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The Pope: Power & Sin Announced, and It Isn’t Exactly Holy

Today developer Forestlight Games and publisher PlayWay announced The Pope: Power & Sin, and it does what it says on the tin.
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Published: Apr 12, 2020 04:31 pm

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Today developer Forestlight Games and publisher PlayWay announced The Pope: Power & Sin.

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PlayWay is known for publishing two kind of games, the first is the simulation of basically everything that can be simulated, from Uboats to various mechanic jobs. The latter is a bunch of games that are perhaps a bit more “out there,” like “I Am Jesus Christ.”

Forestlight Games has a few more games in the works, including Rollercoaster Mechanic, Wedding Designer, and Dorian Morris Adventure.

This one pretty much belongs to both categories, as it’s basically a Pope simulator that simulates a very specific Pope, Alexander VI AKA Rodrigo de Borja, one of the most controversial of the history of the Church.

It also doesn’t seem to pull any punches, as you can see in the trailer below.

Here’s how the developer describes The Pope: Power & Sin on the Steam page. 

“The Pope: Power & Sin is a game inspired by the life of Rodrigo de Borja, who served as the pope in 1492-1503, as Alexander VI. Take on the role of the Pope, strengthen the authority of the Church State, fight for spiritual and political independence from pagans and the renewal of administrative church structures. The rule of Alexander VI is a torrent of numerous scandals, excesses and signs of moral corruption in the highest authorities of the Church.

  • Difficult times require quick, often violent decisions. Eliminate heretics who undermine your holiness.”
  • Unite Italy, expand territory of your power, collect taxes and obtain riches.
  • Politics don’t always have to be clean; you don’t have to get along with everyone. Remember that you have God on your side, so any decision can be right.
  • Collect information. Any place is good, Vatican corridors or even a confessional. Many want the power, they want to be in your place.
  • Manage subordinates and, above all, take care of the family. Give them high positions and secure their future.
  • There is unlimited power in your hands, you are God’s representative on Earth.

You can check out a gallery of screenshots below. The Pope: Power & Sin is slated for a Steam release in 2020.

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Giuseppe Nelva
Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.
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