Shadow President

Shadow President is a strategy and political simulation game played through a global map interface. As President, you review world events, make policy decisions and allocate resources across the economy, defense, intelligence and diplomacy. The game begins on June 1, 1990, as the Berlin Wall falls and tensions build in the Middle East, before the Gulf War or a Soviet coup are widely anticipated.

Governing and staying in power

You need time in office to pursue your agenda, so you must win reelection and lead effectively enough to get things done. Your actions reflect your ambition and ethics, while impeachment, assassination and revenge remain possible threats. Your challenge is to hold the Presidency long enough to shape the world according to your vision.

Tools of influence

You manage budgets, direct foreign aid, engage in diplomacy, authorize covert operations, oversee military actions and decide the fate of nuclear arsenals. You interact with foreign leaders and respond to international crises, choosing between soft power and military force.

Intelligence and decisions

Gameplay centers on analyzing intelligence briefings, choosing from multiple courses of action and observing their effects. Some situations call for subtle influence and compromise; others require decisive displays of power.