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That's one where you're just running a country, right? It like Civilization or something like that?
I would characterize it as more like HoI4 than Civilization, as it's a "real time with pause" grand strategy game rather than a turn based one, except with a much greater focus on the economy and diplomacy, whereas HoI4 is a very warfare-centric game and the economy is highly abstracted. You take control of a nation starting in 1836 and lead it through the process of industrialization with all the social and political upheval that comes with it. I've seen a lot of people call it a materialism simulator, because you can't simply just jump to communism like is possible in HoI4, you actually have to build up an industrial base to create a proletarian class who then become interested in communism and then through them, socialism can eventually come to power via either reform or revolution.
Thank you that’s a much better description then I would’ve given since it’s been a bit since I’ve been able to play lol
Is there a country you’d recommend starting in that it’s relatively easy to get a revolution?
Dai Nam (Vietnam). The game is challenging and easy to fall into a death spiral. Dai Nam gives you a good start to learn the ropes of the game. It's one of the tutorial countries, too, because it gives you a good blank start without difficult starting conditions and has been recommended by the community to be used as a first game country (previously it was Korea).
I really hope the next DLC or so will be a communist improvement (this last one fixed a lot of issues but is capitalist focused, and corporate states mechanically are overpowered in the game). It would be nice if command economy was overhauled and expanded.