Machiavelli the Prince (2026)
- Developer
- Holistic Design, Inc.
- Publisher
- Holistic Design, inc.
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 12 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 11 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A calculated game of risk and reward where trade, bribery, and mercenary force shape your path to power.
strategiccunningriskypoliticalsimulationtensemercantile
What players say
Players call this a faithful revival of a 1990s classic that blends trade route management with Renaissance politics and dirty tricks. The autosave is broken and Portugal/Spain are absent from the map, but the deep economic simulation and the fun of sabotaging rivals keeps people coming back. Reviews say it gets very hard at the highest difficulty settings.
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