Realpolitiks
Release Date: February 16, 2017
Strategy, economic, RTS, Polish, politics, grand strategy, singleplayer
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A real-time strategy game by Polish studio Jujubee, in which you play as a leader of one of the 21st-century nations and do your best in order for the citizens to prosper. Mechanics-wise, Realpolitiks resembles the popular Europa Universalis series, but the game is set in modern times and takes into account the current specifics of politics and reality.
Realpolitiks is a real-time strategy game for PC, AND and etc., in which you play as a leader of one of the 21st-century nations and do your best in order to allow the citizens to prosper. The game was developed by Polish studio Jujubee, consisting of former members of such teams as CD Projekt RED, Traveller's Tales and Infinite Dreams. The studio is mostly known for the Flashout arcade game series, the tactical RPG Spellcrafter, and a quasi-documentary adventure game Kursk.
Mechanics
The game's title is derived from the German term "Realpolitik," which means literally "real politics", one that is first and foremost subordinated to the interest of the nation and rejects all moral or ethical aspects. Mechanics-wise, Realpolitiks resembles the popular Europa Universalis series, althought in contrast to the Paradox Interactive's production, Jujubee's game is set in modern times and takes into account the current specifics of politics and reality of the early 21st century. You become a leader of a chosen nation and by participating in global politics and international affairs, you try to ensure the best possible living conditions for your fellow citizens.
The gameplay focuses mostly on managing the country in all the key fields and requires making many strategic and political decisions, which have huge consequences. You have to take care of such things as e.g. internal policy, diplomacy, economics, armed conflicts or espionage. You also need to respond to imporant historical events happening in the world and fictional random events, which the modern world leaders have to face. The game emphasises both the bright and the dark side of power, allowing you to choose your own path of achieving your goals and to decide between doing the right thing and using morally dubious methods.
Technical aspects
The visuals of Realpolitiks for PC, AND and etc. do not differ much from many other grand strategy games, including the above-mentioned Europa Universalis and its multitude of spin-offs. The gameplay takes place mostly on a political world map, making various decisions and browsing the statistics, which show us the results of our choices. Although the gameplay is complicated, thanks to a user-friendly interface it is not only a game for experienced strategy game players, but also for newcomers in the genre.
Last updated on August 3, 2016
Videos and Screens
[1:19] Realpolitiks trailer #2
[1:10] Realpolitiks trailer #1
Digitally Downloaded: 3 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
That being said, Realpolitiks is a really delightful game to have for on-the-go play, on a console that I would never have guessed would end up with something like this on it.
Nintendo Life: 6 / 10 by Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Realpolitiks really wishes it was something as grand as Europa Universalis, but in reality, it's more akin to the Tropico games or a souped-up Football Manager. You have a lot of systems to manage, but the choices you make within these systems aren't as open as we'd like and you're left spinning countless diplomatic plates without the agency befitting such a seat of power. The end result is a grand strategy game that struggles to find a middle ground between accessibility for newcomers and long-term investment for genre veterans.
GRYOnline.pl: 6 / 10
Realpolitiks suffers from being designed simultaneously for the PC and mobile devices. It's really hard to create a game that will be successful on both platforms. Jujubee's creation takes inspiration from big, complex strategies and at the same time simplifies the mechanics and the audiovisual side. There will be no success on the PC, perhaps the future mobile edition can do more.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 1843 votes. 253 players anticipated the game.
Realpolitiks Summary
Game Series: Realpolitiks
Platforms:
PC Windows February 16, 2017
Xbox One March 8, 2017
Android July 27, 2017
Apple iOS July 20, 2017
Nintendo Switch August 30, 2018
Developer: Jujubee
Publisher: Fulqrum Games / 1C Entertainment
Age restrictions: none
Realpolitiks System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Pentium G3020 3GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB Intel HD 520 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Recommended: Intel Core i3 3.7 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 740 / AMD Radeon R7 250 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/8.1/10
DLCs for Realpolitiks
New Power
DLC
March 15, 2018