Ruler by Default
| App ID | 366920 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Pistachi Studio |
| Publisher | Pistachi Studio |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Technologies | PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 27209232 |
| Last Record Update | 28 January 2025 – 23:56:03 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 3 May 2018 – 22:55:46 UTC ( |
Ruler by Default is a fantasy/comedy/drama visual novel, played from the perspective of a 21 year old male who is inadvertently summoned to another dimension and subsequently crowned successor to an evil overlord after an unexpected twist of events.
Steam price history
Current Price
$9.99
Lowest Recorded Price
$7.49 at -25%
25 June 2019
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$9.99 | $9.99 | $7.49 | $7.49 at -25% | |
 Russian Ruble |
259 ₽ | $3.19 | -67.99% | $2.39 | 194 ₽ at -25% |
 Kazakhstani Tenge |
1850₸ | $3.52 | -64.74% | $2.64 | 1387₸ at -25% |
 Brazilian Real |
R$ 20,69 | $3.86 | -61.35% | $2.89 | R$ 15,51 at -25% |
 Indian Rupee |
₹ 349 | $3.93 | -60.62% | $2.94 | ₹ 261 at -25% |
 Ukrainian Hryvnia |
169₴ | $4.01 | -59.77% | $2.99 | 126₴ at -25% |
 Indonesian Rupiah |
Rp 69999 | $4.19 | -57.98% | $3.14 | Rp 52499 at -25% |
 Vietnamese Dong |
120000₫ | $4.56 | -54.35% | $3.42 | 90000₫ at -25% |
 South African Rand |
R 79.00 | $4.56 | -54.33% | $3.42 | R 59.25 at -25% |
 Chilean Peso |
CLP$ 4400 | $4.68 | -53.09% | $3.51 | CLP$ 3300 at -25% |
 Colombian Peso |
COL$ 18500 | $4.79 | -51.99% | $3.59 | COL$ 13875 at -25% |
 Philippine Peso |
₱289.95 | $4.93 | -50.55% | $3.70 | ₱217.46 at -25% |
 Chinese Yuan |
¥ 37 | $5.19 | -47.99% | $3.79 | ¥ 27 at -27% |
 South Asia - USD |
$5.49 | $5.49 | -45.05% | $4.11 | $4.11 at -25% |
 Malaysian Ringgit |
RM23.50 | $5.59 | -43.98% | $4.19 | RM17.62 at -25% |
 Uruguayan Peso |
$U229 | $5.74 | -42.46% | $4.29 | $U171 at -25% |
 Thai Baht |
฿189.00 | $5.82 | -41.73% | $4.36 | ฿141.75 at -25% |
 Saudi Riyal |
21.95 SR | $5.85 | -41.41% | $4.38 | 16.46 SR at -25% |
 Taiwan Dollar |
NT$ 186 | $6.01 | -39.79% | $4.49 | NT$ 139 at -25% |
 Mexican Peso |
Mex$ 113.99 | $6.16 | -38.30% | $4.62 | Mex$ 85.49 at -25% |
 CIS - U.S. Dollar |
$6.29 | $6.29 | -37.04% | $4.71 | $4.71 at -25% |
 Kuwaiti Dinar |
1.95 KD | $6.34 | -36.44% | $4.75 | 1.46 KD at -25% |
 Peruvian Sol |
S/.22.00 | $6.53 | -34.57% | $4.90 | S/.16.50 at -25% |
 Japanese Yen |
¥ 1010 | $6.54 | -34.44% | $4.90 | ¥ 757 at -25% |
 Hong Kong Dollar |
HK$ 52.00 | $6.69 | -33.03% | $5.01 | HK$ 39.00 at -25% |
 Qatari Riyal |
24.99 QR | $6.85 | -31.35% | $5.14 | 18.74 QR at -25% |
 New Zealand Dollar |
NZ$ 12.39 | $7.07 | -29.22% | $5.30 | NZ$ 9.29 at -25% |
 Norwegian Krone |
72,00 kr | $7.10 | -28.84% | $5.33 | 54,00 kr at -25% |
 South Korean Won |
₩ 10500 | $7.34 | -26.50% | $5.50 | ₩ 7870 at -25% |
 Singapore Dollar |
S$10.00 | $7.66 | -23.28% | $5.74 | S$7.50 at -25% |
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29.00 AED | $7.89 | -20.96% | $5.92 | 21.75 AED at -25% |
 Canadian Dollar |
CDN$ 11.49 | $8.17 | -18.17% | $6.12 | CDN$ 8.61 at -25% |
 Costa Rican Colon |
₡4600 | $9.16 | -8.22% | $6.87 | ₡3450 at -25% |
 Euro |
8,19€ | $9.43 | -5.56% | $7.07 | 6,14€ at -25% |
 British Pound |
£7.19 | $9.44 | -5.43% | $7.08 | £5.39 at -25% |
 Australian Dollar |
A$ 14.50 | $9.47 | -5.11% | $9.47 | A$ 14.50 |
 Polish Zloty |
35,99zł | $9.74 | -2.45% | $7.30 | 26,99zł at -25% |
 LATAM - U.S. Dollar |
$9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | |
 MENA - U.S. Dollar |
$9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | |
 Israeli New Shekel |
₪36.95 | $11.33 | +13.49% | $8.50 | ₪27.71 at -25% |
 Swiss Franc |
CHF 10.50 | $12.99 | +30.07% | $9.73 | CHF 7.87 at -25% |
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Additional Information
| Developer | Pistachi Studio | |||||||||
| metacritic_name | Ruler by Default | |||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||
| Publisher | Pistachi Studio | |||||||||
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| Store Release Date | 3 May 2018 – 22:55:55 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||
| Primary Genre | Simulation (28) | |||||||||
| Store Genres | Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28) | |||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 3 May 2018 – 22:55:46 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 30 March 2018 – 22:17:15 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 7 | |||||||||
| review_percentage | 96 | |||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK | |||||||||
| restricted_countries | DE Germany |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 24 April 2015 – 12:19:33 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes |
Assets
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| store_screenshot | ss_8a8d7f341ae751b50a727ea233ca09cf1b7d79c8.jpg | ||||||||||||||
| Assets |
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| trailer_name | Ruler By Default |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256713085/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256713085/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256713085/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256713085/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 366920/155981/49d6f8e0665ba6b38e6d916c974b8ffd56e31e5f/1751270908/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 366920/155981/49d6f8e0665ba6b38e6d916c974b8ffd56e31e5f/1751270908/microtrailer.mp4 |
| adaptive_trailers ↴ | |
| dash_av1 | 366920/155981/49d6f8e0665ba6b38e6d916c974b8ffd56e31e5f/1751270908/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 366920/155981/49d6f8e0665ba6b38e6d916c974b8ffd56e31e5f/1751270908/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 366920/155981/49d6f8e0665ba6b38e6d916c974b8ffd56e31e5f/1751270908/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256713085/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256713085/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 14 April 2018 – 19:59:59 UTC |
