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Syphilisation Full Release

Syphilisation, a postcolonial 4X game in which you play a student doing a group report on Gandhi, Churchill and the Raj, is now out of early access! What is this? Syphilisation is a postcolonial 4X game.

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0 fixes1 addition3 changes0 removals
  • Events
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
changedWhat does that mean?World-ending climate change events.
changedWhat does that mean?A group report that covers real facts about the Indian Independence Movement.
changedWhat does that mean?Popular support and resistance movements.
addedWhat does that mean?Syphilisation is a game with a lot of ideas for new things to try in the genre and new spaces to explore. I hope you give it a try.

Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation changes

changedWorld-ending climate change events.
changedA group report that covers real facts about the Indian Independence Movement.
changedPopular support and resistance movements.
addedSyphilisation is a game with a lot of ideas for new things to try in the genre and new spaces to explore. I hope you give it a try.

Syphilisation, a postcolonial 4X game in which you play a student doing a group report on Gandhi, Churchill and the Raj, is now out of early access!

What is this?

Syphilisation is a postcolonial 4X game. In this game, I went through the standard patterns of 4X games and devised postcolonial alternatives. In particular, I try to show that the ideas of winner-take-all and growth-for-the-sake-of-growth that underpin most of the genre have viable alternatives. It's a game that allows you to try empathy.

What does that mean?

In practical terms, this resulted in the following features:

  • Cooperative win conditions.

  • World-ending climate change events.

  • Autonomous districts.

  • Region control determined by popular support.

  • A group report that covers real facts about the Indian Independence Movement.

  • Multiple combat types.

  • Nonviolent conflict resolution.

  • Unit choices affect relationships.

  • Popular support and resistance movements.

  • Non-deterministic tech trees.

  • Player culture affecting production.

  • Friendship-based win conditions.

Syphilisation is a game with a lot of ideas for new things to try in the genre and new spaces to explore. I hope you give it a try.

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Steam News / 1 September 2024

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