Norman's Great Illusion

Norman's Great Illusion

Civil Savages · 2019 · Indie, Political Sim, Simulation, Politics, Adventure

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About Norman's Great Illusion

Have you ever wondered why, individually good and peace-loving citizens, merging into society, allow the coming to power of forces that have diametrically opposed their principles and goals? "Norman's Great Illusion" is our attempt to talk about this phenomenon.
There are no Battle Royale mode, no microtransactions, no season pass, no lootboxes.
The game is 18+, but there is no sexual content in it. The game is for quite intelligent, conscious users.

"Norman's Great Illusion" is a 2D pixel art visual novel in which you have to live a year as an engineer at the plant in the face of rising social tensions. Make difficult decisions, but keep in mind: you will have to pay for each choice.

If You:
- do not distinguish between class struggle and spiritual struggle;
- believe that imperialism is a confrontation of ancient empires; and
- think that nothing could be better than capitalism;
please DO NOT BUY our game. To all the rest: "Welcome!"

Features:
- difficult moral choices;
- 7 different endings;
- 2 mini-games; and
- stylish pixel art graphic.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Feb 20, 2022
This game is good. It brings the message to the point. If you are a worker, no matter what you do, in the end it does not matter. The mini-games are supposed to be a boring and somewhat difficult, this isn't due to bugs or shortcomings, it is on purpose. Buy this game, try to understand it, embrace it. It is more of an artwork than a game.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 21, 2021
I'm really bad at math but this game help me to get A+ on school joking I still get D
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 21, 2026
Norman’s Great Illusion is a narrative-focused visual novel developed and published by Civil Savages that explores political tension, personal responsibility, and social instability through a grounded and often uncomfortable interactive story. Rather than relying on action sequences or traditional gameplay systems, the experience builds itself around decision-making and consequence, placing players inside the life of an ordinary person living through increasingly uncertain times. The result is a story-driven experience that aims less to entertain through spectacle and more to encourage reflection about society, ideology, and individual choices. Players step into the role of Norman, a factory engineer whose daily routine slowly becomes complicated by growing unrest and division surrounding him. The story begins from a relatively ordinary perspective, deliberately avoiding grand hero narratives or world-saving objectives. Norman is not presented as an extraordinary figure. Instead, he represents an average citizen attempting to navigate difficult circumstances while balancing personal values, work responsibilities, and changing social conditions. One of the strongest aspects of Nor…
Recommended Dec 17, 2023
I get it, I appreciate what it was going for, but it's hard to know how to get different endings, or even what the endings mean. The one I got seemed to just.. happen? English obviously is not the first language of the dev but I would still say they tried and it was acceptable.
Recommended Dec 17, 2023
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Not recommended Sep 23, 2023
This game is a calculator simulator with only 2 really unique endings

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