The Emperor’s Own is a story-driven adventure game with RPG elements, set in an alternate universe, inspired by the Russian Empire at the dawn of the 19th century. It features multi-dimensional characters, difficult moral dilemmas, and a mature, branching narrative.

## About This Game

The Emperor’s Own is a story-driven adventure game with RPG elements. It
features deep, multi-dimensional characters, difficult moral dilemmas, and a
mature, branching narrative where your decisions truly matter.

NOTE: THE BELOW DESCRIBES WHAT’S PLANNED IN THE FULL VERSION OF THE GAME. NOT
ALL OF IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE FREE ALPHA TEASER.

The story takes place in an alternate universe, inspired by the Russian Empire
at the dawn of the 19th century. You play as a young officer in Imperial
Secret Intelligence.

The empire is exhausted by foreign wars and mounting internal protest. The
division between the haves and the have-nots has never been as stark. A
peasant uprising is threatening to turn into a bloody class-based civil war.
How far will you go to do your sworn duty? Will you restore order by any means
necessary? Or will you instead throw kindling into the fire, and watch it burn
all around you? In The Emperor’s Own, the choice is always yours.

The world awaiting you is one of contrasts and extremes, from the dizzying
wealth of the imperial palace and the capital, to the poverty and destitution
of backwater villages. You’ll be fully immersed in a time and place unlike
quite any before seen in a computer game. We don’t sugarcoat anything, and
don’t pull any punches. You’ll experience that world and its atmosphere with
all the glory and all the horror it has to offer, without any fairy-tales,
magic, or monsters. Only real people attempting to find their way through
trying times, showcasing the best and the worst that human beings are capable
of.

You’ll take on the role of Cornet Alexander Obolenskii, a young officer
recently recruited into Secret Intelligence because of outstanding
accomplishments in the Imperial Academy, and an even more outstanding last
name. The unit answers to no one but the Emperor himself. You’re entrusted
with life and death authority over all other residents of the Empire, from the
lowest peasant to the highest aristocrat. Will you use that power to carry out
your orders? To advance your personal interests? To fight for an idealistic
cause? That is, of course, up to you.

Along your adventure you’ll meet a memorable cast of characters. Each has his
own thoughts, motivations, and hidden agendas. The world is not black and
white, and there are no heroes or villains. You’ll encounter daring officers,
noble ladies, corrupt officials, firebrand rebels, sadistic psychopaths, and
God knows whoever else. The game is fully voiced, and all the characters are
brought to life by top-tier professional voice actors.

In addition to grand political intrigue, there are personal moments to
experience, including friendship, family, and romance.

And should you wish to indulge your baser desires, there will be an
opportunity to do that as well.

The story is not linear, and your decisions truly matter. They have far-
reaching consequences that don’t reveal themselves until later on. Once you
make a choice, you’ll have to live with it, no matter the outcome. There are
no right and wrong answers, and no one is ever safe. Any character, no matter
how important, can die at any moment, perhaps even by your hand.

The year is 1803. The Slavomir Empire is recovering after a vicious conflict
with its southern neighbor. Word is spreading that the uneasy peace is about
to give way to another war, even more bloody and devastating than the last.
Emperor Alexei III has raised taxes and increased the term of military
service, further inflaming the already exhausted peasantry.

Dissatisfaction in the provinces is increasing daily, and serfs are at the
limits of their patience. Few people are aware of the true situation in the
Empire, however. Most of high society are still attending balls and receptions
in the capital without a care in the world, although there’s discontent among
some of the nobility as well. Secret societies and plots of all manner abound.
The line between enemy and friend, truth and lies is getting ever more
blurred. The Empire is atop a powder keg; all that’s missing is a spark.

And in the midst of it all, rumors of mysterious and supernatural events in
the borderlands have reached the capital. Peasants are whispering that the
Emperor has lost God’s favor, and that a change is needed at the very top…

## Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be
appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature
Content

The Emperor’s Own: Alpha Teaser