Conclave: Pope Simulator

Habemus Papam. You are the new Pope. Now survive your own College of Cardinals. A swipe-decision game where every choice shakes the Vatican. You have just been elected. The square is full, the cardinals are smiling — some of them — and the decisions begin immediately. Bless a same-sex union or strip a cardinal of his red hat. Sign the China accord or walk away. Sell the Vatican's London property portfolio or hold the line. Live in the Apostolic Palace or in a one-room flat in Santa Marta. Every yes and every no echoes through 1.4 billion souls. THE FOUR PILLARS • THE FAITHFUL — the believers, the pilgrims, the world. • THE CURIA — the cardinals who can have you removed. • THE TREASURY — the Vatican Bank does not run on prayer. • TRADITION — too much reform and the conservatives split. Too little and the progressives walk. If any pillar collapses, your pontificate ends. There are eight distinct ways to fall — each with its own Latin-titled chapter: Sede Vacante, Magnum Schisma Occidentis, Coup d'État Apostolique, Vacui Sunt Foruli, and four more. WHAT'S INSIDE • 70+ hand-written decision cards drawn from real Vatican drama • A satirical cast: hard-line cardinals, reformist nuns, prime ministers, Silicon Valley founders, the Russian Patriarch, an anonymous letter under your door at 3am • 8 distinct endings, each with original narrative text and an epitaph • Vatican-inspired visual design: burgundy, gold, candlelight, parchment • Choose your papal name from the historical roster or invent your own • Quick to learn. Hard to keep alive past Year 10. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) One-time purchase. Removes all ads and enables offline play. No subscriptions. No tracking. Buy once, keep forever. ABOUT Made by a solo developer. Speaker names are deliberately fictional — no living cardinals were harmed in the making of this app.