Hype levels at GameRant are high for Pax Autocratica, the satirical totalitarian colony sim with FPS roguelite battles from developer Multiverse. Senior Features Editor Richard Warren blasts through the full dictatorial experience:
As players expand the reach of their rule, they’ll have more and more people to care for (and to use for expansion). After bending people to their will by either creating a society worth believing in, or by ruling through fear, the dictator can task their people with mining, gathering, and forging gear for their next hostile takeover.
Yet as promising as it looks to manage one’s subjects in Pax Autocratica, what looks even more enjoyable is the ability for players to fight in the wars they ignited with their own actions. After choosing territory to defend or conquer as the dictator, gamers will enter the shoes of a soldier. From here, players enter into a first-person perspective, and it’s here where Doom (and Helldivers) fans will feel more at home. Through battle-specific upgrades to both the player’s weapon and the surrounding army, each fight should feel entirely different from the last.
You can read Richard’s full piece over on GameRant. Pax Autocratica launches in Early Access on Steam on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Keep up with the latest by following Pax Autocratica on Tiktok and X/Twitter, joining the official Discord server, and adding it to your Steam wishlist.
