Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 video game
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Fantasy Map Simulator is a real-time strategic sandbox simulator video game developed and published by The Stranger, released on Steam on September 4, 2024 for Microsoft Windows in early access.[1] The game is based around controlling and editing a map of imaginary world with various political structures and physical environments.
Gameplay
In game, the player manipulates with a handdrawn-styled procedurally generated world map[2] with its own countries, nations, and diplomacy. The nations can expand, rebel against their governments, form alliances, or enter into a truce. Each government in the game has certain characteristics, such as what its economy is based on, corruption levels, what religion does majority follow and how the country sees its neighbours.[3] The player can completely control actions of the nations, starting wars or making alliances, "possessing" any selected country.[4]
The game allows to enter a "desktop mode" where the player can watch the game process on their desktop directly, without the ability to influence events on the map.[5]
Reception
The game has been described as "grand strategy" and that it makes the maps the complete center of the game, which is unique for the genre.[3] Despite the game is still in early access, the game received over 85% positive reviews on Steam and was described as "a great way to relax and meditatively watch over what's happening on the screen".[6]