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Half-Earth Socialism

82% positive · 1,003 Steam reviews · released Jul 19, 2022 · by Francis Tseng, Son La Pham, Drew Pendergrass, Troy Vettese

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

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Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Gameplay & mechanics53% positive · 36 mentions
“The premise of the game is quite interesting: the player is tasked with leading the earth following a series of world-wide "socialist" revolutions. The visual design has a certain aesthetic pleasure and the audio soundtrack is great. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 3 h played
Difficulty & balance42% positive · 26 mentions
“I think the game trys to strike a balance between making you think/ introducing you to new ideas/ideology and being a good game. It doesn't always hit. For example, many of the tool tips are not very clear particularly before you build or…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 10 h played
Visuals & audio88% positive · 24 mentions
“The premise of the game is quite interesting: the player is tasked with leading the earth following a series of world-wide "socialist" revolutions. The visual design has a certain aesthetic pleasure and the audio soundtrack is great. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 3 h played
Controls & UI38% positive · 24 mentions
“anyone complaining about muh developer bias mandating you play a certain way, no, that's just a skill issue. there are a few consistently viable strategies that are pretty easy to figure out that don't require investment in malthusian…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 3 h played
Performance & stability45% positive · 22 mentions
“Fun political sim, tricky to get the hang of at first but once you've got it down it feels pretty natural. Not to mention an EXCELLENT soundtrack. A few suggestions on how to make it even better: -Allow the player to keep playing, even if…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 27 h played
Content & longevity78% positive · 18 mentions
“The premise of the game is quite interesting: the player is tasked with leading the earth following a series of world-wide "socialist" revolutions. The visual design has a certain aesthetic pleasure and the audio soundtrack is great. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 3 h played
Story & writing71% positive · 17 mentions
“The premise of the game is quite interesting: the player is tasked with leading the earth following a series of world-wide "socialist" revolutions. The visual design has a certain aesthetic pleasure and the audio soundtrack is great. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 3 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

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Single-player

Business model

Free to play

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