The word "simulator" got me hoping this was more realistic but it's just simplistic fantasy game kinginess - giving money to people to grow the city and taking chances on magic stuff. I didn't encounter any challenges to my sovereignty or ways to build up a network of loyal supporters.

Reminds me of Reigns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reigns_(video_game)

This link is for some shitty and obviously vibecoded website that stole an indie game from itch.io and monetized it through ads without giving any credit to the developer.

Here's the original game:

https://graebor.itch.io/sort-the-court

Cute little game, I started in hopes of just trying it out and an hour something later finished the whole game.