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NationStates (formerly Jennifer Government: NationStates) is a multiplayer government simulation browser game created and developed by Max Barry. Based loosely on Barry's novel Jennifer Government, the game launched on 13 November 2002 with the site originally founded to publicize and promote Barry's novel one week before its release. NationStates continues to promote books written by Barry, but has developed to be a sizable online community, with an accompanying forum board. , over 9.7 million user-created nations have been created with 329,305 nations active.

Game data

Released
2006-01-27
User rating
4.33 / 5
Genres
Racing, Arcade, Puzzle
Platforms
PC

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Game details · IGDB

A browser-based geopolitical simulation.

Released
2002
Genres
Simulator
Platforms
Web browser
Franchise
NationStates
Developer
Max Berry
Publisher
Max Berry

Key facts

Website.name
NationStates
Website.logo
NationStates Logo.png
Website.logo_alt
Logo of NationStates
Website.logo_size
255px
Website.screenshot
NationStates Default Page.png
Website.screenshot_size
275px
Website.screenshot_alt
Screenshot of the NationStates home page
Website.caption
Screenshot of the home page in 2020
Website.type
Government simulation game, internet forum
Website.language
English
Website.key_people
Max Barry (owner and creator)
Website.commercial
Yes
Website.registration
Optional
Website.num_users
353,632 active nations ()
Website.current_status
Active

via Wikipedia infobox

~8 min read

Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Gameplay
  • Reception
  • Critical reception
  • Popularity
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

NationStates (formerly Jennifer Government: NationStates) is a multiplayer government simulation browser game created and developed by Max Barry. Based loosely on Barry's novel Jennifer Government, the game launched on 13 November 2002 with the site originally founded to publicize and promote Barry's novel one week before its release. NationStates continues to promote books written by Barry, but has developed to be a sizable online community, with an accompanying forum board. , over 9.7 million user-created nations have been created with 329,305 nations active.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NationStates” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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