Political roguelike deckbuilder Prime Monster will launch for PC via Steam on May 4, publisher Rekoup, and publisher and developer Cavalier Game Studios announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
A card-based political roguelike about surviving in a parliament of literal monsters. Fight for votes, break rules, weather scandals and force through absurd laws to keep the top job in this democratic dystopia of truly monstrous proportions.
In the Fractured Kingdom, politicians really are monsters.
Whether it’s the Vampires ensuring that the population have the calorie content of their blood tattooed on their necks, or the Zombies implementing speed limits on walking—the nation suffers just the same.
It’s time for CHANGE.
Because once YOU become Prime Monster, the nation will suffer in NEW and EXCITING ways!
Key Features
- Win Votes—By Any Means – In the parliament of the Fractured Kingdom, rational argument is not required! You can bully, blackmail, threaten and commit grievous bodily harm in order to win votes. And that’s just on the members of your own party!
- Pass Terrible Laws – Release the Nosferatu Files? Decriminalize arson? Allow Same Hex Marriage? Finally—you’re in charge and can enact your appalling policy agenda on a weary nation!
- Make Bad Decisions – Whether it’s doubling-down on your problematic past social media posts, accepting free samples from an arms dealer or tear-gassing your own housekeeper—you’re the boss and you do things YOUR WAY.
- Fight Horrible Politicians – 30 reprehensible representatives from 15 political parties are ready and waiting to savage your ideas, policies and personal appearance!
- Exploit Every Opportunity – Every card is a choice—you can either play it for the effect (how conventional!) or you can do as any good politician does and seek to exploit it for Political Capital, which allows you to deploy your powerful personal Tactics.
- Choose Your Monster – Are you a political bruiser, a slimy bastard or an irredeemable bungler? Play as all three of these classic political archetypes in the form of Chopper Badstone of Orcs-4-U, Viscount Sucksworth of Vampiric Victory or Rotilda De Cay of The Zombified People’s Movement.
- Balance Impossible Demands – The public wants things you can’t afford, your party wants things you can’t achieve and opponents just want you dead. To hold on to power you’ll have to somehow maintain your personal authority, political capital, poll rating and cash. Good luck!
- Ignore the Rules – All debates should be bound by respect and decorum, right? Wrong! Here if you don’t like what your opponent is saying, you can simply have them killed. Just make sure the Shrieker of the House doesn’t catch you!
- Make Crazy Promises – Ramp up the difficulty by making ridiculous pledges to a gullible electorate in a misguided attempt to secure a legacy!
- Resign in Disgrace – Has your political career been like watching a clown run across a minefield—except not funny? Has your party lost faith in you? Steal the initiative by resigning like the hopeless failure you are!
Watch a new trailer below.