AHDClient is free to download for Multiplayer. Sandbox requires an active paid Supporter+ entitlement. Local Singleplayer and Worldsim require permanent access, which costs $20.00 once through the Patreon Shop or the Stripe checkout. It is not a monthly subscription.
Permanent access and supporter status are different. The one-time $20.00 AHDClient purchase unlocks local Singleplayer and Worldsim permanently. Supporter plans are monthly support with separate perks.
The base game, starter scenarios, and daily challenge are free. Optional one-time packs unlock more historical elections, with no subscription.
Every scenarioAll 47 paid scenarios in the game: US races back to 1960, every UK election since 1951, and the full global roster. The whole catalog, one purchase.
15 scenariosFifteen races from 1960 to 2016: Kennedy against Nixon, the Johnson landslide, 1968, Watergate's shadow, the Reagan Revolution, the war room, the Florida recount, the crash of 2008, the Rust Belt upset. Each comes with its real campaign events.
18 scenariosEighteen elections, from Churchill's 1951 comeback through the Wilson and Heath years, both 1974 races, to Starmer's 2024 landslide. Multiparty first past the post: coalitions, hung parliaments, real story beats.
14 scenariosFourteen elections in four countries: Canada 2015 through 2025, Germany 2017 through 2025, France 2012 through 2027, Australia 2019 through 2025. Four electoral systems, real maps and parties.
MetroForge doesn't have any paid products yet. The native desktop builds are free while the game is in active development.
Ten American cities in 3D, true building heights, Windows, macOS, and Linux. New builds ship most weeks.
The browser Multiplayer game and its client download are free. Sandbox is entitlement-gated, while local Singleplayer and Worldsim require the permanent access purchase.
Buy once through the Patreon Shop or Stripe and keep local Singleplayer and Worldsim access. This purchase is not a monthly subscription.
Supporter status and permanent SP purchases help fund multiplayer maintenance, continued development, and bringing A House Divided to more platforms. They are separate from each other: supporter plans are monthly, while SP access is a one-time $20.00 purchase.
These are monthly supporter plans, billed through Stripe or Patreon. They are not the one-time $20.00 permanent AHDClient purchase. Stripe purchases attach to your Lakeside account email.
Stripe subscriptions are being connected to the account checkout. Until card billing is enabled, the monthly supporter tiers are available on Patreon.
Want permanent SP access? Choose the separate $20.00 one-time purchase above. Do not choose a monthly supporter plan for permanent access.
Tips support the development and maintenance of our free-to-play games. You pick the amount.
Yes. Purchases and subscriptions attach to your Lakeside account, which is the same sign-in you use for A House Divided. That way a pack or a subscription follows you to any browser or device.
No. The $20.00 AHDClient purchase through Patreon or Stripe is a one-time purchase for permanent local Singleplayer and Worldsim access. Monthly Supporter plans are separate.
No. The base game stays free, and scenario packs are optional one-time purchases that stay attached to your Lakeside account.
Packs unlock the moment you pay, so they are generally non-refundable, but if something went wrong with your purchase, email us and we will make it right. Details in the refund policy.