Detective Diplomat

A text-based, international relations-themed detective game created by Ava Liao for GOV 149, loosely based on the events and outcomes of the NSC simulation.

LATVIA is perhaps on the brink of crisis. Its past as a part of the USSR means that many ethnic Russians remain within its borders, although they do not enjoy the same rights or privileges as ethnic Latvian citizens.

An insurgent faction claiming to represent Russian interests has arisen and established strongholds in the factories of several border towns.

YOU, the player, must pay close attention to current events and the people around you as the threat of war looms ever closer...

You play as a Latvian diplomat during the onset of a crisis, whose poor sleep habits and inconvenient amnesia mean that several important policy documents have been destroyed, meaning that you have to make much of it up as you go along and figure out what you’ve missed.