Fake Social

by culf

co-authored: @nordin

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.02

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.91

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.30

You are the PR manager of a president that keeps shit posting online. Your job is to make sure the president is sending the right *signals* to the public.

How To Play:

Before the president make his new post public you get the chance to edit it.
Press the notification, select the least bad option, before the timer runs out, then post it.

The goal is to keep your public perception up before the midterms.

Installation guide

Sadly we were unable to get the web-version working in time.
- Windows: download "FakeSocial_windows.zip", unzip it, and run "FakeSocial.exe".
- Linux: download "FakeSocial_linux.zip", unzip it, make "FakeSocial" executeable if it isn't already, and execute it. Please note that the linux version is created and tested on a debian based distro.
- Alternativly, if you have python 3 installed, get the source from GitHub (link is down below). Dependencies are pygame-ce and pygame_gui and can be installed with pip.

Screenshots:

AI usage

- AI tools has been used assistively to create text posts
- All art is 100% human made

Team:

- Culf, backend programmer
- Lasagana, art
- Lindfart, art
- Nordin, frontend programmer, art
- Solhøj, text posts, backend programmer
- Sunlit_penny, music, sound design

Tools: pygame

Comments18

LDJam user 40968221 Apr 2026, 01:43

A lot of work has clearly gone into this. Thanks, guys — this is shitposting, not doomscrolling! Great job 👍

LDJam user 42546421 Apr 2026, 14:42

Such a polished and coherent experience. Couldn't help the president even midway to the midterms but there is so much to be salvaged there. Excellent satire.

Phoenix Fireflower21 Apr 2026, 18:29

This game is the definition of "It's funny because it's true". I do think the game goes on for too long though, it could have been better paced with half the amount of posts or with a better variety as there are only two types of puzzles.

Carrerino21 Apr 2026, 20:25

Great job on the art and mood, I like It!

Eugenik21 Apr 2026, 21:13

The tension of having to quickly signal the perfect, least-damaging message while a post is about to go live was brilliant. You really nailed the stressful absurdity of modern public relations. Great concept and mood!

gamesplusjames22 Apr 2026, 00:58

This was a cool idea! Very frantic trying to respond in time but managing that was fun too. Lots of work clearly went into this. Great job all round!

Pandalk22 Apr 2026, 19:00

I'm impressed with how well imitated the website is, really cool idea

TechnicalityCreations23 Apr 2026, 16:18

Love the UI, the only improvement I would suggest is making more things interactable

Garaptic23 Apr 2026, 20:36

It was good. The visuals were very well done. And overall, it turned out to be a pretty good satire, great work!

orangeoceans25 Apr 2026, 06:48

How is the public impact of a post determined? It seems that only picking the most "respectable" option is not a guarantee of success. Or is the idea that, despite your best efforts, you really have no control over the situation? That's pretty funny.

It would be fun to see people's reactions to your posts too.

Culfauthor25 Apr 2026, 07:16

Hi @orangeoceans, thanks for the feedback (:

Public impact of a post is simply determined by an impact rating assigned to each response. It is not guaranteed that there is a "perfect" option, sometimes the best option will just minimize your loss in public perception score. Here is the file with all posts and ratings, if you are interested in looking into it: https://github.com/Culf-B/LudumDare59/blob/main/posts/presidentPosts.json

Reactions for posts were planned, but we sadly didn't have time to implement it.

apt_prose726 Apr 2026, 08:43

Quick and easy to play, great for any time of day.

BalimaarTheBassFish27 Apr 2026, 23:33

An interesting take on the theme! I did lose a couple chunks of public perception because my silly brain couldnt recall what some of the details on some images meant but otherwise it was a decent time... and interesting how the right words can convey the same message but more digestable for the community.

Ty Victorson28 Apr 2026, 00:09

Lots of funny posts to make and see! I only managed to get halfway to midterms, but it was fun to see what would come next!

Myezko28 Apr 2026, 09:01

you have 48 HOURS to delete this game, before i give you another 48 HOURS!

Raivk29 Apr 2026, 21:14

COOL entry. Great job. Really great job. This is some great game making. Let's make Ludum Dare Great Again together.

Chaseplays2 May 2026, 07:41

This is really funny hahaha, felt pretty disheartening watching the perception almost always drop no matter what I chose, but that probably accurately captures how it actually feels to have this job :laughing:

LDJam user 4249539 May 2026, 00:49

I get that there is a good amount of effort, but I find it hard, I was not able to beat this game, but still okay!