technique for it. Later, when i triggered one of the endings, the ai became obvious. I cannot refund this product as it was a gift. It was probably my fault, as i hadn't properly inspected the games Steam profile for ai or anything else upsetting, but still... why let such a fun and exiting concept go to waste with ai. I hope I'm wrong, and that these things truly were just strangely edited. I hope this helps anyone whose planning to buy the game. Also, please do not spread hate to me if we have different values when it comes to generative ai. This is something that bothers me, some other things may bother you about other games, so let me be entitled to my opinion.
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Recommended Sep 9, 2026
LMAO esto está bien interesante, la historia tiene un montón de finales aunque normalmente me muero en este drama de palacio LOL. Está bastante entretenido pero hay que pagar para la parte 2 y tiene un montón de bugs -_-
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 13, 2026
i love the drama
Recommended Sep 10, 2026
Decent game, if you liked Detroit Becoming Human, you'd like this as well
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
This game is okay

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