Vizier

Vizier is a turn-based story of court intrigue in Tasvirate. A young king sits on the throne, but you are the Vizier who advises him. Each turn brings a decision, and your counsel can shape the realm and your legacy—or lead to your ruin.

Counsel the king

You respond to desperate petitioners, scheming nobles and provinces in revolt by choosing what to advise. The king has his own mind: his temper, fears and trust in you affect whether he makes your advice law or rejects it. You must win his confidence and steer him, or risk being undone by him.

A court that remembers

Factions shift their loyalty as you favor or betray them. You help hold together a realm of treasury, provinces and uneasy peace between rival houses, while your reputation—as a schemer, reformer, butcher or saint—follows you. Rivals, lovers, protégés and a spouse all have fates entangled with yours.

Conspiracies develop over many turns. You can try to stop a coup before it reaches the throne or quietly use it to gain power. Wars, assassinations and succession crises unfold as longer arcs that can end in triumph or catastrophe. The court conceals as much as it reveals, so you must act on what you can learn without knowing everything you want to know.

Reigns and legacies

A reign can end with dismissal in disgrace, death in a coup, a knife in the dark or old age in your own bed. The next Vizier inherits what you leave behind: your fortune, lessons and unfinished schemes. You create your Vizier and decide how to serve—or how to rise—and branching arcs offer many ways for a reign and a life to end. The game includes painterly portraits, cinematic openings, a score made for the game and 40 achievements.