FACT SHEET
Developer:
Torpor Games
Based in Germany
Release date:
Suzerain PC/MAC: December 4, 2020
Suzerain Nintendo Switch: September 23, 2021
Suzerain: Kingdom of Rizia DLC PC / MAC - March 25, 2024
Suzerain Mobile Launch: December 2022, re-launch December 2024
Suzerain and Kingdom of Rizia DLC PlayStation and Xbox Launch:
November 11, 2025
Platforms:
Steam
Website:
suzeraingame.com
warsofsuzerain.com
theconformistgame.com
Press / Business contact:
support@torporgames.com
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SUZERAIN
YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT
Embark on a thrilling story as President Anton Rayne, steering Sordland through a pivotal time. Confront potential border conflicts, deep-seated corruption, and economic turmoil while navigating complex political dynamics in Anton's first term. As the leader, your choices will shape Sordland's destiny.
HOW WILL YOU LEAD?
Gripping Story: Traverse a 1 Million plus-word branching political saga packed with deep and layered conversations.
Choices with Impact: Make critical decisions on security, economy, welfare, and diplomacy. Your values will be tested beyond the confines of your office.
Your Legacy: Drive Sordland towards one of 9 unique major endings and more than 25 sub-endings. What will your legacy be?
Grand Cast: Engage with a diverse cast of more than 50 characters, each with unique personalities and ideologies.
Duty vs. Personal Values: Witness how your presidential decisions influence the country but also your family and relationships.
Stay Informed: Keep tabs on the state of affairs through country or interactable city tokens, policies, situations, news and reports. See the impact and result of your actions.
Discover the Suzerain Universe: Read about newly introduced nations, codex articles about history, and feel the pulse of the world events.
A COUNTRY IN TURMOIL
Emerging from the vestiges of a traditionalist regime and wrestling with a challenging transition to economic liberalization amidst a recession, the populace of Sordland craves democratic reform. Economic uncertainty casts a long shadow as the political landscape transmutes, with rival superpowers casting keen, watchful eyes on the unfolding scene.
Stepping into this maelstrom, you, as President Rayne, must forge effective policies alongside your Cabinet and influential figures. Balance the precarious scales of politics by retaining loyal allies, gauging your values against political necessities, and steeling yourself against potential adversaries. Remember, each character in this narrative carries unique ambitions, fueling the complexity of the political landscape.
As the drama unfolds, the delicate equilibrium between your duty to the nation and commitments to your family will be put to the test - a balancing act that challenges the essence of leadership. Can you hold the reins of presidency successfully while being a good parent?
Best of luck, President Rayne - Sordland awaits your leadership.
KINGDOM OF RIZIA
YOU ARE THE KING
Embark on a royal journey in Suzerain's first DLC. Embrace the crown as King Romus Toras, and lead the Golden Kingdom to a new era. Reclaim lost territories through diplomacy or force. Engage with royal houses and oversee the resources of Rizia. How will you reign?
HOW WILL YOU REIGN?
New Kingdom, New King: Assume the role of King Romus, the newly crowned leader of the Kingdom of Rizia. Explore South Merkopa, an expansion of the Suzerain Universe.
Geopolitical Challenges & New Resources: Start dialogues with new national leaders. Will you forge new alliances or make new enemies? Oversee the management of new invaluable resources such as energy and authority.
A Game of Houses: Engage in discussions on religion, family, and romance. Dive into the intricate dynamics of a royal family and houses where relationships intertwine, merging the realms of love, duty, and politics.
Build Your Nation: Sign dozens of Royal Decrees on topics such as order, economy, and welfare to develop and improve Rizia. Will you be the guardian of peace or the catalyst for conflict?
War Mechanic & Military Build-up: Experience the strategic and tactical military challenges in a turn-based experience. Build up the Rizian Armed Forces and train units to intimidate neighbors.
Rich Character Interactions: Encounter a diverse cast of 20 characters each with unique backgrounds and motivations.
THE FATE OF A KINGDOM
Emerging from the legacy of a prosperous and influential monarchy, built over years through strong alliances, the Kingdom of Rizia is now facing new challenges. A rise in tension from the anti-monarchist movement and the loss of lands have cast shadows over the once-stable realm. How will you navigate these unsettling times?
Embark on a thrilling journey navigating the myriad of diplomatic challenges. Engage in a complex Game of Houses where each faction harbors distinct agendas, from reclaiming lost lands to recovering their own glories. The pivotal decision between maintaining peace or declaring war rests in your hands, dictating the destiny of the Golden Kingdom. How will you reign amidst this tumultuous landscape? Will you be able to skillfully manage the country's resources to steer it towards prosperity or not?
Your decisions will not only impact the stability of your realm but also determine the fate of House Toras and its legacy. The royal path ahead requires your best abilities as a leader to navigate the tapestry of the monarchy.
SUZERAIN STORIES: THE NEUTRAL LENS
YOU ARE THE HOST
With Suzerain Stories: The Neutral Lens, players trade political office for the pressure of a television studio. Players are cast in the role of Ilias Morris, host of The Neutral Lens, the world's first international television program and the broadcasting arm of the renowned newspaper Geopolitico. Set in the diplomatic powerhouse nation of Kyrute, players pursue stories and decide which voices to amplify, influencing public perception and the course of events around them. Featuring familiar faces, original characters, and morally complex storylines, The Neutral Lens explores the growing influence of media on politics, society, and public perception. The DLC is planned for release in 2026 and can be wishlisted on Steam now.
What Story Will You Tell?
Through this new aperture into the Suzerain Universe, players witness history not from the halls of power, but through the stories, conflicts, and personalities that shape public perception. The Neutral Lens is the first title in the new Stories product line. Torpor Games is ready to explore many more interesting angles to the franchise in the future.
WARS OF SUZERAIN
You Are The General of the 3rd Reserve Army
Torpor Games is transforming the well-received war system introduced in the Kingdom of Rizia DLC for Suzerain into a full standalone turn-based strategy game. Featuring tactical combat, operational decision-making, and a military campaign set during one of the Suzerain Universe's most significant conflicts, Wars of Suzerain places players at the fulcrum of a war that reshaped the geopolitical landscape of East Merkopa. The game serves as the primary vehicle for telling stories of conflict within the Suzerain IP, where every action, every decision, and every battlefield victory carries political and human consequences that shape the war effort.
How Will You Prevail?
Shifting from the studio's traditional narrative-first formula to a gameplay-first strategy experience, Wars of Suzerain challenges players to think like military commanders while engaging with the political realities of war. As rival factions compete to shape the kingdom's destiny, players must balance military objectives with competing interests. In the battlefield where small tactical choices can lead to major consequences in the field and beyond. The game is planned for release following the Suzerain Stories: The Neutral Lens DLC.
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF GALMLAND
You Are The Premier
Galmland takes players to a republic born from revolution, where Premier Vigdis Gjalmir must transform revolutionary ideals into lasting institutions and meaningful change. By advancing a new ideology, delegating governance, and managing competing political interests, players will guide a young and ambitious state through a pivotal chapter in its history as it seeks to fulfill its destiny. As a member of the Contanan Security Pact, the powerful communist alliance, Galmland must balance its revolutionary ambitions with the realities of international politics.
How Will You Deliver?
As the third playable nation in the Suzerain Universe franchise, following the Republic of Sordland and the Kingdom of Rizia, Galmland expands Torpor Games' signature blend of political decision-making, consequence-driven storytelling, and strategy systems. With a focus on planned economics, the implementation of laws, and foreign policy, the DLC challenges players to shape the future of one of the most ambitious political projects of Eastern Merkopa. Suzerain: Socialist Republic of Galmland is planned for release following Wars of Suzerain.
THE CONFORMIST
The Conformist is an upcoming semi-sandbox narrative role-playing game currently in development. Players guide a propagandist working for the government of Sordland, navigating the harsh political environment in the capital after a civil war and discovering their own path.
Based on the Suzerain-universe, players step into the city of Holsord, discovering the country of Sordland and its people caught within the turbulence of a newly established military government under President Tarquin Soll. Players must juggle their propagandist obligations to their superiors, their own ambitions, and their family whilst avoiding the scrutiny of the state – or aiding the resistance factions against them.
The Conformist is a game about propaganda and political movements, as well as personal struggle. The players will either side with the government or the resistance against them to influence the upcoming election while trying to protect their family and themselves in the dangerous streets of Holsord in the rehabilitation era.
ABOUT THE DEVELOPERS
Torpor Games is a games company founded in Berlin in 2019. Torpor Games creates thought-provoking entertainment in all forms to expand horizons, shift perspectives and challenge morality in all facets of the human experience.
Combining a wide variety of disciplines and experience, the team is working on the critically acclaimed, community-boosted, and financially successful Suzerain, and upcoming The Conformist set in the same fictional universe.
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Suzerain: Steam/PC/Mac Screenshots (from version 3.1)
Suzerain: Nintendo Switch Screenshots (from version 3.1)
Suzerain Xbox Screenshots (from version 3.1)
Suzerain PlayStation Screenshots (from version 3.1)
Suzerain: Kingdom of Rizia Steam/PC/Mac Screenshots (from version 3.1)
Mobile Screenshots
Suzerain stories: the neutral lens - work in progress
wars of suzerain - work in progress
LOGOS
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2020 A Maze Berlin: Honorable Mention
2021 Games for Change Awards: Most Innovative Nominee
2021 Games for Change Awards: Games for Change People’s Choice Award
2021 Unfold Games Awards: Honorable Mention
2021 Bestes Expertenspiel: Deutscher Computerspielpreis
2024 Berlin Tech Awards for Games
2024 Culture and Creative Pilots of Germany
2024 Best Adventure Game DLC
2025 Games for Change Awards: ‘Best in Civics’ Winner
2026 12th Pocket Gamer Awards: Mobile Port of the Year
SELECTED ARTICLES
‘Suzerain’ Is a Political Strategy Game that Shows Why ‘Unity’ Is a Trap - VICE
The best game you missed in December 2020: Suzerain - Rock Paper Shotgun
“Perhaps the most realistic video game about politics” - Spiegel.de
Games x politics: ideologies and crises begin to be brought to the screens - CNN Brasil
It’s Good To Be King: Suzerain’s Kingdom of Rizia - SUPERJUMP
Tips to Help Bring the Drama of Governance to Life in Suzerain - Xbox Wire
Suzerain launches "Sovereign", the political sim's massive new 3.1 update - Pocket Gamer
I tried to be a good leader in Suzerain and was sentenced to life in prison - PC Gamer