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Also Politics and Political, like Democracy 3.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Games like Democracy 3
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Democracy 3: Democracy 4, Realpolitiks, Democracy 3 Africa, The Political Machine, and Victoria II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Also Politics and Political Sim, like Democracy 3.
- $16.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2016
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Positech Games
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 10
- 74% of 4,686 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Metacritic 70
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Elections force compromise between ideals and survival
- Mods expand replayability
- Policy trade offs have real consequences
- Contemplative
- Dark
- Stressful
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About Democracy 3
The closest matches to Democracy 3: Democracy 4, Realpolitiks, Democracy 3 Africa, The Political Machine, and Victoria II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Democracy 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Democracy 4, Realpolitiks and Democracy 3 Africa — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, dark and stressful, and single out its cabinet staffing and election cycle 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 Democracy 3: 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.
Is Democracy 3 worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 4,686 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Elections force compromise between ideals and survival
- Mods expand replayability
- Policy trade offs have real consequences
- Simulates the complexity of governance
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Unfortunately rather than being a game that reflect true democracy, this focuses heavily on you policies being as liberal as possible. Not really a game for people with more developed world views and definitely one for the young and…”
“The game is broken, no text is displayed in any menue -> Unplayable. And it's seems the developer gave up, the corresponding forum thread contains now workaround. Don't buy.”
People who play it also play: Democracy 4, Realpolitiks, Democracy 3 Africa
Mobile version
Democracy 3 is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
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Frequently asked about Democracy 3
Can I run it?
Does Democracy 3 work on Steam Deck?
Democracy 3 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Democracy 3 cost?
Democracy 3 is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Democracy 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Democracy 3 are Democracy 4, Realpolitiks, Democracy 3 Africa.
Who developed Democracy 3?
Democracy 3 was developed by Positech Games.