Rogue State

Rogue State is about holding onto power after you lead a revolution that frees the People's Republic of Basenji from a corrupt monarchy. As the Glorious Leader, you must balance the interests of fundamentalists, capitalists, patriots and liberals while contending with your brother Farouk, who is building power and influence to overthrow you. You can play as a male or female Head of State.

Govern Basenji

Choose cabinet leaders to help manage the country and keep their favor by meeting objectives relevant to them. Decide how freely or oppressively to address the problems of your rule, and manage nuanced relationships with other leaders, whose distinct personalities can shape your approach. Alliances may help Basenji avoid wars your leadership cannot survive.

Foreign affairs

Manage relations with neighboring countries without attracting too much negative attention from the Americans. You can forge alliances, develop tourism and promote trade, or invade countries, assassinate rivals and build nuclear weapons in secret. You can also choose whether to donate generously to the United Nations or become an international pariah.

A changing world

The game includes over 30 possible state purchases, six clandestine projects, eight potential neighbors and hundreds of randomly generated events. No two games are the same, and an approach that works in one may not work in another. Its comic imagery draws inspiration from French comic artist Jean “Moebius” Giraud, and it features thousands of lines of spoken dialogue.