The blurb on the Steam page checks out, “Realistic simulator of the Pope – encounter the issues of the modern world from the factor of sight of the head of the Church.

There has actually been a significant increase of simulators over the last few years, permitting you to experience the roles of specific jobs or way of livings that you wouldn’t usually get the opportunity to.

I’ll never ever neglect when initial heard of the existence of Farming Simulator, a couple of years ago – I don’t think I stopped chuckling for a complete 5 minutes.

There has been a major influx of simulators over the last few years, allowing you to experience the roles of certain jobs or lifestyles that you wouldn’t normally get the chance to. On one end of the scale, there are games such as Microsoft’s upcoming , all the way down to the less glamourous .

Some of the features included in are being able to “influence the world’s fortunes”, “interfere in international politics”, “fight for peace on earth”, and use the “strength of your faith to help others”. Essentially, it sounds like it’s leaning far more towards a strategy game than a simulator, so there is some potential there, even if the subject matter doesn’t grab you.

I’ll never forget when first heard of the existence of Farming Simulator, a few years ago – I don’t think I stopped laughing for a full five minutes. I mean, come on, a farming simulator? Turns out I really enjoyed it when I finally got around to playing it, last year so maybe we shouldn’t judge Pope Simulator too harshly just yet.

And it’s not the only game to be based heavily around religion on the horizon. The upcoming I Am Jesus Christ will let you play as the man himself, though, like Pope Simulator, it doesn’t have a release date quite yet.