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Social Democracy: An Alternate History

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What is Social Democracy: An Alternate History?

Play as the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928, and try to stop the NSDAP from taking power. Guide the party through elections and parliamentary politics.

Play as the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928, and try to stop the NSDAP from taking power. Guide the party through elections and parliamentary politics. Deal with the Great Depression and the spiraling political violence that characterized the late "Weimar Republic". This is a quality-based narrative game using the DendryNexus engine, which is in turn based on StoryNexus, the engine originally designed for Fallen London. Originally made for Spring Thing 2024. Cover image copyright Content Warnings References to antisemitism, nazism, period-typical racism, misogyny, and homophobia, obsolete terms for gender/sexual minorities.

Controls

Social Democracy: An Alternate History controls

The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.

Questions

Social Democracy: An Alternate History FAQ

What is Social Democracy: An Alternate History?

Play as the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928, and try to stop the NSDAP from taking power. Guide the party through elections and parliamentary politics.

Who made Social Democracy: An Alternate History?

Social Democracy: An Alternate History was made by Autumn Chen.

Can I play Social Democracy: An Alternate History on mobile?

The game lists mobile or touch support on its itch.io page.

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About this game

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Play as the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928, and try to stop the NSDAP from taking power. Guide the party through elections and parliamentary politics. Deal with the Great Depression and the spiraling political violence that characterized the late "Weimar Republic".

This is a quality-based narrative game using the DendryNexus engine, which is in turn based on StoryNexus, the engine originally designed for Fallen London.

Originally made for Spring Thing 2024.

Cover image copyright

Content Warnings References to antisemitism, nazism, period-typical racism, misogyny, and homophobia, obsolete terms for gender/sexual minorities.

Description from Social Democracy: An Alternate History on itch.io, by Autumn Chen.

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