Ambition: A Minuet in Power

by Joy Manufacturing Co., Iceberg Interactive

The Developer Says...

18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.

Players Like...

❤ Mechanical Complexity

Players control Yvette Decaux through a strategic daily choice system where each action - selling gossip, buying a dress, attending a party - consumes an entire day. The game demands careful planning across five political factions: Crown, Revolution, Military, Church, and Bourgeoisie.

❤ Social Navigation

The core gameplay challenges players to collect scandalous rumors at aristocratic parties, sell information for income, manipulate relationships with six potential love interests, and balance social credibility against personal risk.

❤ Strategic Depth

Players must manage a "peril" meter that threatens execution, choose romantic partners strategically, influence historical events through calculated interactions, and invest in fashionable clothing to access elite social circles.

❤ Dynamic Storytelling

Each playthrough offers unique experiences through randomized social events, multiple narrative branches, six distinct romantic routes, and potential to dramatically alter French Revolutionary outcomes.

❤ Player Engagement

Participants appreciate the game's intricate choice consequences, witty, historically-grounded dialogue, opportunity to seduce a provocative cast (including a questioning priest, a revolutionary leader, and a wealthy widow), and ability to manipulate political tensions through gossip.

❤ Replayability Factors

Players repeatedly return to explore different faction alignments, alternative romantic paths, varied historical scenarios, and emerging narrative combinations.

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