StrategyFit check
Is Central Intelligence worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who prefer espionage and political influence to direct battlefield command
- Players interested in political scenarios who want to manage covert interventions
- Fans of fictional regime-change stories who want to work through opposition factions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct military combat as the main form of play
- Players who prefer isolated actions rather than choices that can trigger connected consequences
- Players looking for a conventional city-building, resource-management, or base-defense strategy game
Our take on Central Intelligence
Instead of centering strategy on territory, armies, or resource production, the game makes political influence and covert interference its main structure. Military action is one of three branches, while factions can be influenced without knowing who is directing events.
What is Central Intelligence?
Play as a CIA chief tasked with restoring democracy on Sao Madrigal, an island ruled by a dictatorship backed by China.
Direct agents across political, propaganda, and military branches while supporting factions such as students, guerrillas, and political parties. Operations can involve bribery, covert manipulation, assassinations, blackmail, and other forms of subterfuge. The game focuses on espionage and undercover activity rather than leading a straightforward military revolt. Decisions may trigger connected events that produce unintended consequences, and operations take place across a large theater. Objectives are pursued by coordinating different branches and influencing opposition groups, sometimes without those groups knowing about the intervention.
How Central Intelligence plays
- 01Three Agent Branches
- Personnel are organized into political, propaganda, and military divisions for different kinds of operations.
- 02Faction Manipulation
- Opposition groups include students, guerrillas, and political parties that can be supported covertly.
- 03Covert Operations
- Available actions include bribery, blackmail, assassinations, and other forms of subterfuge.
- 04Consequential Decisions
- Individual moves can create chains of events that may produce setbacks.
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Central Intelligence: platforms & release
Is Central Intelligence worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who prefer espionage and political influence to direct battlefield command. Skip it if: players seeking direct military combat as the main form of play.
Where can I download Central Intelligence?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Central Intelligence's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Central Intelligence on?
Windows only.
