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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?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-11 12:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
We’ve opened a Patreon page!
Hi everyone! We often receive messages from you asking us to speed up development and release updates more frequently. Now it’s possible: we’ve launched a Patreon page.🔧 Where the funds will goAll con
Patch 0.250830 is available now!
Hello everyone! 👋 We’ve released an update with a number of fixes you reported earlier, and we’re continuing to work on the remaining issues. At the same time, we’re preparing the next major update —
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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.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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