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Korean War · 1953
A political simulation set in 1953.
The Korean War draws to a close. Stalin is dead and the Soviet succession is unsettled. Every real hour is a game week. Navigate the first decade of the Cold War.
Korean WarStalin's DeathEarly Cold WarNuclear AgeDecolonizationMarshall Plan
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The halls of power
Build your party, contest elections, and shape post-war domestic policy.
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State metrics
Track demographics, unemployment, and the post-Watergate trust deficit that haunts every incumbent.
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The ballot box
Run for House, Senate, Governor, or the state legislature. Primaries first, then the general.
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Legislative combat
Draft bills, whip votes, and trade amendments across the aisle of a fraying New Deal coalition.
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Industrial empires
Found corporations and pay dividends from a manufacturing economy at its modern peak.
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Global markets
Trade commodities and currencies as central banks fight an inflation spiral neither can quite win.
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The newsroom
Follow every bill, crisis, and cabinet shuffle through the in-game wire and wiki.
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The world in 1953
A handful of nations in 1953. Three are open to players. The rest run their own economies and one-party machines. Drag the globe to explore.
Playable3 nations
United StatesUnited KingdomFrance
Economy3 nations
West GermanyJapanItaly
One-party2 nations
Soviet UnionChina
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Central banks
Set the prime rate and manage a line of credit while inflation runs hot.
EnterLeaders of the era
The people shaping the world in 1953. Swipe or use arrow keys to browse.
United States
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the United States
“The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.”
United Kingdom
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Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.”
China
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Mao Zedong
Chairman of the People's Republic of China
“Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.”
Regional Crisis
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Bridge Collapse
A major bridge fails, severing a key transport link. Freight reroutes for miles, commutes seize up, and local businesses lose access to customers and suppliers.
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Refugee Crisis
A neighboring conflict triggers a mass displacement. Refugee flows strain border regions, social services buckle, and political tensions rise.
United States
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Power Grid Failure
A cascading failure across the power grid plunges regions into darkness. Hospitals run on generators, factories shut down, and communications infrastructure strains under the outage.
United Kingdom
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Cyber Attack
A state-sponsored cyber attack cripples critical infrastructure. Power grids flicker, financial systems stall, and classified data is exfiltrated.
Learn the game
Guides, a living wiki, and the in-character news wire — everything you need before your first campaign, no account required.
Player guides
Step-by-step guides to running for office, founding corporations, and trading bonds, forex, and commodities.
Browse the guidesGame wiki
The full reference: elections, legislation, parties, central banks, and every country in the simulation.
Open the wikiNews wire
Player-written headlines, campaign coverage, and policy editorials straight from the live world.
Read the wireFAQ & about
How the hourly game clock works, what it costs (nothing), and who builds A House Divided.
Get answersJoin the community
Meet other players, get help from the team, and help keep the simulation running. The game is free — Patreon support is optional but deeply appreciated.
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Support the project
Optional monthly support helps fund servers and development. Supporters unlock cosmetic perks, ad preferences, and a private channel on Discord.
- Profile borders and highlight colors
- Ad-free or player-ad-only browsing
- Access to #patreon-support on Discord
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