Here's an example of a simple text-based game called "Country Ruler" implemented as a single HTML file using JavaScript. It includes population, happiness, and money as stats, and presents different decisions to the player which can lead to either winning or losing the game. As requested, I've used pictograms to represent the stats. You can copy and paste this code into an HTML file and open it in a web browser to play the game.
To play the game, the player needs to enter the number corresponding to their decision and click the "Submit" button. The game will present the consequences of the decision and update the stats accordingly. The game will continue presenting new decisions until the win or lose conditions are met.