Be a troll-for-hire on social media: try “Social Warfare” demo as part of Steam NextFest!

ASOBIMO :

Paris, October 11^th, 2024 - Steam NextFest is just around the corner and Sanuk Games proudly takes part in it with the demo of its upcoming game, “Social Warfare”.


Be a troll-for-hire on social media! You have been mandated to serve in the Social Warfare Battalion. Endorsing multiple identities, you will shape public opinion through comments on social media. You will promote loyalty in the Great Kingdom of Eternia while disrupting society in its archenemy, the Federation of the Free.


Each mission is a news item where, using a terminal that enables you to take multiple online identities, you select comments/replies that fit your objectives. A mood meter gives you real-time feedback on the public’s reaction.


The game will then switch sides and put you in the Federation of the Free's Social Intelligence Task Force, where you will fight against what you were promoting.


Sanuk Games’ team is based in Thailand while Yan Marchal, the founder, lives in France. Marchal was deported and banned from Thailand after living there 18 years, as his social media musings about the country’s political and social matters got unexpectedly popular, which was not to the taste of the Thai ministry of interior.


This game is largely his brainchild, taking his experience and observations to a more universal context. It takes place in a fictional world with two antagonist nations and explores how each nation's intelligence agency subverts the use of social media to influence public opinion both domestically and in the other nation. It covers such themes as malicious use of hate speech and incitement of conflicts for political gain.


The full game is scheduled for end-2024 / early-2025 on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
Try the demo out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3205170/Social_Warfare/

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About Sanuk Games – Founded in Bangkok in 2003, Sanuk Games has developed and published dozens of games on various systems. At present it is a small but efficient team of 7 game developers and artists working on indie games for PC and consoles, managed by Yan Marchal from Paris with the rest of the team being in Bangkok. Recent releases include “Whacking Hell!”, “Drum Box”, “Nova Strike”, “Spot The Differences! Party”.


Contact: Yan Marchal – [email protected]