2045 is aboard game produced by Taiwanese companyMizo Games which centers on a military confrontation betweenTaiwan andChina in the year 2045.
In August 2024 Mizo Games started acrowdfunding campaign eventually raising ~US$120,000.[1] This was 4,000% more than their initial crowdfunding goal.[2]
The game is set in the year2045 and has acyberpunk theme.[3] Gameplay takes place over a ten-day period.[4] The AFP calls the game a "zero-sum contest of military strategy." Players can choose characters representing different factions such as soldier, collaborator, and arms dealer.[5]
The game was controversial in Taiwan where popular depictions of a potential military conflict with China have beentaboo. Mizu Game's founder KJ Chang said "We can't predict the future, but if a conflict is unavoidable I hope this game gives people a chance to experience war on the tabletop before it reaches us."[6]
