Politburo Simulator
Release date: May 30, 2025
Developers: Will Whitworth
Publishers: Muddled Knot
Genres: Strategy
Categories: Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

Politburo Simulator is a turn-based strategy game that puts you in charge of a fictional Communist country. As the General Secretary, your job is to manage your cabinet of Politburo members, make crucial decisions, and maintain control over your nation. To stay in power, you'll need to navigate a complex web of political events. Each turn, you'll face new challenges—economic crises, internal power struggles, and international crises. Your decisions will directly impact public unrest, resources, capital, and your favor with Moscow. Key Features Appoint and manage your Politburo team, each with their own traits, loyalties and ambitions. Make decisions that affect the state and your political standing. Experience a rich tapestry of events inspired by the Cold War era. Manage resources to keep your regime stable over 50 years. Balance the interests of the Politburo, the public, and the Soviet Union. Use your intelligence operatives and the military to give you an extra edge. Every choice you make will shape the future of the nation. Will you defend the Revolution, or will history take its course? The fate of your regime is in your hands. 


Notes: The game touches on sensitive political themes, including authoritarian rule, propaganda, and internal power struggles within a communist regime. Although the setting is fictional, it's influenced by real events from the Cold War, with references to war, ideological conflict, and state-controlled violence. Players will encounter morally complex decisions, such as choosing between harsh tactics to maintain order or risking chaos by granting more freedom. The game features mature language that reflects the intense and often ruthless political atmosphere, and some choices may lead to state-sanctioned actions that imply or result in violence, though these are not graphically depicted.