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Delaware
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Game is fixed by mods
February 15, 2023

The gameplay community is truly toxic as others have noted. The NS card game is particularly obnoxious. Bugs are built in which are exploited by the developers/mods who somehow are allowed to participate in play. This gives them great advantage. If you manage to do well, they'll eventually change the metrics and wreck your standing. Abusive tactics are commonly used against a depleted pool of competing players. Not worth it.

Date of experience: February 15, 2023
Michigan
6 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I love the idea of a nations and war simulator; however, this takes it to the next level! The graphics are intense and the voice acting is potent. I've been a big big fan of these games for a long time. This is worth the $60 I payed!

Would recommend to my friends!

Date of experience: December 9, 2022
Canada
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Okay
November 5, 2022

The game was okay, it is a cool idea because it allows you to simulate your own country. However, the moderation team ruined the experience. My friends and I were kicked out of the WA because we ran different states on a computer (nobody had more than 1) because they did not have a computer. I get that they can't detect the amount of people on a device, but they should use emails to see if people have more than one country. Using a device is a bad way of doing it. Lastly, the interface was awkward and it was overall hard to navigate and the WA system did not make much sense. If you are looking to play the game, I would advise not getting your hopes up very high. I hate how they kick out people and don't incentivize people to play, instead they make less people want to play. I would not recommend to most people except if you are a very big fan of wanting to 'run' a country (with weird issues).

Date of experience: November 5, 2022
Nevada
6 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Love it!
May 13, 2018

I've been playing this game for months and it's so amazongly prepared. I love considering the pro's and con's of every decision, guessing what will result from each action, and I love how you are able to add to the game if you have a good idea to submit. This game is going places! I hope, no I know that I will enjoy it for many more years!

Date of experience: May 13, 2018
GB
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Really makes you think
November 4, 2018

What I adore about this game is the fact that it forces you to think about a lot of complicated political ideas to which you would normally not get any exposure. Since the issues are submitted by the community they sometimes reflect current events and force you to decide. It shouldn't be taken too seriously though because it tends to satirize pretty much everything or over-exaggerate the consequences.

Date of experience: November 2, 2018
Florida
1 review
11 helpful votes
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The NationStates mods, despite the game itself being good, make this worth less than 1 star. They are on a never-ending power trip and will insult you and harass you for the slightest disagreement. They will threaten you and censor you. If you slightly differ from the status quo you will be punished.

Date of experience: June 11, 2022
South Africa
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Extremely fun
June 17, 2022

It makes you answer complicated issues such as "should children be allowed to sell lemonade" and there are options you can agree with which usually are about a paragraph, once you have made you decision you usually will receive a satiric reply to answers depending on what of the opinions you agree with, there are hundreds of different things in youur nation every answer you do will effect! You get a new issue every 6 hours, and there are THOUSANDS of issues (i checked and there are 1519 unique issues) would reccomend! Below are some funny moments i have taken from the website so far

Date of experience: June 16, 2022
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love this game.
July 30, 2023

This game is amazing. It has a fantastic community, great gameplay, and the meta games (such as the cards mini game, R/D, and the WA), all make it amazing. Would play forever!

Date of experience: July 29, 2023
Indiana
1 review
7 helpful votes
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The moderators pretend they are god, never give second chances, and are extremely uppity. The game itself is overrated and still is prone to crashes and has terrible 2000s graphics.

Date of experience: July 25, 2022
California
79 reviews
218 helpful votes
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Banned words: "Glenn Beck, CuckingFunt, Sperglord"

I run 92 Nations based on me, tomi lahren, and otherz.

Some people are annoying, if you make a region and leave it unguarded it gets "invaded".

Date of experience: November 12, 2020
Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Puppets and krusha
March 20, 2023

Obviously a good game for people who dream to make a country. Its very good. Try it now and meet new people.

Date of experience: March 19, 2023
Minnesota
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Do you know that if you name a stupid nation Ding, it is garunteed to be deleted within a couple days by a karen moderator and you can protest or they will BAN YOU

Date of experience: October 7, 2022
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Mods
April 8, 2023

Me and My Brother had 2 Separate nations on my computer I both of us signed into the WA (Voting in game) and 10 minutes of my brother signing into the WA (I had my nation long before and my brother wanted to play) we got a telegram saying we are in breach at the time I did not know they will say that we will be recognised as the same person so we appealed it then we got a telegram back saying that I am a liar and that I need to resign one of my nation (Me thinking that they are saying that I am having 2 nations under the same email) and my brother got a telegram that they emailed my "other" nation so when I ask for the name of the other nation that was under the same email and then they ejected and barred me and my brother from the WA and they responded to that appeal saying they are not gone give any Evidence of information so I don't move around the rules but what is weird about that if they present evidence that me and my brother are the "same" person then I wouldn't be able to "go" around there rules so they refused to give me any proof and called me a liar

Date of experience: April 8, 2023
Michigan
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Bruh
August 31, 2020

Daddy Max Barry wouldn't let me say f*ck in a dispatch, this violates my 1st amendment rights and I am frankly disgusted.

Date of experience: August 31, 2020
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Poo poo pee pee
August 31, 2020

Pee pee poo poo haha haha funni monke monke like banana banana banana ooh ooh aah ahh haa haaa funniiiii

Date of experience: August 31, 2020

Overview

NationStates has a rating of 2.4 stars from 16 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. NationStates ranks 18th among Role Playing Games sites.

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