I built AI Hegemony, a free browser strategy game where you lead the US or China through 22 half-year turns (2024–2034). I wanted a game that leaves you understanding how the real race works rather than just a numbers puzzle. So the rules try to encode real dynamics: - chip export controls slow the rival but speed up its own chip industry (a 0–4 control level with a domestic-chip counter-meter) - a speed-vs-safety "alignment risk" gauge: spend on compute/R&D and accidents start at 40; at 80+ you get a Loss of Control crisis where covering it up can end the game - blocs and standards: coalitions decide whose rules spread - a political calendar (a lame-duck chip fight, a trade-truce cliff, a party congress) that can derail whoever is ahead After the game, a "Reality Check" screen puts each of your key decisions next to what actually happened, with dates and a source, and marks each fact Checked (confirmed against primary documents) or Reported (press only). The facts went through a research + source-check pass; 37 claims were re-verified, and most needed correcting. Balance was tuned with 9 bot strategies over thousands of simulated games per cell, mainly to stop one-track strategies ("just max diplomacy", "just rush AGI") from winning, since those would teach the wrong lesson. EN / Korean / Traditional Chinese, works on mobile, no signup. I'd love feedback on whether the Reality Check screen actually changes how you think about the race, and on anything that feels wrong or unfair.

AI Hegemony

Play the US–China AI race, then see what really happened

Play the US–China AI race, then see what really happened