WatchMojo’s and creator Mark Cope (The Most Popular Girls in School, Dr. Havoc’s Diary) have teamed up to create a brand new game of power, celebrity, and satire: Terrible Influence. The first public demo will be made available for play at PAX Unplugged 2024 Friday, Dec. 6-Sunday, Dec. 8, at Forever Stoked’s booth #3709 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The game will launch on Kickstarter early 2025.
Role-play and develop your own super-star personas, drawing in (possibly deranged) fans and as much wealth as possible while triggering juicy scandals only the best PR team could sweep under the rug. Survive Leaked DMs, Internet Trolls, and other Cancel cards with ease… because in this game, just like in life, with enough money and power, anyone can achieve massive fame without any consequences!
Rise through the levels of influence as a funny as hell podcaster, a vlogger who actually has talent, or a brilliant at marketing reality TV star, among other starting classes. Kickstart your character’s careers from scratch and watch them flourish (or flounder) under the microscope of the totally merciful public eye and against scandals, cancels, and the spite of other players.
Gain valuable skill cards like Incredibly Good Looking OR Great Personality — however you can’t use both of those in the game, because let’s be honest, no one on earth has both. Role-play and act out lucrative scenarios like sponsor ads or acceptance speeches to secure more money and help you climb to the top of power.
In the end, the players use all the fans and money they’ve accumulated throughout the game to become president! Because after all… it doesn’t matter what horrible deeds you did along the way. In this game, if you have enough fame and money, you get to do what you want, be what you want, and the rest of us just get to hate you for it.
“The game is a comedic and frankly cynical journey through our modern society, where players try to earn as much money and fame as possible in order to win the game and become President” said Mark Cope, Creator and Lead designer of Terrible Influence. “The real humor comes from the wild bonuses and absurd scandals throughout the game, and if I’m honest, those are pulled more from real life than satire.”
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