Fit check
Is Kill the Dictator worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want to command either rebels or government forces
- Players who enjoy adapting tactics to changing maps, weather, and enemy behavior
- Players interested in improving clear times through repeated battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking an extensive story campaign rather than scenario-based battles with different clear conditions
- Players who prefer consistent maps and enemy behavior over changing battlefield attributes and tactics
- Players looking for a game centered on direct control of individual soldiers
Our take on Kill the Dictator
The focus on short clear times and changing battle conditions gives each match a tactical puzzle, but leaves less room for a broad campaign arc or long-term strategic planning across a persistent conflict.
What is Kill the Dictator?
Set in the fictional state of Gerands, this casual strategy simulation lets players lead either a rebel force seeking to overthrow the dictator or a government army suppressing the rebels.
Battles focus on capturing the opposing base by organizing units, choosing when and where to deploy them, and managing unit production, skills, funds, and cooldown upgrades. Day and night alter visibility, while rain slows movement. Battle rewards automatically upgrade units and skills; supplied funds can repair or level up selected zones. Extermination, Seize Battle, and Crisis modes use different objectives and events. Regions vary in battlefield size, map type, advantages, and penalty units. Enemy tactics and land attributes change between battles, and rankings are based on the shortest clear time.
How Kill the Dictator plays
- 01Opposing Forces
- Players can take the role of a rebel force or a government army.
- 02Weather Effects
- Night narrows the field of view, while rain reduces movement speed.
- 03Variable Battlefields
- Regions differ in size, map type, advantages, and units that receive penalties.
- 04Multiple Game Modes
- Extermination, Seize Battle, and Crisis use different clear conditions and gameplay events.
- 05Battle-Based Upgrades
- Rewards automatically improve units and skills, while supplied funds can repair or level up selected zones.
Kill the Dictator compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II battles with direct, hands-on combat, while Kill the Dictator centers on capturing bases through unit deployment, production, skills, funds, and cooldown upgrades. Xenonauts follows a multinational military organization defending Earth from aliens with small squads, persistent soldiers, and technology recovery; Kill the Dictator instead offers rebel and government forces, changing weather, and several battle modes. Shogun Showdown uses turn-based combat, attack-tile upgrades, skills, and deck building, whereas Kill the Dictator varies battles through regions, weather, units, and enemy tactics.
Kill the Dictator: platforms & release
Is Kill the Dictator worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want to command either rebels or government forces. Skip it if: players seeking an extensive story campaign rather than scenario-based battles with different clear conditions.
Where can I download Kill the Dictator?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Kill the Dictator's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Kill the Dictator on?
Windows only.
