Looking through the What genre of game do you feel is most in need of more representation? thread, there was a mention of historical fiction, political fiction, and stories set in non-western cultures. I do have a setting in mind that covers those, though I probably won’t be writing this myself. First because I don’t think I’m the right person to write it, and second seeing as how I’m still fully occupied with my other WIP…
This story is set during the Indonesian War of Independence. The Empire of Japan has surrendered and their military disarmed. Indonesia declared her independence, but everyone who have had a taste for power is scrambling to be the new leader amidst the power vacuum. The British have handed de facto control of the archipelago back to the Dutch, but they are still lending their military support as the Dutch have been severely weakened by WWII. Meanwhile, Republicans, a nationalistic group that was born out of the education opportunities offered by the Dutch’s Ethical Policy early in the century, has now been spurred on by the recent Japanese occupation. They rapidly earn supporters from every corner and grow in numbers, and meet the Dutch with resistance.
But of course, everything is not so black and white. Complicating things, America with their conflicting loyalties, currently funding the Dutch’s post-WWII rebuilding, while also wanting in to Indonesia as they see a potential anti-communist ally in the Republicans. The Japanese, despite the terms of their surrender, are also still trying to re-establish control, clashing with the locals and the Allies. A third faction also gaining traction, the Communists, are a vocal group who are dissatisfied with Republican leadership, considering them to be America’s puppets, and so are taking an even harder stance against foreign powers in the fledgling Indonesia. With no one dominant enough to maintain control, tensions quickly boil over and the situation falls into violent anarchy as every side does anything to justify their ends in the struggle for power, damn the atrocity of their means.
Great changes are happening. But your story takes place on a smaller scale, nevertheless still shaped by these winds of change. You are a fictional raja, the ruler of a group of ethnic South Celebes people. Your father has just passed away, leaving you to lead during these turbulent years. Your subjects obviously would like to know in what direction you’ll be leading them.
As an educated noble, living on these islands you can’t help but feel a sense of national identity. But on the other hand, you also feel abandoned by the Republicans. Your people have lent their support in the past, only to watch the Republicans now focus their disorganised efforts on Java, leaving you hanging. Meanwhile, you’ve heard of a ruthless Dutch soldier - although allegedly a Muslim, like you - campaigning around South Celebes, and wiping out entire villages if they are suspected of being pro-Republican or by refusing to capitulate. But collaborating with the Dutch is not something you’d easily accept, either. The elders still remember the annihilation only four decades ago when the old rajas refused to yield to Dutch demands. Even today, you certainly still can’t expect to meet them with force and win. There are a small number of Japanese deserters, well-trained military men, who appear to be sympathetic to the Republican cause and are willing to volunteer to fight on your side. But with the Empire of Japan so eager to first retake the islands outside Java, you’ll have to decide if you can trust them.
The revolution cannot be stopped. There will be four long bloody years ahead. Whoever you side with, there is no way you’ll please all of your people, and you will make powerful enemies. Where will your loyalties lie in the present, and will you be open about it, or deceptive despite the difficulty in keeping up a facade? What kind of leader will you be remembered for in the future: a national hero in the making, a collaborator who betrayed your own country, or a hapless victim of circumstance?
Man, is this a text wall 
If anyone is interested in developing this idea, feel free! Please let me know if you’re creating something out of this. Interesting as this may be, I don’t think I’m the right person to write this - it’s very complex and definitely beyond my skill to write, much less to branch it convincingly. History is very messy, and I’m sure I’m still missing a lot things here (I’m mostly going off what little I remember and a few quick Wikipedia readings), though hopefully I’m not wildly wrong on anything.