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Two-Man Rule

A realistic nuclear strategy game for PC, where no warhead flies on one key.

Everything on this page reflects a game in development. Screenshots are pre-alpha captures and will be replaced as the game nears Early Access.

Description

Short (50 words)

Two-Man Rule is a realistic nuclear strategy game for PC. Lead a nation from 1962 to today on a live 3D globe - armies, navies, satellites, spies and rival leaders who remember - then walk into an underground war room, read the code from the briefcase and give the order - two officers must turn their keys together, and either one can refuse.

Long

Two-Man Rule puts you in charge of a nation through six decades of nuclear standoff. On a satellite-accurate 3D globe you command armies, carrier groups, bombers and missile fields, run spies and reconnaissance satellites through a fog of war full of decoys, and deal with fictional rival leaders who carry grudges, sign secret pacts and call the UN to vote against you.

The game is about the weight of one decision. When a crisis reaches the top of the escalation ladder you leave the map and enter a first-person underground war room. You walk to the stations, open the briefcase, read the authentication code and wait for your second officer. Two small keys, metres apart, turned on a count - and if your officer refuses, nothing launches. The red phone rings. Early warning shows missiles that may not exist. Nearby hits shake the bunker.

Historical scenarios, a daily crisis shared by every player and a director's-cut replay of each war round out a strategy game built for tension rather than spectacle. Countries are real; every leader and event is invented.

Key features

  • Live 3D globe RTS - real-time command of armies, navies, carriers, bombers and missile fields with orders, not micromanagement.
  • The war room - a walkable first-person bunker with the briefcase, the authentication code, two launch keys and two officers.
  • The red phone - talk to rival leaders on the hotline, or hang up.
  • False alarms - timed launch warnings with low confidence. Launch on warning, or wait to be sure.
  • Spies, satellites and the UN - fog of war, decoys, covert operations and Security Council votes.
  • Leaders who remember - fictional heads of state with temperament, pride and paranoia, and long memories.
  • 1962 to today - a campaign across the eras, hand-built scenarios and a daily crisis.
  • Director's cut - an automatic cinematic replay of every match.

About development

Two-Man Rule is made by a single developer at iPixel Media in Unity. The simulation is tuned by thousands of automated AI-versus-AI matches so that no single strategy, nation or doctrine dominates. The game is designed to be played offline, with no always-online requirement.

Trailer

Trailer in production - a YouTube link and a downloadable file will be posted here.

Screenshots

Click for full size, or download all as a .zip. Free to use in coverage of the game.

War room big board at DEFCON 1 Live globe with command HUD Hand on the launch key Launch warning countdown Red phone hotline in the war room Carrier group off a coastal city Reconnaissance drone sweep Rival leader dossier Director's cut replay, boost phase

Logos

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About iPixel Media

iPixel Media is an independent one-person studio making games and apps. Two-Man Rule is its first PC strategy game.

Contact

Press and creator enquiries, review keys (when available) and interviews: press@twomanrulegame.com (placeholder - not monitored yet).

Two-Man Rule is a work of fiction. Countries are real; all leaders, officers, characters and events are invented.