Our new game Academia : School Simulator has been launched!
As some of you might know we started working on a new game a few months after Political Animals launched.
After 9 months of hard work, we’re very pleased to finally be able share Academia : School Simulator with you all! I’ll keep this short and sweet as we are exhausted and already mentally preparing for your support emails!
For our Early Access launch of Academia we have 4 different tiers of the game that you can purchase, with corresponding benefits. I’ll go over them very quickly here.
$20 Base Game
This gets you a copy of Academia School Simulator. Thanks for supporting us!
$25 Political Animals Bundle
If you have already bought Political Animals, you get 20% off on Academia even after the Launch sale!
$35 Name in Game
You get all the above plus your name in the game! You can only get this using the humble widget. (Steam keys provided)
$200 Custom Teacher Sprite
You get all the above plus a customized teacher sprite made in your image! You can only get this using the humble widget. (Steam keys provided)
Launch Sale!
All tiers have a launch week sale of 20% off, except for the custom teacher sprite, which is only 10% off.
Thanks so much guys, hope you enjoy the game, and we’ll be in touch soon! For fans of Political Animals (we know you're out there!) this means that we won't be working on the game anytime soon. But if Academia is a successful game, that means we can hire some people to help out with development of Political Animals, so please help us spread the word!
Japanese Version Released!
Hi everyone! We have always wanted to make our game as accessible to as many gamers around the world as possible, so we are delighted to announce the addition of Japanese localization for Political Animals!
Special thanks to our localizer:
Toyochさん ( http://steamcommunity.com/id/toyochzor/ )
Polish Localization Now Available!
Hi everyone! We have always wanted to make our game as accessible to as many gamers around the world as possible, so we are delighted to announce the addition of Polish localization for Political Animals!
Special thanks to our volunteer localizers:
Michal Tosza - FreeIndieL10N.com
Tomasz Kontny - kontny.org.pl
Campaign head-to-head with a friend! Political Animals now has local multiplayer!
Hello citizens!
We’ve listened to your demands and we finally made it happen! Political Animals now has local multiplayer and more! Thank you to everyone who gave their feedback and suggestions, we couldn’t have done this without you.
Local Multiplayer
Why argue over your political differences if you can fight it out in a no-holds barred political campaign? Two player mode is where your true political colors come out, with you and a friend trash-talking each other all the way to the polling stations. Do you think you can make it through the election campaign with your morals intact? There’s only one way to find out!
New Map: Pink Island
The French presidential elections are coming soon, and what better way to celebrate than to add a new map for our players in France! This land of love is no stranger to salacious scandals, so let the citizens eat cake while you lead your opponent to the political guillotine.
Interesting New Traits!
Do you fancy running as a Donkey Demagogue or a Lazy Lion? We’ve added some new traits so you can make even more unique and customized candidates! The traits include : Inquisitive, Community Leader, Demagogue, Lazy, Salesman, and Irresponsible!
Once again, thanks for playing everyone! Stay tuned for more and always feel free to reach out to us for anything you want to know or share.
Political Animals is 40% off for Chinese New Year!
Happy Year of the Fire Rooster! We're doing our biggest sale yet at 40% off all weekend, so it's the best time for you to try out the game!
Political Animals Launches Linux version!
Hey everyone, we're excited to announce some awesome updates to Political Animals!
Linux Version
We're happy to finally be able to release the game on Linux! Thanks so much to the folks on r/linux_gaming/ for their help in testing the game on multiple distros. We hope you enjoy the game.
There are a few known issues with Linux which we have shared in our community page. Please let us know if you find any issues and we'll do our best to sort them out.
Quick Play
We always imagined Political Animals to be the bite-sized strategy game that you play in between grueling rounds of Crusader Kings 2 or Civilization VI. That's been further reinforced with Quick Play. Now regular players of Political Animals who just want a quick fix can simply click on the Quick Play button on the main screen and take on a random campaign.
In the settings menu you can set the parameters for your quick play sessions, setting the difficulty, campaign length, and starting campaign funds.
New Candidates!
We've added the Penguin, Otter, Ferret, and Reindeer (for a little holiday cheer) to our roster of candidates! If your favorite animal isn't yet available, feel free to request for one and we'll get on it!
Thanks for playing everyone! We'll have more updates soon so stay tuned!
*WARNING - One of our players has noted that their saves have been lost following the update. If you have previously downloaded the game please wait until we resolve this issue before updating. Sorry about that.
Simplified Chinese Localization Now Available!
Hi everyone! We have always wanted to make our game as accessible to as many gamers around the world as possible, so we are delighted to announce the addition of Simplified Chinese localization for Political Animals!
Special thanks to our volunteer localizers:
简体中文本地化由游戏古登堡计划提供，Indienova 强力驱动。
鸣谢下列参与人员（排名不分先后）：
Sissel 程是颐 craft Allucinaria carter
潦倒困 yiren daqicheng 希哲 Cure蟹老板
弓水文 谜之声 doodle 胡萝卜
Political Animals Update 2
Hi all, just announcing a quick update to address some issues. This release includes:
- Bug fixes
- Fixed crash on finish of North Island
- Fixed localization related bugs
- Pause after election such that players can take screenshots
- Settings are now saved (your language and sound/volume setting will be saved until you change them)
As usual we would greatly appreciate any feedback/bug report on our Steam community page.
Quick Post Launch Update
Thanks to everyone who bought the game and left reviews! We received reports of the game hanging in some situations and we've scrambled to put out a fix as soon as possible. If you've been having issues with the game hopefully this update will resolve that. Thanks again!
Political Animals Launches Today!
On November 2, 10am Pacific Time, Political Animals will finally be available on Steam. It's been a long 2 and a half years since this game was first started, and we're happy (and relieved) that it's finally out. We hope that you enjoy the game and visit the community forum to tell us what you think, what you'd like, and how we can make it better.
