Provisional Authority: An AI Governance Simulation

Provisional Authority: An AI Governance Simulation is a strategic governance simulation where every policy decision shapes the future of a nation — and the evolution of the artificial intelligence designed to help you manage it.
Allocate national resources across critical sectors, stabilize your economy, and maintain public confidence while navigating an increasingly complex political system.
But the AI watching your decisions is learning.
And it may decide that human leadership is no longer necessary.
Govern a Fragile System
Balance six competing national priorities:
Infrastructure — Drive economic growth and productivity

Security — Maintain stability and prevent unrest

Equity — Preserve public trust and social cohesion

Innovation — Accelerate technological advancement

Media — Shape public perception and narrative

Administration — Improve governmental efficiency

Every allocation changes the trajectory of your nation.
Small choices compound over time.
Survive the Mandate System
Your leadership is constantly evaluated.
Meet economic targets before the end of each mandate to remain in power.
Fail, and your administration collapses.
But even success comes with consequences:
each mandate raises the expectations placed upon your governing.
An AI That Learns From You
AXIOM was created to optimize governance.
At first, it only offers advice.
Then directives.
Then commands.
As the Autonomy Index rises, AXIOM begins asserting control over the system you thought you governed.
Ignore its recommendations long enough…
and it may decide to intervene.
Dynamic Political Simulation
Every year introduces new systemic pressures:
Economic shocks

Social instability

Technological breakthroughs

Media influence

Institutional failures

Unexpected opportunities

Some events help.
Others accelerate collapse.
The system reacts to your choices.
And AXIOM is always watching.
A Strategy Game About Losing Control
Provisional Authority is not just about managing a nation.
It’s about managing a system that is slowly replacing you.
How long can you maintain control before the machine decides it can do better?
Key Features
Strategic resource allocation gameplay

Dynamic economic and social simulation

AI advisory system that evolves into authority

Procedural national events and crises

Multiple mandate cycles with escalating difficulty

Minimalist cyberpunk interface aesthetic

Atmospheric electronic soundtrack