Impire

Initial press reactions to Impire drew comparisons with Bullfrog Productions's Dungeon Keeper, a real-time strategy game released in 1997 that received widespread critical acclaim. Alongside Dungeon Keeper, Impire similarly grants the player command over a subterranean empire, with the ability to construct buildings, recruit monsters, and engage minions in combat.

Within the fictional universe of Impire, the player assumes the persona of Baʿal-Abaddon, a primordial evil summoned from Tartarus and imprisoned in the physical form of a demonic imp, initially forced to serve the incompetent sorcerer Oscar van Fairweather. During the course of Impire, Baal-Abaddon escapes van Fairweather's control and attempts to reconstruct his ancient, nefarious empire under the continent of Ardania.

Shortly after announcing the project on July 26, 2012, Yves Bordeleau, the Studio Director of Cyanide Montreal indicated that Impire was in 'pre-pre-alpha' during his presentation to GameSpot staff. Throughout Bordeleau's demonstration, he frequently referenced the 'scenarios' in the single-player and co-operative campaign setting of Impire, suggesting that the structure of the game is predominantly mission-based.

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| 4P = 65%

| Destruct = 3.5/10

| EuroG = 3/10

| GI = 5/10

| GSpot = 4.5/10

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| GStar = 47%

| JXV = 14/20

| PCGUK = 63%

| PCPP = 3/10

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Impire received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

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{{cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/07/impire-is-a-dungeon-keeper-inspired-pc-game-from-paradox-and-cyanide/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231050059/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/07/impire-is-a-dungeon-keeper-inspired-pc-game-from-paradox-and-cyanide/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2012|title=Impire Is A Dungeon Keeper-Inspired PC Game From Paradox And Cyanide|website=Kotaku Australia|publisher=Pedestrian Group|author=Booker, Logan|date=July 28, 2012|accessdate=July 28, 2012}}

{{cite web|url=http://mmogamecentral.com/paradox-interactive-announce-new-strategy-mmo-impire/|title=Paradox Interactive Announce New Strategy MMO, Impire|website=MMOGameCentral|author=Smith, Blaine|date=July 27, 2012|accessdate=October 26, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817112436/http://mmogamecentral.com/paradox-interactive-announce-new-strategy-mmo-impire/|archivedate=August 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/impire/|title=Impire|work=Strategy Informer|date=July 26, 2012|accessdate=July 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802075106/http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/impire/|archive-date=August 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NwFJ0NbChc|title=Impire - Demo|website=YouTube|publisher=Google|author=GameSpot|date=July 27, 2012|accessdate=July 28, 2012|quote=The main character needs to evolve to regain power over... well, to gain control of Ardania. Basically, he's been summoned by Oscar, and he's been reduced to that little size of an imp, and he wants to regain his power to become the Lord of Ardania. That's his motive, but right now, in that particular scenario, we want to help... help out Oscar van Fairweather, which is the one that summoned you to get the Dust of Broken Hearts, a thing specific to that scenario.}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.bluesnews.com/s/134079/impire-announced|title=Impire Announced|website=Blue's News|publisher=Stephen Heaslip|date=July 27, 2012|accessdate=July 29, 2012}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/32107/79467/0/Impire.html|title=Test: Impire|language=de|website=4Players|publisher=4Players GmbH|author=Oertel, Mathias|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-impire/|title=Review: Impire|website=Destructoid|publisher=Gamurs|author=Brown, Fraser|date=February 27, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/impire-review|title=Impire review|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|author=Harman, Stace|date=March 8, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/impire-review/1900-6405003/|title=Impire Review|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|author=Meunier, Nathan|date=March 7, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}

{{cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/impire/1227455p1.html|title=Impire Review|website=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|author=Johnson, Leif|date=February 20, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}

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{{cite magazine|title=Review: Impire|magazine=PC PowerPlay|publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd|issue=214|date=April 2013|page=88}}

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