Impire is a real-time strategy video game developed by Cyanide Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, and released for Microsoft Windows via Steam on February 14, 2013.
Gameplay
Initial press reactions to
Impire drew comparisons with Bullfrog Productions's
Dungeon Keeper, a real-time strategy game released in 1997 that received widespread critical acclaim. Alongside
Dungeon Keeper,
Impire similarly grants the player command over a subterranean empire, with the ability to construct buildings, recruit monsters, and engage minions in combat.
Setting
Within the fictional universe of
Impire, the player assumes the persona of BaĘżal-
Abaddon, a primordial evil summoned from
Tartarus and imprisoned in the physical form of a demonic
imp, initially forced to serve the incompetent sorcerer Oscar van Fairweather. During the course of
Impire, Baal-Abaddon escapes van Fairweather's control and attempts to reconstruct his ancient, nefarious empire under the continent of Ardania.
Development
Shortly after announcing the project on July 26, 2012, Yves Bordeleau, the Studio Director of Cyanide Montreal indicated that
Impire was in 'pre-pre-alpha' during his presentation to
GameSpot staff. Throughout Bordeleau's demonstration, he frequently referenced the 'scenarios' in the single-player and co-operative campaign setting of
Impire, suggesting that the structure of the game is predominantly mission-based.
Reception
Impire received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website
Metacritic.
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