A War of a Madman's Making
Released Mar 2024
You are subordinate to the deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, try to save your family, and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare.
97% positive · 119 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
A War of a Madman's Making launched into its 1.0 release on March 7, 2024, at which point the developer explicitly stated the game was complete. In that post, the developer described the 1.0 release as polishing up rough edges and notably announced they had decided against expanding the Valkyrie ending further, as it went against the original vision of the game. This was a clear signal that the content scope was finalized at launch.
Since the 1.0 release, the developer has continued to release patches — including feature-level fixes like the Robin loyalty system overhaul in February 2026 and an achievements fix in March 2026 — but these have been bug fixes and corrections to existing content rather than new story content or expansions. The store description makes no mention of planned DLC, season passes, or future content. There are no unreleased DLC listings. The developer has not announced any new content beyond what shipped with 1.0.
The game appears to have launched as a complete, self-contained narrative experience (~70,000 words, 5 major endings), and the post-launch patches have been maintenance and corrections only. Someone waiting for all content would consider the game complete as of its March 7, 2024 launch date.
Evidence
Developer announced 1.0 release and explicitly stated they decided against expanding the Valkyrie ending further, as it went against the original vision of the game. Described as a polish pass to finalize the game.
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained narrative with a defined word count (~70k words) and a fixed number of endings (5). No mention of DLC, expansions, or future content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Witching Metal Prod.
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
This is A War of a Madman's Making: A combination of Visual Novel and text-based RPG centered around war planning and political survival, inspired by games like Suzerain and Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa.
War of a Madman's Making is set in a fictional world where nuclear escalation has blackened the skies. You are a citizen who has been mysteriously called up to serve as Field Marshal of the Great Leader's army. Through a combination of resource management, political maneuvering, and strategic military planning, you must survive the impending war - and the purges and assassinations that will come along with it.
You have the freedom to be ruthless in your methods, but doing so too freely could have consequences - particularly if you face a tribunal for crimes against humanity. However, mismanage your resources pursuing nobler causes, and you'll find a similar fate at the hands of your beloved Great Leader.
Rein in the disaster, protect your family, and survive the purges.
Features
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War of a Madman's Making is set in a fictional world where nuclear escalation has blackened the skies. You are a citizen who has been mysteriously called up to serve as Field Marshal of the Great Leader's army. Through a combination of resource management, political maneuvering, and strategic military planning, you must survive the impending war - and the purges and assassinations that will come along with it.
You have the freedom to be ruthless in your methods, but doing so too freely could have consequences - particularly if you face a tribunal for crimes against humanity. However, mismanage your resources pursuing nobler causes, and you'll find a similar fate at the hands of your beloved Great Leader.
Rein in the disaster, protect your family, and survive the purges.
Features
- ~70k word story with 5 major endings.
- Resource management. Maintain a military budget, popularity with the Leader's cabinet, and favor with the Great Leader himself.
- Choose your allies and enemies. Scheme amongst the Leader's staff or even against the Leader himself.
- Manipulate your reports when you must give bad news to the Great Leader, but be careful not to push your luck.
- Retro-style soundtrack by Borealis (Shirli Ainsworth) full of tense overtures and bombastic battle themes.
- An encyclopaedia filled with lore and character details - including nuggets that an astute player will find useful.
Join the Discord and contribute to game development!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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