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On Steam, 80% of 1,276 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 154 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 323 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
Mandate Order is a strategy game set in the Warring States period. Starting from barren lands, build strongholds integrating production, defense and military functions. Manage resources and the people's will, expand your territory, counter threats, and ultimately rise to prominence amidst the chaos.
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Mandate Order is a strategy game set in the Warring States period. Starting from barren lands, build strongholds integrating production, defense and military functions. Manage resources and the people's will, expand your territory, counter threats, and ultimately rise to prominence amidst the chaos.
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Releases
TBA (early access from August 12, 2026)
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
Steam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run
Processor
Intel Core Core i7-9700 / Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Core Core i7-12700k / Ryzen 7 5800X
Memory
16 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660(6G) / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT(6G)/Arc A750
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070(8G) / AMD Radeon RX 6800(16G)
DirectX
Version 12
Version 12
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
20 GB available space
20 GB available space
Sound Card
Windows Compatible Audio Device
Windows Compatible Audio Device
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Nov 3, 2026.
Mandate Order player count concurrent players on Steam
154 playing now 39m ago
154 peak today
323 30-day peak
323 highest we have seen Oct 24, 2026
Oct 23: 259 Oct 24: 323 Oct 25: 245 Oct 26: 249 Oct 27: 302 Oct 28: 273 Oct 29: 242 Oct 30: 245 Oct 31: 279 Nov 1: 293 Nov 2: 297 Nov 3: 297 Nov 4: 254 Nov 5: 225 Nov 6: 154
Oct 23 daily peak, last 15 days today
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Rarest
Yin and Yang: Myriad Forms Produce and obtain items using 69 different recipes.
Mandate Order Earn all achievements in the game.
Against All Odds Dismiss an Army with no casualties and 30% or less total health.
Blood Money Earn 10,000 Knife Money in 7 days with the Legalist Retainer skill that rewards kills.
No Need for Ten Thousand Books
In It for the Long Haul Have all Workers from your starting Crews still alive after 10 years.
All 40 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Five Years of Rites Do not miss a Spring Ritual for 5 consecutive years.
2.2%
One of Everything Form every type of Army in the game.
2.7%
First Come, First Served Recruit Retainers from 4 different Schools.
5.5%
Population Boom Have 400 or more Crews.
6.3%
Mandate of Heaven Become King within 15 game years.
7.4%
Claim the Throne Crown yourself King without being granted a title.
8.1%
Specimen Collector Kill every type of hostile creature. Each human soldier profession counts as one type.
8.3%
Fully Armed Conscript an Army of at least 100 fully equipped troops.
11.3%
Hoarder Have 99,999 Knife Money in reserve.
11.3%
Six Gates Have 6 Gates.
12%
Divine Weapon Obtain a weapon forged from Meteoric Iron.
12.1%
Plan Before Action Defeat 2,000 enemy units.
12.1%
Tear Down the Camp Destroy 10 enemy Buildings.
18.7%
Ten Chronicles Trigger 10 dialogues.
24.2%
A Workshop of War Produce any item at a Siege Workshop.
25.2%
Three Schools at Court Have 3 Retainers from different Schools.
27.4%
Who Knew? Use a recipe carried by a Retainer to produce an item in a building.
29.7%
Lead the Charge Defeat 1 Enemy Army.
31.8%
Wonder Build 35 different types of Buildings.
35.1%
Fortify Build any defensive structure.
35.8%
A Place at Court Raise your Noble Rank to Viscount.
46.1%
First Harvest Harvest crops from Farmland for the first time.
46.9%
First Retainer Recruit a Retainer.
47.2%
The Foundation of Strategy Have a Commander's Tent for the first time.
49.9%
Forged for War Craft a Copper, Iron, or Meteoric Iron Sword or Lance.
54.1%
Spring Returns Survive your first winter.
56.2%
Dawn of Change Produce 1 item at a Forge.
57.4%
Root and Branch Destroy 1 Beast Lair.
67.7%
First Army Form an Army.
71.2%
First Steps Build your first Logging Workshop.
90.7%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.
