Released in 2016, AdVenture Communist is a free-to-play casual business simulation and idler. This is the first game in the AdVenture series.

It’s also apparent that whoever made this game hates fun and cares more about appropriating communism for his own capitalist aspirations. Even as a critique of communism it fails.

You’re supposed to manage a commune, invest shocking amounts of resources into growing the economy, upgrade your commune, etc. 

And the point seems to be that you can’t do anything in a communist economy – so buy my micro-transactions to progress further!

First of all, the dev underestimates gamers’ willingness and drive to grind for long periods of time. Dude, I played Realm Grinder last week. Your little communism game is child’s play to me. 

The problem isn’t the grind. It’s that it doesn’t do anything particularly interesting. And managing a communist economy in a game has lots of potential too – this game has no interest in delving into any of that potential.

Here’s potential questions for all would-be communist economists: should you seize the means of production? Or should you instead merely redistribute the wealth generated from production to the broad populace? What exact co-op model should dominate?

Right there, I put more thought into a possible communist business simulation than the dev of AdVenture Communist. But I don’t think he thought too much about communism or socialism in general.

The graphics are supposed to be cheeky and sarcastic, lampooning the stereotypical communist. To me, this just looks like a basic Flash game that was popular in the ‘00s.

In part because this game is so basic, not much has been invested in the sound department. But hey, there’s some vaguely Slavic theme music going that feels somewhat dystopic. Yay!

One good thing I can say about AdVenture Communist is the specs needed. The minimum system requirements are 512MB of RAM and 60MB of space. Any CPU and GPU will do. AdVenture Communist has native compatibility with Linux via Proton. On Steam Deck, this is “verified” and I confirm it works well.

In addition to PC, AdVenture Communist has been released on iPhone, iPad, and Android. It has not been released on console platforms. 

While AdVenture Communist does not have DLC, there’s a lot of micro-transactions. Too much. It’s to the point that I believe this game exists for the micro-transactions. But hey, communism! Am I right?

Hyper Hippo Games developed AdVenture Communist. They made a previous similar game called AdVenture Capitalist. I have not played it but it has much better reviews than AdVenture Communist. Hyper Hippo Games have also made many casual games, some of which I already own.

On Steam, AdVenture Communist has a 65% positive rating. Most people just like the novelty of a communism-themed game. But others point out this is a bare-bones clicker with no depth. I agree with the critics. 

This isn’t the worst game I’ve ever played. I mean, at least it works. But it’s also no fun. Even if you ignore the political novelty of it, you’re stuck with something that lacks depth.

Don’t expect any tangible commentary on communism either. There is none.

But even if I believed there was anything fun about AdVenture Communist, I just couldn’t recommend it. Seemingly, the only reason this game exists is to coax you into buying micro-transactions. 

It’s those micro-transactions that make me hate predatory capitalism even more.

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