Le Responsable is a satirical life sim game from Cameroonian developer Kiro'o Games. Set in the fictional "very very democratic republic of Mboa", this sendup of African politics puts players in the shoes of a very ordinary man stepping into his first week on the job in the General Ministry of His Excellency Mougabiang. Players make countless choices over the course of their careers, from whether to follow a corrupt or honest path in politics to where to spend their time and money at night, with many different branching story paths.
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I have a soft spot for dense satire about something I don't know much about, and this is definitely that. The mix of "Papers Please" bureaucracy and life sim gives them lots of room to have fun with the satire, and there's already plenty of branching options within this one-week demo. It's paced well, too; I appreciate how the first day makes it painlessly easy to be honest, only to start to introduce home expenses you can't quite stretch on your starting salary to tempt you into just a little bit of corruption. As a treat.
It's too bad this didn't end up getting developed past the early access demo, because I think they were on to something fun.
It's too bad this didn't end up getting developed past the early access demo, because I think they were on to something fun.