About A House Divided
A real-time multiplayer political and economic simulation
What is A House Divided?
A House Divided is a browser-based political and economic simulation game where players create politicians, run for elected office, propose and vote on legislation, manage campaign strategies, and shape the political landscape of simulated countries. The game runs continuously in real time: one real hour equals one game week, so the world keeps moving whether you're logged in or not.
How it works
Players register an account and create a politician character with a party affiliation, home state, and policy positions. From there, they can run in elections for seats in Congress, state legislatures, governorships, and executive offices like the Presidency.
The game simulates a full political ecosystem: parties organize, coalitions form, bills move through legislatures, and demographic groups respond to policy decisions over time. Non-player politicians (NPPs) fill empty seats and vote autonomously based on their ideology, ensuring the simulation stays active even when human players are offline.
Currently simulated countries include the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan.
Who runs it?
A House Divided is an independent project maintained by a small admin team. The game has no affiliation with any real political party, government, or organization. It is provided purely for entertainment purposes.
Get involved
The best way to get involved is to create an account and jump in. Our new player guide walks you through the basics.
For community discussion, announcements, and support, join our Discord server. You can also reach us by email at admin@ahousedividedgame.com.
Credits & attributions
A House Divided is built on open-source software and uses a number of third-party assets. We gratefully acknowledge the following:
- Country flags are served via flagcdn.com (free for any use).
- Select photography is provided by Unsplash contributors under the Unsplash License.
- Some imagery is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under its respective Creative Commons or public-domain licenses.
- Typefaces: Geist and Geist Mono by Vercel, and Lora by Cyreal — both distributed under the SIL Open Font License.
- Built with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, and MongoDB. Hosted on Vercel.
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