A War of a Madman's Making

A wartime visual novel about commanding armies under a dictator

Witching Metal Prod. · Released Mar 7, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 131
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 7 months ago; Mar 7, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is A War of a Madman's Making?

This free visual novel and text-based RPG casts you as a citizen unexpectedly appointed Field Marshal in a fictional world darkened by nuclear escalation. You manage military funds, plan operations, choose political allies, and decide how honestly to report setbacks to the Great Leader. Your choices lead to five major endings.

For you if...

+you enjoy making morally difficult choices in branching stories
+you like bleak political settings with occasional humor

Not for you if...

−you want action combat instead of a reading-heavy game
−you prefer stories without war crimes or political purges

What players say

95% of 131 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing and the tension of serving a dictatorship. Some criticize the rough artwork.

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A War of a Madman's Making system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows Vista or later
Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does A War of a Madman's Making have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does A War of a Madman's Making run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 23
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does A War of a Madman's Making 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