Players Like...

❤ Creating and Observing Emergent Narratives

Players rave about the ability to craft their own custom scenarios or select from a wealth of community-made maps in the Steam Workshop. After setting the initial conditions, players sit back and observe as the AI-controlled nations engage in a dynamic geopolitical dance. Nations form alliances, wage wars, experience internal revolts, and vie for dominance over the map. Each playthrough can result in vastly different outcomes, with players commonly reporting the rise and fall of empires, surprise revolutions, and other historically-inspired or completely novel events.

❤ Shaping the World with God-like Powers

While the game does not allow direct control of individual nations, it provides players with a suite of "god-like" powers to influence the course of events. Players can forcibly instigate wars, peace treaties, and alliances between nations. They can also collapse nations or edit their attributes, such as combat strength and treasury. Experimenting with these powers to shape the outcome of their scenarios is a major source of enjoyment for many players.

❤ Engaging Observational Gameplay Loop

The core gameplay loop revolves around setting up a scenario and then observing as the AI-controlled nations interact. Players liken this to watching an ever-changing "world war simulation" unfold, finding the experience highly engaging and satisfying. The game's dynamic and randomized AI interactions ensure that no two playthroughs are alike, further enhancing the replayability.