China: Mao's legacy Steam news

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• Release dateMay 24, 2019
• DeveloperNostalgames
• PublisherNostalgames

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

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China: Mao's legacy Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• Update 1.8.5 “Acceleration” - 4 January 2026

  In this update, we have redesigned the save system. Now saves are faster, you can make more than five, and they are more beautiful and flexible.Enjoy the game! Tell your friends about our games!

• Update 1.8..2 - 30 December 2025

  Update 8.0.2 includes further historical corrections:Taking foreign debt is now disabled at the start until one of three conditions is met.Changed the text of the "Five Noes" event.Changed the text of the Xiaoping event.Changed the text of the Wenhuibao criticism event.Changed the text of the "Tiananmen Incident of 1976" event.Changed the text of the "Two Whatevers" event.Enjoy the game!

• QoL + History update 1.8.0 - 27 December 2025

  Happy New Year, dear friends! This update includes:1. The modifier “Consequences of the Great Leap Forward” and the science “Development of Agricultural Methods” have been renamed.2. The modifier “Bourgeoisie-Rentiers” has been completely redesigned: its name, event, and effects have been reworked.3. Starting debt is 0. However, the researched science “Improved Assembly Line Production” gives external debt.4. Display of one-time effects of sciences has been added.5. The modifier “Self-Governing Communes” now displays the current value, rather than just all possible values.6. DLC icons have been moved to the Settings section. Enjoy the game! Thank you for being with us!

• Version 1.7.9.5 - 9 July 2025

  New:Implemented new random positive/negative events for citizens.Changes:Citizen events no longer occur strictly on the first day of the month. Their activation day is now randomly selected within the month.Fixes:Fixed a bug in the People's Discontent event where a stall was triggered.Fixed bug: If a citizen became a politician and died, he no longer remains in the pool of politicians.Fixed bug: if a citizen became a politician, they can no longer be arbitrarily arrested or sent underground.Fixed incorrect localization. In some places.Birthday dates are now displayed correctly.

• 1.7.9.2 - 29 May 2025

  Changes related to the latest DLC: 1. Reduction in youth mortality 2. Ability to choose character ideology 3. Bug fixes Enjoy the game!

• DLC: Lei Feng's Legacy - 28 May 2025

  Friends! We inform you about the release of a small extension to our game! DLC: Lei Feng's Legacy Take control not only of the government—but of the lives of ordinary Chinese citizens. Follow their personal, family, and professional stories as they evolve under your political decisions. Some of them may rise to the highest ranks of power—and it’s you who decides who gets the chance to change history. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570030/Maos_Legacy_Lei_Fengs_Legacy/

• Update 1.7.9 - 25 September 2024

  Update 1.7.9 includes: - Three new Yugoslavia endings - Reworked old Yugoslavia endings from the latest DLC - Revised texts of some USSR endings - 3 new achievements Enjoy the game!

• Update 1.7.8.9 - 3 September 2024

  Update 1.7.8.9 is designed to improve the historicity of the latest addition and includes: - Changed conditions for the decision and response options for events in Romania - Changed texts for the endings of the "group of intellectuals" and Ion Iliescu - Changed achievement icon for the GDR Enjoy the game!

• 1.7.8.7 update - 2 September 2024

  We have read your suggestions and the 1.7.8.7 update now adds to the game: - When sanctions are in place, for 5.0 money from the Swiss Bank it is possible to conduct a Détente, instead of 10.0, with the country with which you have sanctions, via a new response option in the event - Offshore Swiss Bank money can now be used to increase Party members' loyalty if their characteristics accept it - Fixed Stasi bug Enjoy the game!

• Update 1.7.8.5 - 1 September 2024

  Update 1.7.8.5 includes a content expansion for the latest DLC: - Added 3 new endings for Romania - Added 3 new achievements Enjoy the game!

• Update 1.7.8.4 - 31 August 2024

  The following changes have been made to improve the feel of the latest DLC: 1. New conditions for the decision on the GDR. 2. New condition for the ‘group of intellectuals’. 3. Changed the text of the result and ending of Romania of the ‘group of intellectuals’. 4. When accepting the Red gene, Ye Xuanning comes to power. 5. Western sanctions are now mentioned in the endings of GDR, Hungary and Yugoslavia. 6. New effects of the Red Gene. Enjoy the game!

• Update 1.7.8 - 29 August 2024

  A new DLC to the game "China: Mao's Legacy" has been released. In celebration of this, we are releasing a new free update 1.7.8: - When feudal socialism is adopted, a new head of state, Tan Lifu, comes to power. - Changed the text of the ending of Legism to a more correct one. - Authoritarian Spain can now be taken into your economic union if you have a right-authoritarian subideology type. - Bug fixes. THE NEW DLC IS HERE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164610/Maos_Legacy_Red_Genes/

• 1.7.6.1 - 5 August 2024

  Due to your feedback, we have cancelled the reduction in buffs for the East Asian Federation modifier, instead it now activates if it has 3 or more countries in its members!

• Update 1.7.6 - 5 August 2024

  We continue to listen to your ideas, let us introduce you to a new update: - Diaoyutai Islands have been added to the disputed territories and Japan has special buttons to demand and negotiate a compromise - Japan's endings of different DLCs no longer contradict each other - The Second Daman War with Romanov with the latest DLC now takes place in a new format/interface - Game speed has been increased - East Asian Federation effects have been halved - Bug fixes Enjoy the game!

• Update 1.7.5 - 30 July 2024

  Dear friends! According to your suggestions we decided to add new features to the recently released DLC: - Added a choice of 3 military tactics: mass, quality and use of chemical weapons. - Now the effect of sending replenishment to the frontline of direct war depends solely on the chosen tactic. - Added a choice of 3 humanitarian tactics: humane, scraps and eradicate dissenters. - The effects of humanitarian tactics are also included in the effects of sending reinforcements to the frontline of direct war. - Invasion of Korea by event with DLC is now implemented through the new Direct Wars window. Enjoy the game and thanks for being with us!

• Update 1.7.0.5: - 26 July 2024

  Update 1.7.0.5: - By your requests, the ability to invade the DPRK and annex it into the East Asian Federation has been added to the latest DLC based on available events. - By your requests, it is now possible to pass checks that require Gorbachev even if Ligachev is the head of the USSR. Enjoy the game!

• Patch 1.7.0.1 - 25 July 2024

  After reading your feedback to our new DLC we have made the following changes: 1. Added a new event related to Kampuchea in September 1976ю 2. We have added reserve accounting in wars. 3. Fixed a bug with the Philippines. Enjoy the game!

• Free 1.7 update and new DLC! - 24 July 2024

  Dear friends! A new DLC to the game has been released. In celebration of this, we are releasing a new free update, which includes: 1. Army growth from contributions to the Army now depends on the level of development of Industry 2. An icon has been added to indicate that a player is participating in a direct war 3. When hovering over a politician now shows his strength 4. When hovering over autohound/autosupport now shows annual costs 5. Sending a politician to reeducation is no longer random, instead it is now always executed when new conditions are met 6. Depositing money into a secret Swiss bank account now reduces diplomatic reputation by -1.0 7. Each country in our military alliance now gives +0.2 army strength for each country in our military alliance, and when putting troops into them, the required number of armies is determined by the year of the game 8. Sending military aid to…

• Update 1.6.9.1 - 21 March 2024

  In attempt to improve the balance we added an event about Suslov's death with consiquences after it.

• Patch 1.6.9 - 16 March 2024

  Patch 1.6.9 includes: - Two new buttons in the doctrine window for cooperative mode - Points display in all info windows for cooperative mode - Fixes for minor bugs Enjoy the game!

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