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Democracy 3

Democracy 3

Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

Released Oct 14, 2013 Developer Positech Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Political SimSimulationPoliticsStrategyIndie
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.3%positive7,243 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Good game for those who want to train their brain but only have low PC specs”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The game is fine, it's lacking a bit in depth and everything seems to be tied too much to GDP. It also desperately lacks a multi party system. Basically it feels like you play the USA with small changes, no matter which country you play as. But it's still fun every now and then…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Honestly, what a hot piece of garbage. And it's expensive too. There are only two real playstyles: 1. Roleplay an irl party and lose the first re-election, making your progress go down the drain. 2. Raise taxes, pay off ALL of national debt, fund education and healthcare. Good…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
2024-hour peak
2,636all-time peak
0 250 500 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 384 avg · Oct 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

42achievements
24.0%median completion
0.7%rarest: Apathetic Electorate
63.3% of players 61.1% of players 58.8% of players 54.4% of players 48.9% of players 46.4% of players 46.2% of players 44.8% of players 44.2% of players 44.2% of players 42.6% of players 42.4% of players 39.6% of players 37.7% of players 36.3% of players 34.4% of players 33.2% of players 31.8% of players 29.7% of players 27.4% of players 27.0% of players 24.0% of players 20.4% of players 18.6% of players 15.8% of players 14.8% of players 13.3% of players 12.9% of players 11.0% of players 10.8% of players 9.7% of players 8.2% of players 7.5% of players 6.6% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.0% of players 0.7% of players 63.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.3%Egalitarian Miracle — We may not all look alike or sound alike, but under your leadership, we all now feel equal with our fellow man/woman/other, and isn't that the most important thing?
61.1%Crime Free Utopia — Like nowhere else, the citizens of this country can now walk the streets safely, and sleep sound in their beds knowing that crime is practically consigned to the history books. Excellent!
58.8%Electoral Success — Success! You have been democratically elected for another term. Somehow you have managed to win over the electorate to your political views. Congratulations!
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Apathetic Electorate — It takes a special kind of dull leadership technique to energize as few of the electorate as you do. Congratulations on driving apathy to record levels!
1.0%Military State — A wise man once said that society can never have enough people in uniform carrying guns. And it looks like you took those words very seriously indeed.
1.4%Narcotic Economy — Other countries may look at narcotics as a threat, but congratulations you have seen them for what they are...a very lucrative source of government income.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU24.50 EUR
UK20.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 07, 2020
Democracy 4 is now in Early Access!

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Yes its true! after all these years, Democracy has finally returned to s

Sep 29, 2020
Democracy 4 is just ONE WEEK away from Early Access

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Exciting times! Not only does today mark the first Presidential election

Sep 03, 2020
Democracy 4 is coming soon. Add to your wishlist :D

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Great news fellow citizens! The latest installment in the geeky-but-popu

Oct 15, 2019
Coming soon: Design Variety Expansion pack for Production Line 🚗🚗🚗

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/ee93ec8950cf0c1bae3a9fdb67c5606b6b250e1c.png Hi there! We are releasing our second expansion to Production Line: Car Factory

Mar 12, 2018
Windows build updated to version 1.34 with text & crash fixes.

Hi, we have finally updated the windows build of the game to include an assorted bunch of fixes, optimizations and improvements related to the Unicode translation of the game which we undertook to all

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsPolitical Sim · Simulation · Politics · Strategy · Indie · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Political · Economy · Management · Sandbox · Moddable (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Achievements42
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.positech.co.uk/democracy3
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2 gig Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: any