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The Political Machine 2020
Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and take the 2020 presidential election by storm in Stardock’s popular political strategy game. Choose a candidate and run against a computer opponent or a candidate controlled by another person over the Internet.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“A solid election simulator with funny references to it's time period (2020, this version). One of the better "election nights" - though not very interactive at that stage (you can't analyze too deeply). 1992's Power Politics still leads the genre - this game (and previous…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“a meteor lost to trump 538-0, 10/10 would recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Steam Playtest Now Available for The Political Machine 2024
Pre-order Customers can now Participate in the Steam Playtest https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512090/The_Political_Machine_2024/ Stardock announced that the latest iteration of its hit political s
Update Notes for February 20, 2024
Launcher update: Added support for The Political Machine 2024.
Announcing The Political Machine 2024
Pre-order now and get the 'Cabinet of Curiosities' DLC free https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512090/The_Political_Machine_2024/ Stardock announced the latest iteration of its hit political strategy
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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 |
| Player tags | Time Management · PvP · PvE · Turn-Based · Political Sim · Political · Politics · Character Customization · Competitive · Turn-Based Strategy · Base-Building · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.politicalmachine.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 / 10 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 3600 or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950