<s>
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Romero	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
the	O
player	O
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
crime	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
Prohibition	O
era	O
starting	O
in	O
1920	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
the	O
Eighteenth	O
Amendment	O
,	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
Chicago	O
by	O
1933	O
(	O
when	O
Prohibition	O
is	O
abolished	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
boss	O
can	O
form	O
a	O
"	O
crew	O
"	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
underlings	O
from	O
60	O
potential	O
ones	O
to	O
help	O
manage	O
their	O
empire	O
of	O
criminal	O
rackets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
speakeasies	B-General_Concept
,	O
casinos	B-Application
,	O
and	O
brothels	O
,	O
protect	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
law	O
and	O
rival	O
mafia	O
gangs	O
,	O
deal	O
with	O
unforeseen	O
problems	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
protestors	O
shutting	O
down	O
a	O
brothel	O
or	O
an	O
undercover	O
federal	O
agent	O
visiting	O
a	O
speakeasy	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
work	O
to	O
extend	O
their	O
gang	O
's	O
influence	O
by	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
rackets	O
of	O
other	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
how	O
to	O
handle	O
rivals	O
-	O
whether	O
that	O
involves	O
forming	O
alliances	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
paying	O
or	O
threatening	O
them	O
into	O
backing	O
off	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
killing	O
them	O
and	O
assuming	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
empires	O
-	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
aspect	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
neighborhood	O
has	O
locations	O
where	O
speakeasies	B-General_Concept
and	O
breweries	O
can	O
be	O
established	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
sell	O
alcohol	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
boss	O
must	O
invest	O
considerable	O
sums	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
and	O
increase	O
their	O
production	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
over	O
rackets	O
or	O
occupied	O
buildings	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
getting	O
into	O
shootouts	O
with	O
rival	O
gangs	O
or	O
law	O
enforcement	O
officers	O
,	O
enters	O
the	O
boss	O
and	O
their	O
crew	O
into	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
X-Com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
focus	O
of	O
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
is	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
boss	O
 '	O
empire	O
through	O
conquest	O
and	O
effective	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
have	O
compared	O
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
game	O
Mob	B-Application
Rule	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Romero	O
Games	O
with	O
Brenda	O
Romero	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brenda	O
's	O
past	O
game	O
development	O
history	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
board	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
historical	O
scenarios	O
,	O
had	O
given	O
her	O
great	O
insights	O
into	O
role-playing	O
games	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
and	O
creating	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
that	O
focused	O
on	O
character	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prohibition	O
era	O
ideas	O
behind	O
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
had	O
been	O
something	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
20	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
