This Is the President

This Is the President is a debut political thriller-satire management game that places players in the role of a newly elected US President with a criminal past. The core objective involves ratifying Amendment 28 to secure lifetime immunity from prosecution, even if this plunges the nation into disorder. Players manage both official and unofficial staff, navigating conflicts with political competitors, the establishment, media, and international figures, while leveraging presidential authority to achieve personal absolution.

Players maintain approval ratings, manage finances, and oversee a diverse crew, employing both legal and illegal means. Core gameplay involves holding speeches, drafting executive orders, handling daily crises, conducting press conferences, and engaging on social media. Recruit assassins, hackers, lobbyists, and other specialists, dispatching them on missions that range from the mundane to the morally ambiguous. The game presents an interactive narrative with branching choices, where outcomes can escalate into absurd or tragic situations. Persuade, blackmail, bribe, and bully elements of the political system to amend the Constitution, dealing with staff members' personal secrets to ensure their loyalty. This is a game about the strategic abuse of power to escape justice.