Four fictional leaders pose beneath studio lights while their propaganda set visibly malfunctions

A civic farce in ten official emergencies

The Ministry of Perfect Optics

You are the new Supreme Image Curator. Your leader is flawless, the Internet is obedient, and the public has unfortunately retained eyesight.

15–20 minutes · fictional composites · four endings

Personnel file // choose your liability

Which democratic colossus requires polishing?

MANDATE: Manufacture universal adoration without improving policy, competence, transparency, or the leader.

Emergency1/10

Public trust50

Press freedom70

Regime control20

Reality gap15

Emergency dispatch

The fictional propaganda control room collapses while citizens laugh and share information

Reality has entered the building.

Final performance review

Reality desk

This game uses fictional characters but maps recognizable information-control methods.

Official direct-to-public apps can become controversial when launched alongside restrictions on independent reporters. The Independent, 2026
Government-made games can promote an administration’s policy agenda. Associated Press, 2026
Viewpoint-based exclusion of news outlets raises press-freedom and constitutional concerns. Reuters, 2026
Independent public-service media require editorial autonomy, accountable governance, pluralism, and transparency. UNESCO
V-Dem reports media censorship as the most common tactic among autocratizing governments in its 2026 report. V-Dem, 2026
Digital control can include content manipulation, blocking, surveillance, automated takedowns, and shutdowns. Freedom House
Media capture can also work through ownership, regulation, and selective state advertising rather than overt censorship. Reporters Without Borders

Satire notice: Every leader, republic, ministry, scandal, statistic, and catastrophic canapé in the playable story is fictional. Real-world links are contextual sources, not claims that the fictional episodes literally occurred.