Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold (2009)

Developer: BattleGoat Studios
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 251 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 57 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Feels like micromanaging a nation's economy, military, and politics in real-time, with a dense, simulation-heavy pace that rewards planning and patience.

grand strategyreal-time with pausesimulationpoliticalmilitarytacticalmoddablecomplex management

What players say

Players love the complexity and depth but the game suffers from severe performance slowdowns and poor AI that make it unplayable after 20 in-game years. The pace is extremely slow even at maximum speed, and the learning curve is steep enough that it takes dozens of hours to grasp the core mechanics.

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