The People's House

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About this game

You’ve risen to the highest office in the land—the Presidency. The campaign was grueling, but the next four years promise to be even more daunting.

The People's House is an interactive novel by R. F. Kramer, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—over 400,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

When you take the oath of office, your life will change forever. As the Leader of the Free World, every decision you make will shape the nation—and define your legacy. With the stroke of a pen, you can alter the course of history, but power is never absolute.

Your Vice President, Cabinet, and advisors claim to have your back—but ambition is a dangerous thing. The press is hungry for a scandal, and your political enemies are eager for a shot at the White House. Can you protect your own family from the pressures of power, or will they become collateral damage in your rise to greatness?

You entered office with a strong sense of morals and a determination to cement your vision into history. Now, it’s up to you to decide if you’ll hold on to them, even if it costs you everything.

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, or bi.
• Shape your presidency with choices that influence your political career and the fate of the nation.
• Keep your family happy as they're quickly thrust into the national spotlight.
• Exercise your powers as Commander-in-Chief, for better or worse.
• Manage your staff and cabinet appointments to ensure an effective administration.
• Work to join the exclusive list of two-term Presidents, fail to sway the electorate, or resign in scandal.

You won the election. Can you handle the job?

Ratings and reviews

As infuriating as real politics, so if that's what they were going for, they definitely succeed. If you're looking for a fun game, I'd avoid it. It treats the American people as idiots and every attempt at transparency and honesty was punished. You can not play a successful uncorrupt politician. It might be realistic, but as I said before, it's not fun.

Starts off strong but quickly becomes an exercise in frustration. The game is too opaque about what player actions lead to failure. It would benefit greatly from a save system and/or signposting what player stats are being used to determine game outcomes. Also, don't drag out failure. If I'm heading to an undesirable outcome, tell me quickly.

YEAH A POLITICAL GAME HAS SUCCEEDED

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Initial release. If you enjoy playing "The People's House," please leave a written review. It really helps!