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Rule Your School is a game in which you create and manage a school. Choose the correct decisions at the right time and become the best school in town! You are the headmaster, you decide what happens. Organize proms, hire teachers, force students to work in the gardens or be a generous Headmaster…

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Rule Your School is a game in which you create and manage a school. Choose the correct decisions at the right time and become the best school in town! You are the headmaster, you decide what happens. Organize proms, hire teachers, force students to work in the gardens or be a generous Headmaster and let them play football.

Reviews: Mixed — 44% — of 88 reviews
Released: 2016-12-15
Developer: WeersProductions
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 88%

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