You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
This is A War of a Madman's Making: A combination of Visual Novel and text-based RPG centered around war planning and political survival, inspired by games like Suzerain and Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa.
War of a Madman's Making is set in a fictional world where nuclear escalation has blackened the skies. You are a citizen who has been mysteriously called up to serve as Field Marshal of the Great Leader's army. Through a combination of resource management, political maneuvering, and strategic military planning, you must survive the impending war - and the purges and assassinations that will come along with it.
You have the freedom to be ruthless in your methods, but doing so too freely could have consequences - particularly if you face a tribunal for crimes against humanity. However, mismanage your resources pursuing nobler causes, and you'll find a similar fate at the hands of your beloved Great Leader.
Rein in the disaster, protect your family, and survive the purges.
Features
~70k word story with 5 major endings.
Resource management. Maintain a military budget, popularity with the Leader's cabinet, and favor with the Great Leader himself.
Choose your allies and enemies. Scheme amongst the Leader's staff or even against the Leader himself.
Manipulate your reports when you must give bad news to the Great Leader, but be careful not to push your luck.
Retro-style soundtrack by Borealis (Shirli Ainsworth) full of tense overtures and bombastic battle themes.
An encyclopaedia filled with lore and character details - including nuggets that an astute player will find useful.
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