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About the Game
A siege-survival real-time strategy game where you defend a medieval castle against waves of tens of thousands of enemies.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a real-time strategy game built around construction and large-scale warfare, with a strong action streak running through it. You play a feudal lord whose castle is under constant siege, and your job is to hold the walls against waves that the store page says can total more than 25,000 enemies on a randomly generated map. Survival depends on building defenses, raising an army, and keeping a working economy going, since food, wood, stone, iron and gold all matter.
The core loop is a balancing act. You gather and store resources between attacks, decide when to expand and upgrade, and protect civilian buildings, because enemies will go after them if left unguarded. Engineering matters too: arrows and catapult stones are physically simulated, so where you place towers, gates and kill zones changes how fights play out. Looking after your people matters as well, with food supply, housing, burial of the dead against disease, and hospitals all tied into whether your forces keep fighting.
The setting is darkly comic. Your king has run the realm into economic ruin, and peasants are rising up against harsh taxes, so you can crush them or join them, and either path promises heavy bloodshed. Along the way you face the mysterious Salanga tribe and undead forces, and you can fight back with soul crystals, which power magic such as giant fireballs and burning rays.
Four modes cover different play styles: endless, story campaign, challenge, and sandbox. A map editor lets you build your own medieval fantasy battlefields, so the game works as a place to experiment as much as a strategy game with a fixed goal.
Feature Highlights
- Four play modes, including endless, story campaign, challenge, and sandbox, let you pick how you want to fight.
- Randomly generated maps host waves that the store page says can exceed 25,000 enemies.
- Physics simulation covers arrows and catapult stones, so tower placement and gate positions really matter.
- Soul crystals fuel magic such as giant fireballs, burning magic rays, and undead that chase down fleeing troops.
- A built-in level editor and Steam Workshop support let you create and share your own medieval battlefields.
- Steam achievements, trading cards, cloud saves, and Family Sharing are all supported.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Fans of city-builders and strategy games who enjoy chaotic, large-scale battles will likely find plenty to like. Players who enjoy experimenting with physics and tactical layout, or who want replay value on random maps, will get a lot out of the endless and sandbox modes.
Not Recommended For
Players who want a calm, peaceful builder without pressure should look elsewhere, since the whole premise is constant siege. Those who dislike gory content or prefer a tightly scripted story may also find it a poor fit.
What the Steam Reviews Say
Steam shows Very Positive for this game, with 86% of reviews positive across tens of thousands of reviews. That combination is a strong signal, because a high positive percentage on a large sample suggests the core experience has landed well with a broad group of players.
Keep in mind that Very Positive is one of Steam's rating bands, calculated from the share of positive reviews and the total count, so it reflects player sentiment rather than an objective measure of quality. Reviews can lean toward players who enjoy this particular style, so the score is most useful when read alongside the gameplay description and tags above.
Price History & Historical Low
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| Date | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | NT$488 | — |
| 2026-09-08 | NT$488 | — |
| 2026-07-11 | NT$195 | -60% |
All prices in this section are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. The current price is NT$ 488, which matches the regular price, so the game is not on a tracked discount right now. The highest price we recorded is also NT$ 488.
Our lowest recorded paid price was NT$ 195, logged in July 2026, and the deepest discount we tracked was 60%. Discounts have come up often, so waiting for a sale is a realistic option.
Our price record is still short, so treat any verdict here as tentative. Free-to-keep promotions have not been recorded for this game, so the realistic choices are paying full price now or watching for the next sale. If you are keen to play right away, the full price is the trade-off; if you can wait, a wishlist and a discount alert are the sensible approach.
Analysis written 10/27/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Open the game's Steam store page and check the current NT$ 488 price before you buy.
- Click Add to Cart and complete the purchase with a payment method supported by your Steam account.
- If you would rather wait, click the wishlist button to save the game to your list.
- Make sure wishlist notifications are turned on in your Steam settings so you hear about sales as soon as they start.
- Check back here for the price trend before deciding, since discounts have come up often for this game.
Things to Know
The game supports Traditional Chinese and English, and both are listed among its supported languages. Adult content is flagged on this game's Steam page, and the store description mentions heavy bloodshed and graphic battle outcomes, so check the content notes before buying if that matters to you. Prices shown here are Taiwan-region Steam prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so check the official Steam page before you buy.
