A House Divided
A shared political and economic world that advances one turn every hour. The current world began in 1991, and the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan are open to players.
The world right now. The current world began in 1991 and advances every hour. United States, United Kingdom, and Japan are open to players. The rest of the world economy runs alongside them, trading, lending, and reacting to what players do.
The politics
You play one politician in a world shared with every other player. In the United States the ladder runs from the state house and state senate through the governorship and Congress to the presidency. The United Kingdom and Japan have their own legislatures, election cycles, and paths to the top job. You can hold characters in more than one country.
Getting there is the game. You fundraise, poll, campaign region by region, survive a primary, and defend the seat once you hold it. Local races, legislatures, and national leadership contests all run on their own calendars at once.
The economy
Politics is half the game. The other half is a working economy run by players: corporations with real balance sheets, commodity markets, government bonds, currencies, and central banks that set actual policy. Found a company and take it public, corner an extraction market, or trade the currency of a government you distrust. Money made here funds campaigns there.
A world with a memory
Parties rise and split, newspapers report what players actually did, and the political map you inherit was drawn by the people who played before you. Log off and the world keeps moving: standing orders keep campaigns spending, companies keep producing, and the next election still arrives on schedule.
The 1991 world
The current era begins at the end of the Cold War, with new parties forming and old certainties coming apart. The 1991 explorer has every country's opening numbers, the regional leans, and what changed from the previous world.
Common questions
What does it cost?
Nothing. The browser game is free to play. Patreon supporters get cosmetic perks and help pay for the servers, and their names go on the supporter wall. The desktop client is free for multiplayer; local Singleplayer and Worldsim are a one-time $20 purchase.
Which countries can I play?
United States, United Kingdom, or Japan. Each has its own legislature, election cycle, and economic rules. The rest of the world is simulated and browsable but not open to players yet.
What happens when I log off?
The world keeps going, one turn per hour. Your standing orders keep working: campaigns keep spending on schedule and companies keep producing. Most players check in once or twice a day.
How long does a career take?
A term of office lasts days of real time, not months. Careers move quickly; the presidency is a longer campaign against real opponents.
Is there a downloadable client?
Yes. Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android builds are on the download page, always from the latest GitHub release. Multiplayer is the same world as the browser. The browser remains free.
What is the 1991 explorer?
A separate page with the opening state of the 1991 world: every country's numbers, the regional leans, and the changes since the previous era. It is generated from a turn-1 snapshot.