Rank 01Games like The Political Machine
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Political Machine also play
The closest matches to The Political Machine: The Political Machine 2016, The Political Machine 2020, Democracy 3, The Political Process, and Imperator: Rome. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares candidate customization with The Political Machine.
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- 2020
Rank 03- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
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Europa Universalis III Complete
Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Political Machine.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Political Machine
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Also Politics and Political, like The Political Machine.
- 77% of 542 reviews
- 2The Political Machine 2020
Shares candidate customization with The Political Machine.
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Stardock Entertainment
- 71% of 209 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Metacritic 54
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Adjust stances dynamically per state
- Bobblehead art style enhances satire
- Create ridiculous custom candidates
- Challenging
- Comedic
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Politics and Political Sim, like The Political Machine.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like The Political Machine.
Card Hunter
Why this: Same funny mood as The Political Machine.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Political Machine.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Stardock Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Political Machine.
Galactic Civilizations III
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like The Political Machine.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy, like The Political Machine.
Star Control®: Origins
Why this: Same funny mood as The Political Machine.
About The Political Machine
The closest matches to The Political Machine: The Political Machine 2016, The Political Machine 2020, Democracy 3, The Political Process, and Imperator: Rome. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Political Machine is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Political Machine 2016, The Political Machine 2020 and Democracy 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, comedic and contemplative, and single out its candidate customization and fundraising management. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About The Political Machine: Do you have what it takes to be president?Play as more than 20 candidates including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch.Players take to the campaign trail against a computer controlled opponent or a human challenger over the Internet.
Is The Political Machine worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 209 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Adjust stances dynamically per state
- Bobblehead art style enhances satire
- Create ridiculous custom candidates
- Replayability via randomized campaign variables
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Haha, this game is dated now, but it was fun time killer back in the day. Worth a few bucks, but nothing more. A lot of the outcomes appear to be predictable and don't really change.”
“Stardock Registration nonsense - with election going on I thought I would give it another try - now I remember why only 5hrs played - glorified excel spreadsheet on a map - pile of junk and the registration is another nail in its coffin…”
People who play it also play: The Political Machine 2016, The Political Machine 2020, Democracy 3
Frequently asked about The Political Machine
Can I run it?
Does The Political Machine have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Political Machine supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to The Political Machine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Political Machine are The Political Machine 2016, The Political Machine 2020, Democracy 3.
Who developed The Political Machine?
The Political Machine was developed by Stardock Entertainment.