Forgetful Dictator
Released Sep 2019
A powerful dictator has everything he needs to conquer the world except a grasp of basic geography. Learn country names, trivia, capitals, and flags as you achieve world domination!
92% positive · 139 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
Forgetful Dictator launched on September 19, 2019 and received a steady stream of feature patches and content additions through mid-2020, including new trivia questions, game modes, and a mobile port. On November 3, 2023, the developer shipped what they described as a major update — adding 150 trivia questions, reworking difficulty, overhauling the scoring system, and converting the game to free-to-play across all platforms. In that same post, the developer explicitly framed this as returning to "a little side project I hadn't touched in a while" to polish it up and make it free — language that signals a one-time revisit rather than renewed ongoing development. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, and no developer communications after November 3, 2023. The store description confirms the game is free with no ads or microtransactions, ruling out any live service structure. With no outstanding commitments and no update activity since November 2023, the game appears to have reached its final form with that last major update.
Evidence
Developer converted the game to free-to-play and shipped a major update (150 new trivia questions, difficulty rework, scoring overhaul), describing it as a return to 'a little side project I hadn't touched in a while' that they polished up. This is the last developer communication on record.
Developer announced the game is now available on Android and iOS, described as feature complete and identical to the PC version.
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Developer
Publisher
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Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
In Forgetful Dictator, knowledge is power! Conquer countries by simply learning their names. Answer trivia questions, survive time trials, identify national flags and capitals. Can you defeat the dictator's oldest enemy, the tyrannosaurus tyrant? And his true nemesis, forgetfulness?
Forgetful Dictator is a hilarious geography game with strategy elements, somehow suitable for all ages. It’s the weirdest way to teach yourself about the world.
Features
- Conquer the world: 180+ countries and territories to learn and conquer.
- Triumph over trivia: hundreds of carefully selected trivia questions to answer, chosen for their useful or surprising facts. Less “3rd highest mountain in Asia”, and more “Which countries have nuclear weapons?”
- Defeat the Dino Dictator: the dino can conquer countries, forcing you to answer specific trivia questions about them. But he’s a very nice and deserving person, best just to let him have it.
- Get strategic: acquire hints from answering trivia questions, and use them to help name the countries. Don’t run out of armies or you’ll meet the firing squad…and get fired!
- Manage upgrades: on your quest for world domination you will acquire bonuses, complete missions, launch BlitzCraigs, and even fire superweapons (gently).
- Have a hearty chortle: with hundreds of hilarious dialogue lines, you can laugh while you learn! Every character is a different flavour of dork.
- Unlock rewards: including different unlockable gamemodes, with modes that focus on flags and capitals.
- Challenge yourself: with achievements and hardcore options. Can you become a master of basic geography?
This is a free game with no ads or microtransactions.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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