Avestrux Games
About Avestrux Games
The studio takes its name from the ostrich (avestruz in Spanish), the animal of the "ostrich politics" idiom: the player who buries their head in the sand to avoid what's right in front of them. The studio's first project, The Adviser, asks the player to be the one trying to stop the head from going in.
Factsheet — Studio
| Developer | Avestrux Games |
| Founded | 2026 |
| Based in | Barcelona, Spain |
| Website | avestruxgames.com |
| Press contact | press@avestruxgames.com |
| General contact | hello@avestruxgames.com |
| Steam | store.steampowered.com/developer/avestruxgames |
| u/avestruxgames | |
| X / Twitter | @avestruxgames |
| itch.io | avestruxgames.itch.io |
| Newsletter | Sign up at avestruxgames.com |
First Game — The Adviser
The Adviser
Dark-comedy political satire. You're the adviser keeping the President from getting us all killed. Manage scandals, favors, secrets and dirty laundry across four years in four countries. Grown-up pixel art. No paid DLCs. Ever.
The Adviser is a single-player narrative strategy game where you play not the leader, but the person in the next chair. Every crisis lands on your desk. Every favor has a price. Every secret you keep makes the next one heavier. Four years, four countries, one chair.
Factsheet — The Adviser
| Title | The Adviser |
| Genre | Narrative strategy · Dark-comedy political simulation |
| Players | Single-player |
| Platforms (launch) | PC (Windows / Linux via Steam) · Steam Deck Verified as target |
| Languages at 1.0 | EN · ES · FR · DE · IT · PT-BR · ZH-CN · JA · KO · AR |
| Release | Coming 2026 |
| Engine | Godot |
| Mature content | Frequent strong language · alcohol use · references to political violence and corruption · no sexual content · no graphic violence |
| AI Disclosure | Visual assets generated with AI tools and reviewed by the developer (per Steam policy) |
Key Features
- You're the adviser, not the President. Strict point of view from the chair next to power. Every crisis comes to your desk before it hits the news.
- Four years, four countries, one chair. Each playthrough takes you through a full term in a different fictional country, with a different leader and a different stack of problems.
- Favors and secrets, a dual system. Build trust with the people around you. Then decide what to do with what they tell you. Or sell.
- Vices system. Everyone has a vulnerability. So do you. The President. The Cabinet. The press. Knowing them is power. Falling into yours is a different kind of game over.
- No paid DLCs. Ever. What ships at 1.0 is the complete game. Future updates are free.
- 10 languages at launch. Localized for real, not machine-pasted.
- Inspirations: Papers Please · Beholder · Veep · The Thick of It · Yes Minister · The Death of Stalin.
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Screenshots & Trailer
Coming with the Steam Coming Soon page. Visual assets are being finalized for the Steam page launch (mid-June 2026). For early-access press requests, email press@avestruxgames.com.
Selected Quotes
Awaiting first reviews. Be one. Email press@avestruxgames.com.