El Mequetrefe

El Mequetrefe is a seeded decision roguelike set in the fictional town of Puerto Bonanza in 1976. The player receives calls, messages and visits from family, allies, rivals and people who want a place in the player’s newspaper. Each resolved post is kept in a history, so a run holds a record of the choices made.

Decisions can affect Plata, Salud, family relationships and a hidden measure of political opinion. Debt is treated as an ordinary part of play, while low health, isolation, enemies and collection pressure carry more serious consequences. At Editorial Close, the player selects which earned pieces are published, composes the edition and runs the press. The following morning reports sales, costs and written explanations for what changed.

Family storylines and political routes track the player’s earlier actions and lead to a final epilogue. The game uses seeds, so the same seed combined with the same sequence of choices reproduces the same run.