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The Political Process
Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“The UI is awful, the game gets kinda stale, and the current simulation does not reflect the current issues of 2026, but it's still addictive if you have any interest in the U.S. political system whatsoever. Not worth 15 dollars though.”
— a player, Steam review · 138 hrs played“Awesome game, especially for the price. I'm excited everytime a major update comes out.”
— a player, Steam review · 93 hrs played“wide as the ocean but as shallow as a wet floor, it's extremely boring and im shocked it has overwhelming positive reviews. Every policy position is either set to blue or red and your job as the player is to click buttons so that they all match whatever color you picked at the…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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 to Version 0.353
The game has been updated to version 0.353. This update contains several fixes. Fixes -Fixed an issue where judicial nominations would be automated for the player if the initial judicial nominee was r
Update to Version 0.352
The game has been updated to version 0.352. This is a minor update with several fixes. FIXES -Adjusted the process for nominating Supreme Court Justices. If your nominee for supreme court justice is r
Update to Version 0.351 (Judicial Branch Update)
The game has been updated to version 0.351. If you encounter any problems after updating to the newest version of the game, please report them in the Bug Reports forum, here: https://steamcommunity.co
Quick Fix for Version 0.31
This is just a quick update to address an issue that prevented the game from working for some players. The "framework" used for this game has been updated to its most recent version. This should help
Update to Version 0.31
The game has been updated to Version 0.31. This is just a small update to add a new preset to the Election Simulator. Additions -Added a 2024 Presidential Election Preset to the Election Simulator. Th
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Political Sim · Simulation · Strategy · Indie · Early Access · Turn-Based (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://www.thepoliticalprocess.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space