Anomaly President
Anomaly President screenshot 1Anomaly President screenshot 2
ActionAdventureIndieRPGSingleplayerAction RoguelikeRogueliteCraftingDark Comedy

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 13

Peak in the last 7 days: 15

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Game description

In this presidential rogue-like action game, gather votes and run for presidency by day, then transform into a warrior to take down your enemies by night! Master unique skills to become a swordmaster, a cyber mage, or anything in between, and overthrow the ruthless president!

Basic info

DeveloperPhew Phew Games
PublisherPhew Phew Games, Gamedev.ist, Gamersky Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 3, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 / AMD FX-6300
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 438 reviews from the past 1 year

83.1/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

200 reviewers enjoy Anomaly President and its defense mechanic, though early difficulty bites; it scores 83.1.

👍 Strengths

200 reviews say they love it, the most upvoted praising its defense mechanic. 55 say parrying feels great and combat is varied and rewarding, and 45 praise the look and presentation of a quality production. Others enjoy diverse weapons, builds and base progression, and some like minigames that change the pace. Gameplay appears in 71% of analyzed reviews and ranks 888th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

50 reviews find the combat feel weak, with poor hit feedback and repetitive animations. 50 say early difficulty is too high, with unfair spikes that discourage newcomers, and 50 point to limited variety and repetitive levels in early access. Others worry about losing progress when exiting, and some find the defense window too easy to adjust. Content Volume ranks 726th of 1351, Story & World ranks 812th of 1096, and Tech & Support ranks 452nd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“incredibly good game; amazing defense mechanic; definitely should buy” · 200 reviews
“limited content variety in early access with repetitive level design” · 50 reviews
“game feels like quality production with good presentation” · 45 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.29 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “diverse weapons, builds, and base progression with varied playstyle options” · 24 reviews
Negative “limited build variety, only three elements, pure stat scaling after chapter one” · 12 reviews

Progression 21% · Difficulty 24% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 4% · Controls & feel 37%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +1.50 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “enjoyable story flow, good dialogue and character humor” · 14 reviews
Negative “boss attacks lack thematic design and variety” · 5 reviews

Characters 5% · World 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.17 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “limited content variety in early access with repetitive level design” · 50 reviews

Volume 14% · Replayability 16%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.84 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “game feels like quality production with good presentation” · 45 reviews
Negative “animations still not smooth enough in finishing moves” · 7 reviews

Audio 17%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.87 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.24 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “defense range adjustment too easy; should narrow or widen range” · 19 reviews
Positive “no broken mechanics, feels surprisingly balanced” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.19 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “developers continue to add weapons, mechanics and stories” · 7 reviews
Negative “missing achievements and console vibration toggle options” · 1 review

Stability 10% · Performance 8%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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