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Fate of the World

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Fate of the World

Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who...

Strategy Political Sim Simulation Turn-Based Indie
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Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who are demanding ever more food, power, and living space. Will you help the whole planet or will you be an agent of destruction?
Fate of the World is brought to you by the award-winning Red Redemption games team and Battlestations: Midway Producer Klaude Thomas with climate science by Dr. Myles Allen (University of Oxford), writing by David Bishop (Dr. Who, 2000AD) and music composed by Richard Jacques (Mass Effect, Alice in Wonderland) with game design by veteran game designer Matthew Miles Griffiths (Conflict: Desert Storm, Battlestations: Midway).
Fate of the World has been nominated for the 2011 Index: Design Awards and as a Top 10 Social Impact Games of 2010-11 by Games for Change

Key features:

  • Covers 2020 to 2200 - Two centuries years of possible futures
  • 12 regions - China, Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Northern Africa, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Southern Africa
  • Scientific Model - by Dr Myles Allen of Oxford University
  • Detailed real-world data - gathered over years of research
  • Over 100 major policies - including geoengineering, technological research, international aid, diplomacy, economics, emergency defences, species protection, forestry, health, energy choices, population, politics, and clandestine operations
  • More than 1,000 impacts - including storms, floods, heatwaves, flash fires, desertification, glacial melt, sea level rise, resource wars, drought, famine, dissidence, extinctions, epidemics, technological break-throughs, energy shortages, and political backlash
  • 50 signature animal species to save - against the backdrop of enormous biodiversity loss
  • 40 specific future technologies to develop - including nuclear fusion, biofuels, nanotech, robots, AI, smart grids, advanced medicine, synthetic food, and space exploration
  • 6 'tipping points' - world-changing events such as the Amazon collapse and the Antarctic ice shelf collapse
  • 3D Earth globe - showing climate related changes with Earth 'telemetry' - visually graphing past and future change
  • Earth overlays - revealing local temperature change, devastation, and population

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
  • Processor: 2.33Ghz processor supporting SSE2 (Pentium 4 and Athlon 64) or better
  • Memory: 2GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 1GB
  • Video Card: 512MB graphics card
  • Sound: Integrated sound
  • Direct®: 9

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows Vista, 7
  • Processor: 2.33Ghz processor supporting SSE2 (Pentium 4 and Athlon 64) or better
  • Memory:3GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 1GB
  • Video Card: 512MB graphics card
  • Sound: Integrated sound
  • Direct®: 9
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Soothsayer Games
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
6
Achievements
32
Metacritic
70
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Dutch, German
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Structured language support (3)
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DutchYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo

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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 82th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

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Value Ratio Top 18%

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Is Fate of the World worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Fate of the World go on sale?
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Is Fate of the World free to play?
Fate of the World costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Fate of the World?
Fate of the World is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Fate of the World?
Fate of the World was developed by Red Redemption and published by Soothsayer Games.
What platforms does Fate of the World support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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