Politics in the current age is anything but smooth sailing and soon you’ll be able to navigate your own political drama in the upcoming text-based RPG Suzerain. In Suzerain players take on the role of President Rayne of the nation of Sordland during an alternate 1950s. Sordland could become either a nation laying in ruin or a well functioning nation depending on the decisions made and the alliances that are formed with other characters. As the President, you will have to determine decisions regarding issues such as healthcare, immigration, law enforcement, and other issues that pop up when it comes to running a country.
All the choices made in Suzerain will please some people and really displease others. There will be various factions within the government to navigate and the members of your Cabinet could be your closest allies or your worst enemies. The key features have been highlighted as:
KEY FEATURES
Immerse yourself into a deeply intricate text-based political drama.
- Navigate weighty conversations in this 200K-word story with branching paths.
Lead the fictional country of Sordland in the 1950s.
- Can you keep Sordland out of war with the encroaching nation of Rumburg? Can you launch and complete a new mega infrastructure project? Can you fix the welfare system? The responsibility falls on your shoulders.
The story is new, but the issues are familiar.
- Tackle difficult choices on immigration, healthcare, law enforcement, and more in this alternate world set in the 1950s. Even outside the office, your beliefs will be challenged among your friends, and your family. Will you support the Equal Rights movement? Encourage government control of the media? Maintain traditional values or embrace reform?
Do you trust your Cabinet?
- Work closely with your Cabinet members to forge strong policies and practices for your government. But remember: everyone has their own ideals, and agenda. Pick your allies carefully, and your enemies even more carefully.
You cannot do everything. Every choice has consequences.
- Your Cabinet will advise you on all matters, but you cannot please everyone — sometimes you can’t even please yourself. You will have to make sacrifices, be they moral, political or personal.
Which is more important, your country or your family?
- It’s challenging to be a good father and a good president at the same time. Can you do both? If not, which one will you choose?
There are multiple endings. What will be your legacy?
- You must find your own way through the complicated political landscape of your presidency. Where the country ends up at the end of four years is determined by your decisions.
Suzerain will be available this summer on PC and Mac.
Source: Press Release
