Velistra: Failed State
Description
The nation is on the brink of collapse, and you’ve just been handed the reins of power. In Failed State, you must navigate the murky waters of politics, diplomacy, and survival in a world where every decision shapes the future. This darkly satirical strategy game challenges you to hold your nation together - or let it spiral into chaos.
Key Features
- Shape the Future: Decide the fate of a divided nation with tough choices and moral dilemmas.
- Navigate Alliances: Deal with ministers, diplomats, and the opposition - each with their own agendas.
- Unique Playthroughs: Every decision matters. Reach every of 8 possible endings or die trying.
Credits
- Code/Gamedesign: Ivan Antsiferov
- Art/Covers: Polina Antsiferova
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Development log
- Big News, Presidents!8 days ago
- Failed State 1.0.1 Update54 days ago
Comments
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Such a fun game! Looking forward to playing the extended version.
didn't play much into it as it randomly stopped registering me clicking after the third question and didn't save my progress.
But from those first three I can say that my biggest thought was that in a game like this that only lets the player choose between 2-4 choices you end up limiting a lot of the player's freedoms to only be limited by your specific political views.
In the very first question I was given three options to react to a newspaper running low on budget and before the options were read I immediately thought that the best bet would be to encourage local newspapers and sources, this would be thematic since this is clearly based on what you have been told about the Soviet Union, and you would think it would be possible to recreate the system of local democratic newspapers that were dismantled by Khruschev. But I understand that providing every possible choice that a player could make would be an insane amount of work for little payoff and impossible to balance.
Sorry for the rambling comment just wanted to share my own thoughts as I like the simulator genre.
This was such a fun game to play. Having to weigh the pros and cons for every situation was nerve-wracking! I will play the expanded version!
Fun little game. Tense at times when running a -2 deficit with only 2 funds but overall very well made and not particularly difficult. A statement of what thresholds foreign intervention and military supports trigger at would be useful as, until you fail, you're flying blind, though that's maybe that's intentionally
Thanks for playing!
Loved it wish it was longer
I love the game! It's so fun. Took me one failure but I won second term on the second gameplay lolz ✌ I really like the silly conversations and how human it feels.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed dialogues, we put a lof of effort into it.
I enjoyed it. I was celebrated for being extremely diplomatic and supported education. I was okay in cost but the opposition tabs (the 3 icons in the middle top) were yellow and keeping me on my feet.
8.5/10
I completly LOVED the game. I really liked that the answers were not plain and the ones in special ocasions that you had a temporizer, it made me feel really involved. Reminded me a little about papers please because all the good reasons. I really hope you can continue this games in the future
Thanks, we are working on a full game already!
OMG I can´t believe itttttt, i'll count the days to play it
Wishlist it on Steam to stay tuned https://store.steampowered.com/app/3599640/Velistra_Failed_State/
how much will it cost
We don't have answer now, but it wouldn't be more expensive than any other small indie games.
i was scared out of my mind cause each decisions carried a consequence and i was almost near to start a war. if anything i learnt that i am better of learning how to make games not a nation lol. Fantastic game
Nice game I failed for a second term.
This was so much fun!
But the country went bankrupt almost immediately lol
Short, but pretty fun to play!
simple, short, and fun it feels like a modern take on the game "your grace" with a little difference here and there. overall I hope a full game gets made by the people who worked on this.
Thanks! We're working on full game for some time already.
7.9/11
great experince
Such a great game, I loved it!
good game i think i was accidentally a dictator
This game is super fun, and Im quite bad at it lol
Great game with fun dialogue. Wish I could play the second term.
Democracy: laid. Country: rich. People: happy.
Loved the game the characters, the storyline. I wish I could serve my 2nd term too. Also would love if we had some role of the cat and maybe include betrayal and backstabbers too, would be intriguing. Anyway gg enjoyed it. :)
Thanks for playing! Cat role in game definitely would be extended
A Tier game pretty good
Спасибо, вам, разработчики. Игра веселая. Развиваться есть куда. Добавить более сложных выборов, неочевидных решений, ну и хардмод - узнавать результат своего выбора на следующий день)
Одно несколько напрягло: во время блиц вопросов и интервью время идет слишком быстро. Едва успевал прочитать ответы.
Спасибо за отзыв! Для времени сделаем настройку сложности.
Such an interesting idea! Could you add a download version, please?
Such a great game, finished the game becoming a democracy. Would love to see a full version with more terms.
Frankly, I was really into the game. So I was a bit disappointed when the game ended just when we got to the Second Term. It was really fun, but not as challenging as I thought it could possibly be. The only thing that could be considered difficult was the timer during live television, where it was hard to read all the options and think that fast.
I really wished we got a second and third term, where things actually escalated, it would have been fun to see the fruits of my progress in action.
All in all, pretty good. Would genuinely play a whole game, if it was ever made.
Thanks for detailed feedback, we are working on full game announce!
That’s great to here! I would gladly await for the day it releases.
Love it
AHH THE TIMER IS SO STRESSFULL!!!!
I loved the game all the characters and the lil facts about them, just wished the game was longer and i would get to pet the cat
Love it! I managed to get elected twice, with democracy. I hope I can play more in the future, with more twists and troubles to manage. Good luck with the developing, can't wait to see it on Steam!
I WANTED TO PET MURKA SO MUCH!!!
Thanks for the feedback! We're working on bringing Steam page live, and we decided to make a full game, and ability to pet the cat is our #1 development task :D
End stats:
+3 funding
12 savings
2 opposition
5 military
11 foreign influence
27 personal rating
7 Presidential and Administration power
22 Democracy
'Laid foundation for democracy and were reelected for a second term'
End stats:
+3 funding
7 savings
5 opposition
5 military
6 foreign influence
30 personal rating
9 Presidential and Administration power
20 Democracy
'Laid foundation for democracy and were reelected for a second term'
Game keeps crashing, saying “WebGL context lost”, i’m playing on an Apple Ipad on the Opera GX browser, if that helps.
Please try Google Chrome or Safari browser, it should help.
WebGL is not supported well on IOS and IpadOS, try using a desktop.
If you don't know, WebGL essentially allows your browser to run graphics, but it's not supported well on mobile devices.
I'm enjoying this game, but I believe that I found a bug.
Whenever I hover over all the options to see what they'll do, it won't let me hover over them again or choose any option. I have to restart the game and it won't let me save progress.
I'm sorry you encountered this bug, on which platform and browser you are playing?
This was very enjoyable. Thanks for the game and I wish it was longer.
seriously so fun and thoughtful. but yeah, wish I could interact with the cat.
I'd love to be able to name the cat.
amazing game!!1 i absolutely loved the plot. i wanna know what happens next
Thank you, we decided to develop this game further, so I hope we manage to reveal some details about extended version this spring.
I really enjoyed this. I think the visuals were fantastic. I wanted to see what was going to happen next. The dialogue was also funny at times. My only complaint is that the timer for the dialogue options during the debates or interviews was a bit too quick.
And many of the responses were a little non-sensical, especially the democracy track final speech. Had a hard time picking anything because they didn't fit in well with the direction things were going.
I agree on the timer speed being too fast. I like the concept of having little time to consider the consequences of each action, but i couldn't always read all the options before having to make a decision
Дабы обеспечить безопасность и дальнейшую стабильность, Велистра будет реорганизована в
Первую
Велистрианскую
Империю! ⭐️⭐️⭐️🏛🏛🏛
Somehow managed to not die in my first run. (A lot of pressure from all angles.) Love to see this expanded on.
Really excited about this game. Loved the Visuals it really reminded me of Stardew Valley which is one of my favorite games!
Thanks, comparison to SV is very pleasant!