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You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Can you be the legendary Empress Wu Zetian, tackle 100+ story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Road To Empress is a rpg, choices matter and fmv game developed by New One Studio and published by New One Studio and Ariel.
Released on September 08th 2025 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,677 reviews of which 1,392 were positive and 285 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 5.75€ on Steam with a 20% discount.

The Steam community has classified Road To Empress into these genres:

RPG Choices Matter FMV Adventure Story Rich Female Protagonist Visual Novel Immersive Sim Multiple Endings Historical Singleplayer Interactive Fiction Indie Cinematic Dating Sim Drama Casual Simulation Strategy RPG LGBTQ+

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Dedicated Graphics Card
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025
I really really really like watching Chinese palace dramas, so when I knew this game in tiktok, I downloaded this game immediately. From my experience of watching Chinese TV series, I think the actors' performance are very nice, especially the Wei Guifei who appeared in the first chapter is very beautiful and gorgeous 🤩 She is a Chinese actress Qi Xiaxia. Her appearance made me feel the tense atmosphere in the process of the palace fight. After playing two chapters, I have found the anti-routine of the game. Ha Ha! Everything is based on the heroine in this game, which is guaranteed to survive in the palace. Follow this idea to choose the answer of each game task. Of course, don't have to be afraid of dying many times, because the game can tell players the real reason behind each wrong choice. Ok, fine... When I finish this game, I will talk about my whole game experience. I'm going to continue palying this game~
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Sept. 2025
At about 30 minutes, I considered trying to refund it. Not because it's bad, because I felt like I understood the game I was playing and while interesting I was unconvinced. By the time I actually logged out it was 8-9 hours. It's much more deep than it seems, and the writing in many places is incredible. My only real complaint was times where I wanted to choose options that weren't available. That's a good sign I was invested into the content.
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Sept. 2025
Just finished the first three chapters and I'm already hooked! The live-action scenes and costumes are stunning (those Tang Dynasty outfits though). Big shoutout to the cast—everyone acted their parts well, and yeah, even the side characters are eye-catching 😏. I loved playing as Wu Zetian—every choice actually matters, and you can’t trust anyone. The branching stories keep things fresh, and the high stakes make it intense (RIP my first few attempts…). If you’re into tense historical drama + choose-your-fate gameplay, give this a shot.
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Sept. 2025
Not sure why I bought this, but it was fun messing around.
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Sept. 2025
only thing i dislike is you have to be connected to the internet to play this game..... a single player.... cinematic game....like what?????? other then that its worth 5-6 bucks (sale price) for the entertainment it gives. definitely gives you the Chinese drama vibe
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Frequently Asked Questions

Road To Empress is currently priced at 5.75€ on Steam.

Road To Empress is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 5.75€ on Steam.

Road To Empress received 1,392 positive votes out of a total of 1,677 achieving a rating of 7.95.
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Road To Empress was developed by New One Studio and published by New One Studio and Ariel.

Road To Empress is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Road To Empress is not playable on MacOS.

Road To Empress is not playable on Linux.

Road To Empress is a single-player game.

Road To Empress does not currently offer any DLC.

Road To Empress does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Road To Empress does not support Steam Remote Play.

Road To Empress is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Road To Empress.

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Road To Empress
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Rating
8.0
1,392
285
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Developer
New One Studio
Publisher
New One Studio, Ariel
Release 08 Sep 2025
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