First time playing, everyone loved me but the libruls. The the UN got pissy with me over some environemental shit. Made the huge mistake of letting in refugees and ask UN for moneybecause EVERYONE hated that, I was hoping to get friendly with the nation of the refugees as well as scoring free cash from UN. After this everything went downhill, everyone hates me, tax was raised to 55% from 13% to cover expenses. Ive lost all popular support and im just sitting in my office waiting to get assassinated. All in all a good and fun dictator simulator, I like it.

Rogue State... the humoristic post-revolution country management simulator. A nice idea, layout and attempt to deliver a realistic experience but the game have not what it takes to give us sufficient interest and life span. [Game refunded: Review won't be updated] [h1] Plot:[/h1] The revolution is over and King Salman is dead. You are the leader of the new government of Basenji: a fictive country of Middle East based on the name of a dog. It's up to you to restore the pride and power of your state and create a reign that last for thousand years... [h1] Graphics:[/h1] The intro is nice, based on pictures well drawn. The game takes place in your office and situation room. Every selections of menus makes your avatar ( a man or a women) move across the rooms and open/use appropriates elements related to menus. The game looks nice, only characters are a bit "frozen" and loose in realism. Something very nice is the presence of a newspaper. You can check some important info and every ...

I've went back and forth on deciding whether to up or downvote this game and I have decided to downvote. The reason for my downvote is simple, after a couple play throughs you realize the game lacks depth. I have failed in only my first play through and then scored over 900 on all play throughs afterward. Did I just magically become a genius? No, it is because I found the trick to succeeding every single time. I of course ignored this flaw because I thought the developers were going to continue to improve the game over time. I was wrong. In a recent news update it has come to light that the game will only be maintained via bug squashing and support. So basically this is the finished game. I was really hoping for more interactions with other nations, russia needs to be more than a minor detial, and more random events that forced the player to adapt. Due to these limitations, it seems there are really only a couple ways to truely succeed. This is of course a problem when the descriptio...

I very much like this game. It's a good mix between Sim Junta, Democracy 3 and Rulers of Nations. The simplicity and short gameplay like Sim Junta, the various policy selection and experimentation of Democracy 3 and the background complexity of Ruler of Nations. The concept is simple, it is a turn-based geopolitical simulation game where you are the ruler of a newly established country called the People's Republic of Basenji and you must strive against unhappy citizens, a power-hungry brother, an imperialistic UN/USA and the desires of your neighbors. You will have events that pop up where you must make hard choices that will determine the fate of Basenji and affect your popularity with the 5 groups of citizens (Capitalists, Patriots, Fundamentalists, Liberals and Qariffi (I think that's spelled right). You also need to keep the loyalty of your own military or else your brother Farouk will swiftly eject you from power. You adjust policies that range from minimum wage requirements to y...

This is a flawed political and financial sim where you try to balance your treasury with approval from your various social factions, the military and cabinet ministers, while keeping an eye on your neighbors and possibly developing some fancy secret project on the side. You get 5 years, i.e. 60 turns, which you have to survive and hopefully rack up a good score. The good: - A good breadth of approaches are possible. You can please some factions while neglecting others, you can be a corrupt kleptocrat, you can be a warmonger or a peacebroker, side with the USA or Russia, oppress or empower the ethnic minority, and more. - It's varied. Each playthrough randomizes the events you get, the resources that become available, population faction membership, ministers and the big late-game crisis (such as a recession or terrorist threat). Makes for lots of replay value. - There are collectibles, including game modes with alternate start conditions, and some easter-eggy unlockables. The Bad: ...

While the concept is interesting, drawing from the same idea of games such as Balance of Power, there is just not much depth to this game. While it promises a branching option for governing in reality it is just a numbers game and lacks any real sense of weight or consequence for doing anything.

This is truly a middle east political simulator at it's FINEST! There's alot I think could be improved "More policies as an example" and more options when one is overthrown. Overall I had a great time, my main medium is video so I hope you guys will enjoy my first look and review posted down below. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXXaSHxscmA&feature=gp-n-o&google_comment_id=z12uuzxqgt2tgrdz004chlpo0vy1gl44sew

[h1] Overall Rogue State is a fun, and challenging game! However... [/h1] Rogue State is a game where you rule over a middle eastern country, as a democratic ruler. [spoiler] Really? No ability to rule as a dictator/monarch? I understand what the game is generally going for, ruling a democratic nation in the middle east. Just feels dissapointing that you cannot rename/change your nation's name or flag. Or that you cannot change your government type. [/spoiler] You must manage 4 classes, which represent your overall population. [spoiler] These four classes will randomly become more important/bigger during certain times in the game, such as a rising number of capitalists, or patriots. This is sadly random, and you have NO way of influencing the population to becoming more loyal to your prefered population. [/spoiler] As well, you must manage local diplomacy, negotians with the US, and the UN. [spoiler] As unique as it is, having randomly picked nations to be your neighbors is intersti...

Trapped within the cluttered office of the beseiged Presidential Palace, rushing from phone to phone to raise any remaining loyal forces as the American backed revolutionaries began their final assault, and cowering under my desk as the gunfire and jeering crowds drew closer and closer, I pondered on the mistakes of my despotic regime. Oh why, why, *why* did I have to ban decadent Western haircuts!?

>everything looks good, making lots of money, everyone loves me. >decide to build dam to improve country. >spend most of my money and commit most of my income. >whatcouldgowrong?.EXE >Amrica's economy goes into recession. >businesses need bailouts or they'll go bankrupt. >can't afford, spent all my money on dam. >economy goes into toilet. >think "i think i can hold out until the dam gets done, then i'll have money again". >#can'tgetanyworse. >relations with neighbors goes bad. >they all invade, i get rekt. >treasury's way in the red from attacks, loyalty goes down rapidly. >neighbors finally agree to peace, but i have to pay massive reparations. >Gladthat'sover.org. >borther launches coup. >no money, no public support and no army. >get overthrown. 10/10, would be forced into permanent exile again.