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Rise of the Third Power

Rise of the Third Power is a retro-themed, console-style roleplaying game, loosely based on the political climate of Europe in the late 1930's. The story takes place in the land of Rin during the height of the…

80 10 February 2022

Rise of the Third Power is an adventure developed by Stegosoft Games, released 10 February 2022 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rise of the Third Power is

Rise of the Third Power is an adventure game developed by Stegosoft Games and released in 2022. It was published by DANGEN Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

1587, 2A - 15 years have passed since the guns of the Great War at last fell silent. The conflict rocked the world, leaving half a generation of men and women lying dead on the battlefield. Of the many players that had acted on the world stage, only two remained: the kingdom of Cirinthia and the ancient Republic of Tariq. In time, Dimitri Noraskov, a hero to the defeated Kingdom of Arkadya, rose from the ashes. He saw his king as a coward for surrendering, and a traitor for submitting to the Treaty of Evenheart. So did the people. They supported Noraskov when he overthrew the king. They supported him as he reclaimed the lands that had been stripped of them. And they supported him as he…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, drama and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 21 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Rise of the Third Power holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i3-530 or AMD Phenom II X2, 3 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD 7870, or equivalent DX10+ GPU. At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Rise of the Third Power launched on 10 February 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human and Vampire Survivors. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 9 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Rise of the Third Power — frequently asked questions

When did Rise of the Third Power come out?
Rise of the Third Power was released on 10 February 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Rise of the Third Power?
At minimum, Rise of the Third Power needs Intel i3-530 or AMD Phenom II X2, 3 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD 7870, or equivalent DX10+ GPU graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Rise of the Third Power?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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