You’re the leader of a West-African coastal town in the late 19th century.

For a few years already, European powers are pushing into the town by promising investment and an increase of commerce.

But the more power they gain, the more aggressive their demands get.

What do you do?

Colonial Rule is a free strategy browser-game, where players take control of the administration of a town. They will have to manage the citizens’ demands while keeping the influence of European imperialists at bay.

The game attempts to provide a simplified introduction to the system of colonial rule by subverting the typical mechanics of the city builder genre.

While the game’s place remains fictional, we take direct inspiration from the times following the Congo Conference in Berlin, 1884-85. The current concept also draws partially from the life Rudolf Duala Manga Bell in Cameroon, West Africa.