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Calm Down, Stalin

Calm Down, Stalin is a game where you directly control your hands to threaten your enemies with nuclear weapons by moving your finger closer to The Button while signing important state papers, answering phone, dealing with your subordinates and fighting the stress of your job by smoking your pipe!

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September 8, 2016
9 years and 330 days ago
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Very Positive1,144 reviews90.3%

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Calm Down, Stalin is a game where you directly control your hands to threaten your enemies with nuclear weapons by moving your finger closer to The Button while signing important state papers, answering the phone, dealing with your subordinates, and most of all - fighting the stress of your position by smoking your pipe and any other available means!

Features:

  • directly control your arms to move things around and interact with them
  • smoke your pipe to reduce stress and prevent shaking hands
  • a set of useful tools and annoying distractions
  • story mode that unlocks more items to use
  • endless mode to challenge yourself and your friends for high score