Neocolonialism (video game)

Neocolonialism
The player "sampedestal" observes the vote distribution in India, in the Investment Phase of Turn 8.
Developer(s)	Subaltern Games
Platform(s)	Windows, macOS, Linux
Release	4 November 2013[1]
Genre(s)	Strategic game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Neocolonialism is a strategic computer game in which players take over different regions all over the world. It is turn-based, and allows three to six players at once. It is produced by American indie studio Subaltern Games, and designed by Esther Alter.

As in Risk, the world is divided into a number of different regions that players try to dominate. Unlike Risk, however, the goal is not to occupy as many regions as possible, but to liquidate the votes you have purchased in regions in order to put as much money as possible in a Swiss Bank account. The game lasts for twelve turns. At the end of the twelfth turn, the player who has the most money in their bank account is the winner. Also, Neocolonialism differs from Risk in that the map of the world is rotated 180° in relation to the most common world map orientation, putting the north at the bottom.

In the introductory tutorial, the player is told, "You will learn the basics of how to ruin the world." Later the player is warned, "Neocolonialism is a game about finance bankers attempting to extract as much wealth from the world as possible."