Red Messiah

Build the AI that saves humanity (before it saves itself)

Co-op strategy for 2-6 players. You are the last free colony on Mars, racing to develop an AGI strong enough to liberate Earth without losing control of it. Play together on one central screen while each player uses their phone for decisions, cards, and votes.

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What is it?

Red Messiah is a real-time, cooperative strategy game about hard trade-offs: push AI Level to 100 percent to win, but keep AI Control high enough to avoid a catastrophic takeover. Every year the colony faces policies to pass, projects to fund, actions to play, and random events to survive.

All players win or lose together.

How a year works

Each round is a Martian year packed with leadership shifts, table talk, and tough calls.

  1. Draw and prep - Morale sets your hand size, and the most creative player earns bonus cards.
  2. Policy vote - The most influential player presents three policies. Everyone votes. Passed policies change the rules permanently.
  3. Build projects - The most productive player proposes three engineering projects. Players opt in to fund; success needs enough backers and resources.
  4. Action phase - Round-robin, each player plays up to two cards: generate energy or morale, push AI Level, or lock down control.
  5. Random event - Dust storms, breakthroughs, signals from Earth. Adapt fast.

Shared resources

  • Energy powers everything.
  • Morale sets hand size.
  • AI Level tracks progress.
  • AI Control keeps the system loyal.

Personal stats

  • Influence decides who steers policy.
  • Creativity drives research and discoveries.
  • Production accelerates engineering builds.
  • Legacy points reward long-term achievements.

The tension curve

Pressure ramps as AI Level rises and the colony stretches to keep control.

  • 0-50 percent: Safe development. Build economy and options.
  • 50-80 percent: Warning zone. AI Level auto-rises and energy drains. Control requirements tighten.
  • 80-100 percent: Critical zone. Morale halves yearly, energy costs double, and the failure line steepens.

Win by hitting 100 percent AI Level while holding 100 percent AI Control.

Lose the instant you drop below the red catastrophic line.

Why you will love it

Pure cooperation: no traitors. The enemy is the clock and your own risk appetite.
Dual-device play: laptop or tablet as the colony board, phones for hands, votes, and secret plans.
Asymmetric leadership: top stats steer policy, research, and builds each year.
Meaningful choices: permanent policies, shared project funding, and high-impact action cards.
Highly replayable: new events, decks, roles, and team dynamics every run.

Quick start

  • Players: 2-6 (best at 4-5).
  • Setup: one shared screen plus each player on the same Wi-Fi with their phone.
  • Play in browser: host shows a join code, players connect on mobile, ready up, and go.
  • Typical campaign: 12-16 in-game years.

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Closed beta is live on iOS and Android. Contact us to enroll, and subscribe to our newsletter so you don't miss the open beta launch.

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Media-ready snippets

Hero tagline: Reclaim Earth. Control the AI. Save humanity.
One-liner: A co-op Mars colony strategy game where you must build a super-AI and keep it on your side.