Road to Empress
Released 9/9/2025First seen 3mo agoLast fetched 12d ago
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Apple App StoreUS · 2026-10-05
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4.83
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2.0.2
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This drama requires an internet connection. Road to Empress I contains 16 chapters; Road to Empress II contains 32 chapters. Both include free trial chapters. A palace adventure unlike anything you've played—shaped entirely by your choices! Road to Empress II is now available! Step into a world of Eastern palace intrigue and power. ● Building on Road to Empress I, The Palace Legend Continues Road to Empress I has captivated audiences globally. Now, Road to Empress II plunges you into a gripping battle of court politics. Watch a legendary empress rise to new glory! ● 4K Cinematic Quality, Eastern Palace Aesthetics Reimagined Filmed on lavishly built sets with 4K cinematic lighting, the story brings Eastern palaces to life: silk brocade texture, glinting golden hairpins, and a stirring traditional score. Featuring actors Kuan Hung, Evie Huang, Zeawo Yao, and Hana Lin. Sweeping scenes and nuanced performances ensure this golden age unfold right before your eyes. This is the ultimate Eastern aesthetic feast! ● From Unknown Girl to Legendary Empress, Write Your Own Story! Ready to defy fate? Dive into the most thrilling palace power struggles ever! Rise from an unknown girl, break through rival factions, and climb to the peak of power. Think like a ruler: balance court power, plan ahead, and carve a blazing path to the throne. ● Approx.1,500 Minutes, Fully Immersed in Ruling Empress's Life With around 1,500 minutes (I & II) of live-action content, immerse yourself in a sweeping saga of ambition and survival. Every choice triggers a chain of consequences. Twists and suspense await as you seize control and rewrite a dynasty's fate! You decide who rises in the global popularity rankings. ● Stop Being a Spectator, Start Ruling Your Realm A fully upgraded interactive experience: power is a battle of wits at your fingertips: Review Memorials: With a press, witness your realm's lives—answer petitions, resolve disputes, and bring prosperity to your people. Issue Edicts: Your imperial brush decides ministers' fate—reward merit, punish fault, and govern with wisdom. ● What Kind of Ruler Are You? Exclusive Trait Sketch Unlocked At story's end, unlock an exclusive imperial trait sketch covering your scheming style, crisis decision-making, and methods of control. Are you the "Deadly Arsenic Trioxide"—cool, versatile, balancing power and passion? The "Romantic Datura"—loyal, ride-or-die, charging headfirst through fire? Or the "Overachiever Lurid Bolete"—ruthless, letting nothing stand in the way of ambition? Discover who you really are and share your exclusive empress profile! About New One Studio An independent team focused on interactive storytelling, blending Eastern culture with interactive media. In 2019, everyone who journeyed with The Invisible Guardian shared its BAFTA glory, reaffirming that great interactive storytelling can truly stay in people's hearts. Road to Empress depicts the deadly beauty of Eastern intrigue — a battlefield that tests your wisdom and courage. Two works, different stories, one shared vision: let global users experience traditional Eastern culture. A bridge across cultures for every FMV fan. Road to Empress is a saga of the legendary empress. In Road to Empress I, follow a legendary beginning — an unknown girl navigating deadly palace power struggles with wisdom and courage. In Road to Empress II, return as a master strategist. Stakes are brutally higher. Pull the strings, keep ministers in check, and forge a golden age. Every word of your empire's legacy — written by you! (Official Orange Light Authorization, with sincere thanks to Orange Light for their music support.) YouTube：https://www.youtube.com/@RoadtoEmpressOfficial X：https://x.com/roadtoempressen Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/roadtoempress/ Discord：https://discord.gg/roadtoempress
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Star in the live-action interactive drama! Shape a dynasty's fate in Road to Empress II, the new content of the global hit. Defy fate, claim the throne—you decide it all!
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This game is legitimately so fun! I started playing and before long hours passed. The storylines are well developed, and the characters are engaging. Highly recommend it, especially for fans of CDramas?
- GG2345678 · v2.0.2
I got through the tutorial by seeing practically every bad ending 🤣 but it's interesting. I watched ruyi's royal love in the palace and it's like im watching it while making my own choices. I would describe it as a dramatic visual novel.
- toppis7 · v2.0.2
5 star cause I can date hot women as a femm they/ them
- Lululululu1u · v2.0.2
A cinematic interactive masterpiece! I’m having fun, especially with the bad endings. I weirdly get disappointed when I make all the right choices the first run through 😂. Can’t wait to see what New One does next.
- Mariahsfolly · v2.0.2
I’ve been wanting to play this game for so long but I didn’t have a windows computer. Now I finally can play! It costs 0.99 to download the preview and it costed me 25 for both game 1 and game 2 so I think that’s not too bad and totally worth it for the game play. I’m just so happy I can even play this game without having to buy a whole new computer or laptop.
- madi_bones · v2.0.2
computah! make me super goated at this amazing game. 5 stars. thank you Ludwig for introducing me.
- obishhhh · v2.0.2
This game is great
- mttmns · v2.0.2
having my Maomao moments!!
- olizerra · v2.0.2
The storyline is full of juicy drama and the aesthetics are breathtaking. Can’t see more in the future.
- winterr22 · v2.0.2
If you want a good decision based game, play this. End of story.
- D.va main boiiiii · v2.0.2
Im in love with the drama
- el345 · v2.0.2
This is so fun! I hope there will be an otome game in this format someday
- xPurpUnicornx · v2.0.2
Game unplayable after in-app purchase.
- John J. Galt · v2.0.2
Literally the Chinese game of thrones. I love it!
- Kev yy · v2.0.2
10/10 game even beyond the romance aspect. it’s got great drama and dramatic turns, the costumes and the sets have amazing quality. it’s really like watching a movie and just making decisions. i haven’t already playing RTE2 and I just bought the game yesterday. Totally worth the money to buy all of the chapters because you will definitely want to finish the story.
- yelahf · v2.0.2
I’ve just stared and I love this game. It’s like being in the historical dramas I love to watch.
- mplouis · v2.0.2
OR PLAY THIS WITH YOUR THEM/THEY! This game is truly enjoyable. I cannot.even begin, JUST PLAY IT. IM NOT JOKING DO IT.
- (Asdfghjkl1234567890) · v2.0.2
I can only do one chapter after paying $1 plus tax? Screw you ppl fr, I’m not paying $20 or more to unlock more chapters this is such bull. If I could get a refund I would, this is ridiculous.
- pokeanna · v2.0.2
一直卡在99%准备安装那里，根本打不开
- Iaa004 · v2.0.2
C drama show but you can make the decisions, I LOVE IT
- Its.Jazzy · v2.0.2
감사해요
- 쥬링클 · v2.0.2
Please add subtitle Vietnamese
- Hazie64 · v2.0.2
this is everything and more
- ellesreview · v2.0.2
This is a choice based movie that has a story timeline to allow the player to do alternative options. Quality of cinematic experience and music are great. Story is extensive and you can play this for 2 10-20 hours. You guide the course of a young woman’s journey to become the Supreme empress. There is a lot of character depth of the main character and supporting roles. I’d love to see more titles from this company.
- titaniummd · v2.0.2
I’m always a bit hesitant when it comes to interactive choice games like this but I can confidently say you will not regret buying this game. The storyline is so intriguing and with all of the collectibles and different things you can unlock, it’s definitely worth buying the full game!
- paintmeagalaxy · v2.0.2
True art me like. I won’t spread your sorrows to the heartless sea…
- Geoff485 · v2.0.2
Amazing graphics
- Fidlstix99 · v2.0.2
TLDR; No warnings of AI use, frustrating endings, and weird visuals for the second game. The title is exactly what this review is about. The first game was genuinely phenomenal. Great storyline along with choices, and amazing visuals. I played it multiple times over just to see where the story goes if I make this choice vs. this choice, and obviously, the visuals. (trying not to give spoilers lol) Really, really happy with this game. The second? I hated it. Not immediately, it slowly built up throughout the game. 1st. The visuals looked… kinda different this time around. I can’t put my finger on it, but I just didn’t like it compared to the first. Whatever. I kept playing, not a huge deal. 2nd. I started to notice how dumb some of the endings were. “Haha, you shouldn’t have done that!” For something as tiny as picking up a cup or something. Obviously the first game had its fair share of endings that I would consider “dumb”, but never to this extent and never this many. I moved on and kept playing, though annoyed. 3rd. I finally got down to an ending. Not a good one, but still an ending. You wanna know what the first thing I noticed was? Entire ending was made by AI. Legitimately the entire thing. Now, this was a text ending. I got real used to these since they appeared throughout the entire game, with the text appearing on the BLACK screen (you know, like a normal game 😒). But this time, it had actual scenes behind it that were entirely “curated” by AI, that could’ve easily just been the same black screen the rest of the game had. I noticed this afterwards, but at least a majority of the captions also were likely created by AI. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I wanna make it very clear that, if it’s not obvious enough, I despise AI. I would not have paid for these games had I been informed that there was use of AI in them, simply because I refuse to support companies that pull this BS under our noses. There were absolutely no notices or obvious ways to know that this game had been created by AI, especially with all of the good reviews. This is the part that outrages me the most, because again, I would’ve never supported this game series had I known. I get it. Sometimes you have to cut corners as game devs. But let’s maybe cut corners as in hire-way-less-qualified-people rather than let’s-use-an-ai-that-doesn’t-know-what-the-f-it’s-doing. Please do not buy these games.
- i luv atheart · v2.0.2
The storyline is super interesting & the graphics of this game is beautiful
- JBug94 · v2.0.2
Personally, I am captivated by both paths. Li Zhi’s route delivers a profound partnership; he not only loves us but deeply admires and champions our pursuit of power, making us true allies bound by a shared fate. Li Tai’s route is beautifully crafted, offering an incredibly compelling and layered character evolution. My only complaint is that I wish his story had more chapters. Yet, despite its brevity, his narrative arc still lingers with an enduring beauty. The writing in this game is so masterful that I completely embodied Wu Yuanzhao; I truly loved these characters, and their absence left a profound ache in my heart.
- Fireunderthewater · v2.0.2
Always fun and it takes a while to complete so it’s a commitment but the story’s nice and your choices do really effect the outcome
- geovannabouman · v2.0.1
剧情有些地方可以再改改，人物都很美
- kkk。gkdfn · v2.0.1
剧情精彩，内容丰富，画面很美。
- Xin123@6q · v2.0.1
This interactive story game was so fun to watch and play, I had the most amazing experience with literally everything! The culture, the music, the clothes, the infrastructure, everything was just so beautiful & amazing!! I enjoyed playing this game so much that it only took me like 2 days to finish because I couldn't stop. Honestly the outfits are so gorgeous and the music puts you right into the vibe of the whole world, it literally feels like you're watching a high-budget drama show but you get to play it. Every choice you make actually matters for your character to become empress (and later emperor) and the graphics are so smooth with absolutely no lag at all. It is such a fun and addictive ride from start to finish, I'm seriously obsessed and I really hope the creators come out with more ASAP! With the amount of effort they put into this, I’m honestly surprised it only costs $20 to unlock everything, so it is 100% worth it! I hope you guys get nominated for an award as top 10 GOTY!!!! Better than resident evil and 007 first light haha
- FreePalestine🤲🏽 · v2.0.1
reminds me of a real c drama. great graphics and animation.
- iTodd21 · v2.0.1
I died twice already even though I thought I was amazing at palace intrigued. I love it. Let see if I can become empress
- Arnolda1\ · v2.0.1
No words, just amazing. And the Story? Chef’s kiss 🤌🏻
- 1ilheathen · v2.0.1
It’s an amazing game first time playing such a game like this love the story’s I love how I could interact within the story I wish they make more games just like these love love this game
- Boogiewithehoodie · v2.0.1
质量高水准好 良心作品
- Zomhhh · v2.0.1
Never do I leave reviews but this game just hit every mark. I died 7 times just on the first 4 chapters but I’m telling you it’s worth it and not only getting invested in the story but I’m getting better with my choices as well. So much to say, so little words. This is truly a great game. Looking forward to more!
- OMG Play this now!!! · v2.0.1
Great game. Enticing story, challenging situations, and very helpful in learning the ins and outs of politics and social strategy.
- Storm Token · v2.0.1
Worth every Penny, I hope they never stop creating these interactive masterpieces
- Nini78910 · v2.0.1
I love this game. SPOILERS AHEAD: One thing I don’t like is that I wanted to be with Li Tai, but couldn’t since the game wouldn’t let me. I wish I could have been the empress with Li Tai.
- Swiftie_Directioner@12 · v2.0.1
好玩
- hshshhxhhdnd · v2.0.1
It’s hard I can’t lie very hard but it’s so fun because I get to choose what I want
- kleianakk56 · v2.0.1
this is the best game ever created. i’ve played 100% of the first one and the second game is DOUBLE the chapters. more fun to be had and so many ways to die. can’t wait to eat osmanthus soup with all of you
- judaytran · v2.0.1
看电视已经习惯2倍速了感觉节奏真的还是不够快想要在快点但是真的很好看的画风啊不说谁知道是游戏啊我嘞个豆
- 10qi27 · v2.0.1
Could not put this game down, it felt like I was inside a C-drama.
- Basketball super girl · v2.0.1
So far I am in love!!! I just started and am looking forward for the rest!! So intrigued and immersed in the story!
- babdbeixhwhxdhs · v2.0.1
La mejor historia del mundo ambas partes son geniales
- GOLUM🧃 · v2.0.1
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