Rise of Viktor Orbán

Investigate the rise of Viktor Orbán and his action to take control of media and to silence opposition

-Gameplay: Play with mouse (or phone tap)
-Platform: Computer (or phone) in your navigator - no download required
-Length: ~45 minutes
-Language: Entirely in English (French available except for doc); Magyar planed for future release

Note : we recommand to use the fullscreen button for a better experience!

=== CREDITS ===

A game created by Pol Grasland-Mongrain, PhD, indie dev and president of La Science Entre En Jeu dev, and Dylhan Phong 'Zhanko', narrative designer, for the Floodlight Game Jam 2025

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=== EPISODES ===

👉 If you liked the game, find all the episodes of the "Fil d'Enquête" serie:
-sextape blackmail in Saint-Etienne (French only) : https://pgmstudio.itch.io/lenquete-saint-etienne
-Dreyfus affair (FR/EN) : https://pgmstudio.itch.io/lenquete-affaire-dreyfus
-Rise of Viktor Orbán" (FR/EN) : https://pgmstudio.itch.io/enquete-orban
-Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès (FR/EN) : https://pgmstudio.itch.io/enquete-dupont-de-ligonnes

=== SOLUTION ===
You are stuck, solution is provided here (warning: spoiler!)

Step 0:
Viktor Orban <-> Law Student

Step 1:
Viktor Orban <-> funds in 1988... <-> Fidesz Party

Step 2:
Fidesz Party <-> Democrat ; Liberal

Step 3:
Fidesz Party <-> gains some seat during ... <-> 1990 elections

Step 4:
Lajos Simickza <-> Businessman
Lajos Simickza <-> Close friends <-> Viktor Orban

Step 5:
Viktor Orban <-> President <-> Fidesz Party
Lajos Simickza <-> Treasurer <-> Fidesz Party

Step 6:
Viktor Orban <-> ... changes ideology of ... towards ... and ... <-> Fidesz Party <-> Nationalist ; Conservative 
Fidesz Party <-> Nationalist ; Conservative 

Step 7: 
Fidesz Party <-> ... arrives first during ... <-> 1998 elections

Step 8: 
Viktor Orban <-> Prime Minister <-> Hungary
Lajos Simickza <-> Head of internal revenue service <-> Hungary

Step 9: 
MSZP and SZDSZ Parties (coalition) <-> Social Liberal ; Left

Step 10:
Fidesz Party <-> ... narrowly loses during ... facing ... <-> 2002 elections 
 ... narrowly loses during ... facing ... <-> MSZP and SZDSZ Parties (coalition) 

Step 11:
Fidesz Party <-> Eurosceptic ; Far Right ; Pro Russia

Step 12: 
Fidesz Party <-> ... wins by a landslide during ... <-> 2010 elections 

Step 13: 
Népszabadság journal <-> criticizes policies of ... <-> Viktor Orban

Step 14: 
Viktor Orban <-> ... creates National Media and Infocommunications Authority
National Media and Infocommunications Authority <-> ... hinders investigations from ... <-> Népszabadság journal

Step 15:
Népszabadság journal <-> is closed for shady motives

Step 16:
Lajos Simickza <-> Owner <-> Media Empire 
Media Empire <-> Magyar Nemzet journal ; Lánchíd Rádió channel ; Heti Válasz magazine ; Hír TV channel ; Metropol Journal ; Radio Class FM

Step 17:
Media Empire <-> ... supports policies of ... <-> Viktor Orban

Step 18: 
Viktor Orban <-> Rising Tensions <-> Lajos Simickza 

Step 19:
Jobbik Party <-> Neonazi

Step 20: 
Lajos Simickza <-> ... publicly insults ... <-> Viktor Orban
Lajos Simickza <-> ... funds the party ... <-> Jobbik Party 

Step 21:
Lajos Simickza <-> ... receives assassination threats
Media Empire <-> ... loses all public fundings

Step 22:
Fidesz Party <-> ... wins absolute majority during ... <-> 2014 elections

Step 23: 
Jobbik Party <-> Conservative ; Moderate Right

Step 24:
Fidesz Party <-> ... wins during ... <-> 2018 elections

Step 25:
Zsolt Nyerges <-> Businessman
Zsolt Nyerges <-> Close allies <-> Viktor Orban

Step 26:
Zsolt Nyerges <-> ... dismembers and buy back ... <-> Media Empire

Step 27:
Media Empire <-> ... supports again policies of... <-> Viktor Orban 

Step 28:
Origo Journal <-> criticizes policies of ... <-> Viktor Orban 

Step 29:
Origo Journal <-> Branch <-> Magyar Telekom

Step 30: 
Janos Lazar <-> Second in command <-> Viktor Orban

Step 31: 
Origo Journal <-> ... reveals ... from ... <-> Fraud case 
... reveals ... from ... <-> Janos Lazar

Step 32:
Janos Lazar <-> ... is menacing ... of ... <-> Magyar Telekom 
... is menacing ... of ... <-> Non renewal of broadasting frequencies 

Janos Lazar <-> ... imposes a special tax of ... to ... <-> 100 millions Ft
imposes a special tax of ... to ... <->  Magyar Telekom

Janos Lazar <-> ... is demanding ... from the journal ... <-> Editor in chief sacking
... is demanding ... from the journal ... <-> Origo 

Step 33:
Journalists <-> ... are leaving ... <-> Origo Journal 
Magyar Telekom <-> ... is forced to sell ... <-> Origo Journal

Step 34: 
Ádám Matolcsy <-> Close relations <-> Viktor Orban 
Ádám Matolcsy <-> ... buys back the journal ... <-> Origo

Step 35:
Origo Journal <-> ... supports policies of ... <-> Viktor Orban