Single-player games like The Political Machine
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The Political Machine, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Democracy 3
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
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The Political Machine 2016
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Run for President of the United States as one of dozens of past or present presidential candidates or create your own ideal candidate. Give speeches, go on talk shows, hire unsavory operatives, and do whatever it takes to win on election day.
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Just Power: The Papal States
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Are you ready to found a dynasty which controls the Holy See over the centuries? Climb the hierarchies, hire your relatives, blackmail and bribe to get everything you want in this turn-based political simulator.
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AfterWar
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
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Victoria 3
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
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Secret Government
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.
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1992: Rasputie
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
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Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
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The Political Machine 2020
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
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.
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
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Galactic Civilizations III
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
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Sins of a Solar Empire II
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
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Galactic Civilizations IV
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
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Star Control®: Origins
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.
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Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to The Political Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Political Machine.
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!