For the People
Political visual novel about running a city after a revolution
Brezg Studio · Published by 101XP · Released Aug 13, 2020
As of Oct 28, 2026: Lowest price ever: $5.09 (-70%)
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 773
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Oct 29, 2020
What is For the People?
This single-player visual novel casts you as the head of Iron-1, an industrial city under a new totalitarian regime. You review citizens' appeals for justice, approve or reject departmental requests, and allocate limited resources among districts. Your choices balance party interests against citizens' livelihoods and lead to multiple endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy political intrigue in a fictional communist state
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused gameplay to reading long passages
What players say
73% of 773 reviews are positive
Players praise the political atmosphere and social commentary. Common complaints concern the short story, underdeveloped characters, and decisions that have little effect on the wider plot.
Screenshots and trailer
For the People system requirements
Minimum: DirectX® 9.0c compatible, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
- Graphics
- DirectX® 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does For the People have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does For the People run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: Russian, English, Simplified Chinese, German.
Does For the People use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam