Ruler by Default overview

Pistachi Studio | May 3, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC

Casual Indie Simulation Dating Sim Visual Novel Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)453
Revenue (VGI)$3,457
Review score96% positive

Ruler by Default dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)453
Revenue (VGI)$3,457
Review score96% positive
Total reviews28
Release dateMay 3, 2018
DeveloperPistachi Studio
PublisherPistachi Studio

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Pistachi Studio Publisher: Pistachi Studio

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Game overview

Overview

Ruler by Default comes from Pistachi Studio and is published by Pistachi Studio. It arrived on Steam on May 3, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Ruler by Default's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 28 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Ruler by Default is available in 1 languages including:

English

1 regional rating boards including esrb

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1.2 GHz	1 GB RAM	1280 x 720	600 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	OS X 10.6	64 bit processor	1 GB RAM	1280 x 720	600 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	x86	1 Gz	1 GB RAM	1280 x 720	600 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Ruler by Default has sold up to 453 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $3,457. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Ruler by Default overview details

Ruler by Default combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. Dimensional rifts don't just pop up every day, and forecasts predict you have a year before you can even think about going home, so you may as well get comfortable. As the overlord it will be up to you to carefully build relationships with those around you, and perhaps even put the moves on some cross dimensional characters This game contain content such as: strong language, blood, violence 5 Different Character routes with 42 Different Endings Over 150K words estimated 6-20 hours of gameplay 50+ CGs Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama

SteamPulse editorial summary

Ruler by Default is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Ruler by Default
Steam App ID	366920
Type	game
Release date	May 3, 2018
Developer	Pistachi Studio
Publisher	Pistachi Studio
Price	$9.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Casual, Indie, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	27
Negative reviews	1
Total reviews	28
Positive percent	96%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	May 3, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Casual Simulation Dating Sim Visual Novel Anime

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Setting Out	No description
A New World	No description
Meet the Crew	No description
Meet a Princess!	No description
A Day Out	No description
Two is Better Than One!	No description
Meet the Forest Fae	No description
Rhoslyn Good Ending	No description
Summer Good Ending	No description
Miyuki Good Ending	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/366920
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/366920/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/366920
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Ruler by Default

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Ruler by Default?

Ruler by Default's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:14:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Ruler by Default growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Ruler by Default?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60%), Brazil (10%), Poland (10%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.4%), Brazil (9%), Germany (8.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.8%), Brazil (8.4%), Germany (7.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.9%), China (8.5%), Brazil (8.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Ruler by Default?

Ruler by Default currently sits at 96% positive across 28 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 27 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Ruler by Default have?

Ruler by Default currently has about 353 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Ruler by Default?

Ruler by Default is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

96% positive, 27 positive, 1 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 3 May 2018

DLC and packages

Ruler by DefaultBuy Ruler by Default #66413$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1280 x 720 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 600 MB available space

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