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Plutocracy
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep business and political simulation” (40 of 95 reviews) and “Meaningful ongoing improvements” (9); the most common complaint is “Repetitive or underdeveloped systems” (19). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
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19 of the 95 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
19 of the 95 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 95 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 95 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 95 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“i love this game and i like taking over the united states, i do wish we could merge companies when they are in different states like if i owned 100% of a bank in texas and 100% of a bank in new york i wish we could merge the two companies”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played“good for those who play bussiness theam game”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played“It's a fairly decent sandbox but the game's been basically abandoned by the devs. I'm not certain how much the devs were planning to add, but the game [feels] about 10-20% completed for what I expect out of a $20 indie title. It's honestly a shame because I think the basic…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 0.260930 Is Now Available!
UPDATE NOTES 💰 Economy & Finance Fixed an issue where redeeming bonds could cause a profitable company to go bankrupt. The problem was caused by an incorrect order of debt repayment and net asset calc
Corporate Bonds Update!
Hello, plutocrats! In the new update, we’ve significantly expanded the financial system of Plutocracy — bonds are now available in the game! They can be issued just like shares, bought and sold on the
Update 0.260723: New Blackmail System — Developer Diary
Hi everyone! Thank you for your patience while waiting for the update! We’ve decided to release one more smaller update before the major politics update we’re currently working on. The changes to the
Interim Update: Bug Fixes & Performance
Interim Technical UpdateHello everyone!This is an interim technical update, released while we continue preparing the previously announced large update focused on politics and presidential elections.Th
Update 0.251015: Stability & Fixes
⚜️ Fellow plutocrats, we continue refining the intricate machinery of power and capital. This update brings stability to politics, economy, and corporate management.⚖️ Fixes🕵️ Character table filter i
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Strategy · Management · Simulation · Economy · RPG · Sandbox · Politics · Political Sim · Crime · RTS · Grand Strategy · Capitalism (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Polish |
| Official site | https://www.patreon.com/redwoodstudio |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (only 64 bit), Windows 8 (only 64 bit), Windows 10 (only 64 bit) Processor: Intel Pentium CPU G645T, 2,5+ GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 7800, AMD HD 4600, Intel HD3000 or similiar Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible